Malaysia to set up a talent development center

Singapore: The recently concluded fourth Bio Johor Conference and Exhibition, hosted jointly by the Johor state governme...

August 26, 2014 | Tuesday | News
IHH healthcare acquires 5 nursing homes in Japan

Singapore: Malaysia's leading hospital operator, IHH healthcare recently announced that its subsidiary Parkway Life Rea...

March 19, 2015 | Thursday | News
Abbott to build intraocular lens facility in Malaysia

Singapore: Abbott, one of the world's leading healthcare companies, is investing $60 million to build a facility in Mala...

September 11, 2014 | Thursday | News
DHL invests $31 mn in Malaysia

Singapore: DHL Supply Chain is investing approx USD 31 million (RM 100 million) to construct a new mega warehouse in Sha...

September 11, 2014 | Thursday | News
APAC medical tourism to touch $20.47 bn by 2019: Report

Singapore: According to a new analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Asia-Pacific medical tourism earned revenues of $9.62 ...

October 29, 2015 | Thursday | Analysis
Malaysia is ideal for pharma manufacturers

Mr Leonard Ariff bin Abdul Shatar forayed into the pharmaceutical industry of Malaysia in late 90s and since then he gai...

December 28, 2012 | Friday | Influencers
Malaysia concerned over fake drug registrations

Singapore: The president of the Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society, Ms Nancy Ho has expressed deep concern over increasing...

September 23, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Qiagen expands in Malaysia

Singapore: Expanding its operation in Malaysia, Qiagen has inaugurated a new office to serve growing base of customers f...

May 21, 2015 | Thursday | News
Papaya leaf extracts can cure dengue: Study

Singapore: With hundreds of people in Southeast Asia falling prey to the deadly dengue each year, there has been a frant...

August 18, 2014 | Monday | News
Manipal hospitals enter Malaysia

Singapore: Manipal group, a leading healthcare services provider, recently announced its plans to build a tertiary care ...

January 8, 2015 | Thursday | News
Reality report: AIDS R&D needs more money

Singapore: Recent breakthroughs in HIV prevention research have confirmed the promise of new options to help end the AID...

July 3, 2013 | Wednesday | News
IHH Healthcare and Sime Darby bid to acquire Mahkota Medical Center

Singapore: According to sources, Malaysia's IHH Healthcare and Sime Darby have made offers to acquire Mahkota Medical Ce...

May 7, 2015 | Thursday | News
US based IndiPharm gets BioNexus status

Singapore: IndiPharm, a clinical development organization, headquartered in US, has been awarded BioNexus status from th...

July 29, 2015 | Wednesday | News
Zaluvida invests RM60 mn to foster R&D

Singapore: To tap the increasing opportunities in the emerging markets across the globe, Zaluvida Corporate Sdn Bhd, a g...

August 4, 2014 | Monday | News
Strategies Driving M&As

Singapore: However, companies must reinvigorate and expand their deal-making strategies in order to become market leade...

May 15, 2015 | Friday | Analysis
Drug resistant bugs on the rise: Malaysia

Singapore: The Malaysian Health Ministry has warned that indiscriminate use of antibiotics must be stopped as antimicrob...

October 3, 2014 | Friday | News
Fortis sells Singapore unit to Malaysia's IHH healthcare

Singapore: Fortis healthcare announced that it has inked a deal to sell its entire diagnostic and molecular imaging unit...

September 15, 2014 | Monday | News
Columbia Asia to invest $150 mn in India, SE Asia

Singapore: US-based Columbia Pacific Management, provider of hospital systems, plans to invest USD150 million to expand ...

September 10, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Toshiba: Digital imaging operations in Malaysia

Singapore: Toshiba Medical Systems Corp (TMSC), Japan, announced that the company is planning to move its diagnostic ima...

September 13, 2014 | Saturday | News
Malaysia might levy sintax for soft drinks

Singapore: Malaysian Health Ministry is considering on levying 'sintax' for soft drinks. The move is considered to addre...

July 6, 2014 | Sunday | News
CRO survey: India, China dominate market

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November 24, 2012 | Saturday | Analysis
Eppendorf lab support to boost BioNexus program

In a bid to extend support to biotech innovator companies in Malaysia, laboratory technology company, Eppendorf, recentl...

May 18, 2012 | Friday | Analysis
Malaysia seeks potential growth in medical device sector'

Singapore: Total healthcare expenditure in Malaysia could exceed $20 billion by 2025 and is expected to grow at a compou...

January 29, 2015 | Thursday | Analysis
Southeast Asia's fitness drive against obesity

Singapore: Though the south east Asian people are considered to be the thinnest in the world, there is an exponential in...

June 12, 2014 | Thursday | News
DKSH Holdings partners with Novo Nordisk

Singapore: Malaysia-based, DKSH Holdings has inked a pact with Novo Nordisk Pharma Malaysia, for marketing and distribut...

October 1, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Robust multi-tech approaches in HIV therapies in Malaysia

In Asia Pacific, an estimated 6.1 million people (5.9 million adults) are living with the human immunodeficiency virus (...

August 22, 2012 | Wednesday | Opinion
Malaysia aims to be a global player in helathcare

Singapore: Malaysian Prime Minster Mr Najib Tun Razak recently said that with increasing complexity in the bio-based ind...

November 27, 2014 | Thursday | News
Asia bioscience grows 11 percent, crosses $150 bn

During the year 2012, the bioscience industry in the Asia Pacific region clocked $154.40 billion in revenues, recording ...

June 21, 2013 | Friday | Analysis
Malaysia can bet on medical tourism industry: Analyst

Singapore: Compared to other countries in ASEAN, Malaysia has a higher-than-average availability of medical personnel an...

January 29, 2015 | Thursday | Analysis
Asia's Fastest 50 bio-firms shine

The annual list of Asia's fastest growing pharma companies, compiled painstakingly by the BioSpectrum Asia team, is out....

June 12, 2013 | Wednesday | Opinion
BioValence targets next-gen antiviral technology

Malaysian life sciences industry has so far focused primarily on natural products and their extracts. BioValence, set up...

March 26, 2012 | Monday | News
Malaysia urges graduates to pursue clinical research

Singapore: Malaysia is making efforts to develop expertise in various scientific and clinical disciplines among its grad...

October 5, 2012 | Friday | News
TNT Malaysia's logistic support to medtech

Singapore: TNT Express Malaysia, would be the first logistics company in Malaysia to be accredited with the Goods Distri...

July 22, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Industry records all time high mergers and acquisitions

Singapore: Pharmaceutical, medical technology and biotech sector witnessed a euphoria when mergers and acquisition activ...

May 14, 2015 | Thursday | Analysis
Malaysia strives to get strong in IVD sector: Analyst

Singapore: Malaysia could soon be a force to reckon with in Asia's in vitro diagnostics (IVD) sector, if the recent gove...

February 20, 2014 | Thursday | Opinion
Swinburne Sarawak signs MoUs for joint research

Singapore: As a commitment for joint research, Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus in Malaysia has signed ...

December 7, 2012 | Friday | News
Malaysia biotech captures investors' fancy

Rich in natural resources, Malaysia is beefing up its strategies to attract investments into the country. If analysts ar...

August 14, 2012 | Tuesday | Analysis
Pro Bono osteoarthritis product gets approval in Malaysia

Singapore: Pro Bono Bio has received approval for sale of its innovative product FLEXISEQ, a new nanotechnology based tr...

June 19, 2012 | Tuesday | Regulatory
Vaccination model to eradicate JE: Malaysia

Singapore: Sarawak, a Malaysian state, had conducted a successful vaccination campaign for infants to eradicate Japanese...

July 9, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Ranbaxy to set up $40 mn facility in Malaysia

Singapore: Malaysia has given approval to India-based Ranbaxy to set up a Greenfield manufacturing facility in the count...

September 14, 2012 | Friday | News
Malaysian pharma giant to setup plant in Saudi Arabia

Singapore: Malaysia-based Pharmaniaga has entered into a collaboration with Saudi Arabia-based Modern Healthcare Solutio...

May 21, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Agila Malaysia to be housed in Bio-XCell

Bangalore: Malaysian Bio-XCell and Strides Acrolab's Malaysian subsidiary, Agila Biotech Malaysia, have sealed a $34.4 m...

March 19, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Malaysia to build on its clinical research potential

Malaysia's aspiration is to be a developed nation by the year 2020. With 10 years more to prepare for this anticipated...

June 5, 2012 | Tuesday | Opinion
Zuellig disposes 51% stake in MiCare to Metronic

Singapore: Hong Kong-based Zuellig Pharma Specialty has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Malaysia-based M...

February 18, 2013 | Monday | News
Bio-XCell launches Central Hub

Singapore: Bio-XCell, developer of Malaysia's latest biotechnology park and ecosystem, launched Central Hub, its latest ...

December 13, 2012 | Thursday | News
Info Kinetics, Korean univ sign MoU for medtech trial

Singapore: Info Kinetics and Clinical Trial Center for Medical Devices of Yeungnam University Hospital, South Korea, sig...

November 13, 2012 | Tuesday | News
Bio-XCell Malaysia gets $80 mn in investments

Bio-XCell is one of the most promising projects of Malaysia, which is planned to push the growth of the bioscience indus...

September 18, 2012 | Tuesday | Analysis
BIOTEC participates in BIO-Carnival

Singapore: Thailand's flagship biotech organization, BIOTEC-NSTDA took part in an exhibition of Kelantan International B...

March 8, 2013 | Friday | News
Top 20: Malaysia - Crosses $1B Mark

Singapore: Malaysia has been strengthening its base during the few years attracting significant investments and collab...

July 9, 2014 | Wednesday | Analysis
Which domain of clinical research do APAC CROs focus on?

The fifth edition of the annual BioSpectrum Asia Pacific clinical research organization (CRO) Survey, which is conduct...

September 18, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Good Clinical Practice-certified investigators ensure quality in Malaysia

The clinical trials landscape in Malaysia is very easy to navigate. The Malaysian government has been actively promoti...

September 17, 2013 | Tuesday | Opinion
Malaysian, Chinese medtech firms form JV

Singapore: Malaysia-based medical device producers, OSA Niaga and Straits Orthopedics entered into a joint venture (JV) ...

December 28, 2012 | Friday | News
Asia pharma industry to touch $386 bn:Report

Singapore: As Asia emerges as a major engine of global economic growth, the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries ...

December 5, 2013 | Thursday | Analysis
Malaysian firm Duopharma forays into biosimilars

Singapore: Malaysia's chemical company Duopharma has tied up with Korea's PanGen Biotech to pioneer a clinical trial of ...

August 1, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Pharmaniaga report 51% jump in net profit

Singapore: Pharmaniaga Berhad, the largest integrated local healthcare company in Malaysia, reported a jump of 51 percen...

August 9, 2012 | Thursday | Company results
Malaysia unveils 10 biotech projects to boost revenue

Singapore: Malaysia has identified 10 entry point projects to boost the country's biotechnology sector. A meeting of the...

October 31, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Bilcare receives PICS certification by NCPB

Singapore: Bilcare Global Clilnical Supplies declared that they have received Pharmaceuticals Inspection Cooperation Sch...

June 27, 2014 | Friday | News
IMCD acquires pharmaceutical business in Malaysia

Singapore: IMCD Group, a speciality chemicals and food ingredients company, has acquired the pharmaceutical ingredients ...

September 19, 2012 | Wednesday | News
BSA-CMR Survey: Oncology is the top therapeutic focus area for CROs in APAC

The fifth edition of the annual BioSpectrum Asia Pacific clinical research organization (CRO) Survey, which is conduct...

September 18, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Osteoporosis is an emerging crisis in APAC: Report

Singapore: A new report, launched by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), shows that osteoporosis is a loomi...

December 13, 2013 | Friday | Analysis
Policy reforms boost biotech talent pool

Reforms in government policies and initiatives have helped in setting focus for bioscience companies, which has resulted...

May 25, 2012 | Friday | Analysis
Kuala Lumpur set for biotech strength show

Kuala Lumpur: The three-day BioMalaysia Conference & Exhibition (November 5-7, 2012) opens today in Kuala Lumpur. T...

November 5, 2012 | Monday | News
BioSpectrum Asia honors Asia's best in bioscience

Singapore: The fifth BioSpectrum Asia Pacific Awards 2013 were given away at a glittering ceremony at Hotel Fort Canning...

March 15, 2013 | Friday | News
What is the revenue size, range of CROs in APAC?

The fifth edition of the annual BioSpectrum Asia Pacific clinical research organization (CRO) Survey, which is conduct...

September 18, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Mr Rizatuddin Ramli, Bio-XCell: Malaysian biotech sector will ride on private firms in 2013

With the recent roll-out of the Bioeconomy Initiative Malaysia (BIM 2012), policies are enhanced to ensure continuity an...

December 25, 2012 | Tuesday | Opinion
Biogen to commercialize MS therapies in Asia

Singapore: Belgium based pharmaceutical company UCB and global pharmaceutical company, Biogen, have entered into an agre...

February 11, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Biogenica Scientific brings out kit to certify halal food

Biogenica Scientific Sdn Bhd (BSSB), a Malaysian biotechnology company, incorporated in 2008, has developed the first-of...

March 16, 2012 | Friday | Influencers
BS Survey: Healthcare is getting smarter in Asia

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November 30, 2012 | Friday | Analysis
APAC medtech market valued at $55 billion: Report

Singapore: A new report by the UBM Canon Medtech World team, has highlighted that the Asia Pacific medical technology ma...

January 8, 2014 | Wednesday | Analysis
F&S: Double-digit growth for APAC pharma

Singapore: The pharmaceuticals industry in the Asia Pacific is thriving on the back of escalating population and increa...

December 5, 2012 | Wednesday | News
BSA-CMR Survey: APAC CROs stick to an average of 50 clients

The fifth edition of the annual BioSpectrum Asia Pacific clinical research organization (CRO) Survey, which is conduct...

September 18, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
What services do APAC CROs offer to their clients?

The fifth edition of the annual BioSpectrum Asia Pacific clinical research organization (CRO) Survey, which is conduct...

September 18, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
BioMalaysia 2012 focuses on the nation's bio-economy

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia is looking at strategies to increase bio-scalability and increase competitiveness in the country ...

November 6, 2012 | Tuesday | News
Pharmaniaga has high hopes from Indonesian plant

Singapore: Chairman of Pharmaniaga, Mr Tan Sri Lodin Wok Kamaruddin, expects its newly-acquired plant in Bandung, Indone...

April 8, 2013 | Monday | News
International bioenergy summit kicks off in New Delhi

New Delhi: The Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, along with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) l...

November 6, 2012 | Tuesday | News
Malaysia enhances biotech commercialization fund

Singapore: Malaysia, which is making an all out effort to boost its biotechnology industry and give it a competitive edg...

November 12, 2012 | Monday | News
Ranbaxy allocated site for facility in Malaysia

New Delhi: Indian drug major Ranbaxy has announced that it has been allocated the site for setting up its Greenfield man...

August 8, 2013 | Thursday | News
Medical tourism market to reach $32.5 bn globally in 2019: Report

Singapore: The global medical tourism market was valued at $10.5 billion in 2012 and is estimated to reach a market wort...

October 3, 2013 | Thursday | News
Qualitas to acquire RadLink Asia?

Singapore: According to reports, Malaysia-based Qualitas healthcare is currently in talks to acquire a Singapore-based d...

March 26, 2015 | Thursday | News
BioSpectrum Asia launches 5th CRO survey

Singapore: After four consecutive successful annual surveys on the developments in the clinical research industry, BioSp...

July 30, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Malaysia appoints standard assessment firm

Singapore: BSI, a global standard assessment company, has been registered by the Malaysian Medical Device Bureau as one ...

July 29, 2013 | Monday | News
What functional roles do CROs play in APAC?

The fifth edition of the annual BioSpectrum Asia Pacific clinical research organization (CRO) Survey, which is conduct...

September 18, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Malaysia aims at 1000 clinical trials by 2020, trains professionals

The rise of the National Key Economic Areas (NKEAs) has created a sense of urgency in Malaysia. The government, in its...

September 17, 2013 | Tuesday | Opinion
BSA-CMR Survey: New CRO players emerge in APAC

The fifth edition of the annual BioSpectrum Asia Pacific clinical research organization (CRO) Survey, which is conduct...

September 18, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Zenotec Biotech to invest in R&D of new technology

Singapore: Zenotec Biotechnology, a bioscience start-up founded in October 2012, will invest $993,267 (RM3.06 million) t...

January 30, 2013 | Wednesday | News
LanzaTech adds oil and gas veteran to its board

Singapore: LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from carbon-containing gases, appointed of Datuk Ir ...

March 12, 2013 | Tuesday | News
SimuGen's toxicity predictor to cut drug discovery costs

Due to the rising costs in drug discovery and development and a large proportion of drug failure being associated with a...

March 14, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Malaysia: Emerges as a manufacturing hub

Malaysia is now emerging as a manufacturing hub for international pharmaceutical companies and provides them smooth pass...

May 14, 2013 | Tuesday | Analysis
F&S: Health record spendings to rise $29 mn

Singapore: As the healthcare industry across Asia Pacific (APAC) moves towards digitization, electronic health informati...

April 18, 2013 | Thursday | Analysis
What were Asia's Top 20 bio companies in 2012?

During the year 2012, the bioscience industry in the Asia Pacific region clocked $154.40 billion in revenues, recording ...

June 19, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
What were the top 20 global M&A transactions of 2012?

A majority of life science firms are standing on the edge of the patent cliff and their drug pipelines are experiencing ...

June 12, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Pioneering work in veterinary service

APSN is among the few private companies in Malaysia that produces polymer chain reaction (PCR) test kits for various ani...

March 26, 2012 | Monday | News
WHO draws treatment guidelines for early HIV/AIDS

Singapore: The World Health Organization (WHO) is raising treatment initiation guidelines for HIV-positive individuals ...

July 2, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Telemedicine is revolutionizing healthcare access

Telemedicine is re-defining access to healthcare in many ways. It has, in particular, proved to be an effective solution...

November 30, 2012 | Friday | Analysis
DKSH expands its Malaysian unit

Singapore: DKSH Business Unit Healthcare has expanded its infrastructure, by opening a new healthcare distribution cente...

June 12, 2014 | Thursday | News
altona Diagnostics launches APAC headquarter in Malaysia

Singapore: German company altona Diagnostics has officially launched ADT Biotech, its new Asia Pacific regional headquar...

July 5, 2012 | Thursday | News
Petronas joins hands with LanzaTech

Singapore: LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases, and Petronas, the national oil comp...

October 15, 2012 | Monday | News
Kinex Oraxol IND application gets FDA nod

Singapore: Kinex Pharmaceuticals has got approval from the US FDA for its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for...

July 23, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Evolva to develop Malaysia's natural products

Singapore: Mr Murali Muthuswamy Panchapagesa, managing director of Evolva Holdings said that the firm is partnering with...

June 4, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Viropro, Oncobiologics sign commercialization deal

Singapore: Viropro has signed a biosimilars collaboration agreement with New Jersey-based Oncobiologics for the rights t...

February 26, 2013 | Tuesday | News

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