Malaysia's Mediven gets CE-IVD certification for molecular test kits

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 19 Oct, 2015

Singapore: Malaysia based diagnostic company, Medical Innovation Ventures (Mediven), has received CE-IVD certification for molecular and rapid test kits for infectious diseases including ch...Read more

Asian endoscopy market clocked $264.7 mn in 2012

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 10 Dec, 2013

Singapore: Endoscopy devices market in Australia, South Korea, and Southeast Asia, earned revenues of USD264.7 million in 2012 and estimates this to reach USD408.3 million in 2017, accordin...Read more

Trans-Pacific trade talks reach stalemate over IP rights

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 23 Jul, 2013

Singapore: What started as an effort to lower trade barriers across 12 Pacific Rim nations, from the US and Canada to Vietnam and Chile, the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations has broug...Read more

Malaysia govt fast tracks bioscience market

Malaysia |  Analysis | By Piyusha Chatterjee | 0 Comment | 31 May, 2012

Malaysia government's initiatives to strengthen the healthcare sector along with rising private spending power are likely to give an impetus to the biotechnology industry in Malaysia. The c...Read more

Medical Tourism: Asia's top destinations

Malaysia |  Analysis | By Aishwarya Venkatesh  | 0 Comment | 10 Mar, 2015

Singapore:  Asia is a special destination for those looking for quality healthcare at low cost. BioSpectrum takes a look at some of the hottest destinations that are attracting patients fr...Read more

Nazlee Kamal: Malaysia is a collaboration hub

Malaysia |  Influencers | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 30 Oct, 2012

Dato' Dr Mohd Nazlee Kamal, is the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Malaysian Biotechnology Corp (BiotechCorp), which is the lead development agency for the biotechnology industry in Ma...Read more

Malaysia to soon become Asia's medical device manufacturing hub

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 16 Jul, 2015

Singapore: Experts opine that Malaysia is soon poised to be the medical device manufacturing hub of Asia, with a huge spike in export of medical devices from the country. The Association of...Read more

'Foie gras' killing thousands yearly: Malaysia

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 19 May, 2014

Singapore: Liver, the heaviest and largest internal organ of our body, that performs over 500 vital functions a day seems to engulf a thousand Malaysians yearly, with diseases such as fatty...Read more

DKSH partners with Bristol-Myers Squibb

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 09 Apr, 2014

Singapore: DKSH Business Unit Healthcare, service provider for healthcare companies seeking to grow their business in Asia, has extended the relationship started in 2010 with Bristol-Myers ...Read more

Malaysia approves 11 MedTech projects

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 20 Jul, 2015

Singapore: In a bid to further boost Malaysia's burgeoning medtech sector, the country's Federal Investment Development Authority has approved 11 med tech projects worth $122.02 million. Th...Read more

Mediven gets CE-IVD mark for molecular diagnosis kits

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 08 Jun, 2016

Singapore: Medical Innovation Ventures (Mediven), Malaysia based developer and manufacturer of molecular and rapid tests, has received CE-IVD mark for a new set of products that includes mo...Read more

Malaysia aims to be the best in healthcare: PM

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 30 Jun, 2014

Singapore: According to a news report, Prime Minister Mr Datuk Seri Najib Razak has urged that Malaysia must soon become the best healthcare provider in the world. He explained that the co...Read more

Sale of wound care devices spurs in Asia-Pacific: Frost & Sullivan analysis report

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 04 Sep, 2013

Singapore: Advanced wound care and modern wound closure products are gaining an edge over traditional wound dressings in Asia Pacific as lower bed capacity in hospitals and the trend toward...Read more

Top 20 APAC Country Analysis: Malaysia

Malaysia |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 22 Jun, 2015

Singapore:  Malaysia yet to take off.  • DHL Supply Chain invested $31 million to construct a new mega warehouse in Malaysia to provide warehousing and supply chain solutions to s...Read more

Malaysia's healthcare system is best in the world: PM

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 02 Mar, 2015

Singapore: Malaysian Prime Minister Mr Mohd Najib Tun Razak has said that medical and health charges imposed by government hospitals and clinics in Malaysia are the cheapest in the world. S...Read more

BASF will invest $13 bn, create 9,000 jobs in APAC

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 06 Jun, 2013

Singapore: German chemical giant, BASF, is going to invest $13.08 billion (€10 billion) and create around 9,000 new jobs in Asia Pacific (APAC) as part of its strategy of "grow smartl...Read more

BioSpectrum announces the hits and misses of 2013

Malaysia |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 02 Jan, 2014

Asia attracted a lot of interest from foreign multinational giants in the year 2013. This not only led to the increase in the number of acquisitions and mergers (M&A), it also led to a ...Read more

MERS scare: Malaysia steps up screening at entry points

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 23 Jun, 2015

Singapore: With the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus making its entry into Thailand, neighboring Malaysia has enhanced health screenings at all entry points into the country. The Sou...Read more