Drug resistant bugs on the rise: Malaysia

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 03 Oct, 2014

Singapore: The Malaysian Health Ministry has warned that indiscriminate use of antibiotics must be stopped as antimicrobial resistance could be a major public health security concern in fut...Read more

Fortis sells Singapore unit to Malaysia's IHH healthcare

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 15 Sep, 2014

Singapore: Fortis healthcare announced that it has inked a deal to sell its entire diagnostic and molecular imaging unit in Singapore - RadLink-Asia, to Malaysia-based IHH healthcare, for $...Read more

Columbia Asia to invest $150 mn in India, SE Asia

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 10 Sep, 2014

Singapore: US-based Columbia Pacific Management, provider of hospital systems, plans to invest USD150 million to expand its network to 34 hospitals and one clinic by 2018 in south east Asia...Read more

Toshiba: Digital imaging operations in Malaysia

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 13 Sep, 2014

Singapore: Toshiba Medical Systems Corp (TMSC), Japan, announced that the company is planning to move its diagnostic imaging operations to Malaysia. TMSC also announced that is investing $...Read more

Malaysia might levy sintax for soft drinks

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 06 Jul, 2014

Singapore: Malaysian Health Ministry is considering on levying 'sintax' for soft drinks. The move is considered to address the high prevalence of diabetes in the country. Health director g...Read more

CRO survey: India, China dominate market

Malaysia |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 24 Nov, 2012

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Eppendorf lab support to boost BioNexus program

Malaysia |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 18 May, 2012

In a bid to extend support to biotech innovator companies in Malaysia, laboratory technology company, Eppendorf, recently said that any company supported by BiotechCorp under its BioNexus s...Read more

Malaysia seeks potential growth in medical device sector'

Malaysia |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 29 Jan, 2015

Singapore: Total healthcare expenditure in Malaysia could exceed $20 billion by 2025 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11 percent from 2015 to 2020, accordi...Read more

Southeast Asia's fitness drive against obesity

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 12 Jun, 2014

Singapore: Though the south east Asian people are considered to be the thinnest in the world, there is an exponential increase in the number of obese people in Malaysia, Singapore and Thail...Read more

DKSH Holdings partners with Novo Nordisk

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 01 Oct, 2014

Singapore: Malaysia-based, DKSH Holdings has inked a pact with Novo Nordisk Pharma Malaysia, for marketing and distributing Novo Fine 31G and 32G insulin needles among Malaysian pharmacies....Read more

Robust multi-tech approaches in HIV therapies in Malaysia

Malaysia |  Opinion | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 22 Aug, 2012

In Asia Pacific, an estimated 6.1 million people (5.9 million adults) are living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in 2009. In 2009, the number of newly infected HIV people in the...Read more

Malaysia aims to be a global player in helathcare

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 27 Nov, 2014

Singapore: Malaysian Prime Minster Mr Najib Tun Razak recently said that with increasing complexity in the bio-based industry, more aggressive strategies were needed to spur the growth of b...Read more

Asia bioscience grows 11 percent, crosses $150 bn

Malaysia |  Analysis | By Nandita Singh | 0 Comment | 21 Jun, 2013

During the year 2012, the bioscience industry in the Asia Pacific region clocked $154.40 billion in revenues, recording a double-digit growth of 11.07 percent over $139 billion of 2011. Aro...Read more

Malaysia can bet on medical tourism industry: Analyst

Malaysia |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 29 Jan, 2015

Singapore: Compared to other countries in ASEAN, Malaysia has a higher-than-average availability of medical personnel and high quality facilities providing treatments across different range...Read more

Asia's Fastest 50 bio-firms shine

Malaysia |  Opinion | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 12 Jun, 2013

The annual list of Asia's fastest growing pharma companies, compiled painstakingly by the BioSpectrum Asia team, is out. A remarkable aspect of the growth of companies in 2012 is the gravit...Read more

BioValence targets next-gen antiviral technology

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 26 Mar, 2012

Malaysian life sciences industry has so far focused primarily on natural products and their extracts. BioValence, set up in 2011, decided to go against the paradigm and exploit the much lar...Read more

Malaysia urges graduates to pursue clinical research

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 05 Oct, 2012

Singapore: Malaysia is making efforts to develop expertise in various scientific and clinical disciplines among its graduates and to consider involvement in clinical research as a career op...Read more

TNT Malaysia's logistic support to medtech

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 22 Jul, 2014

Singapore: TNT Express Malaysia, would be the first logistics company in Malaysia to be accredited with the Goods Distribution Practice for Medical Devices (GDPMD) from Malaysia's Medical D...Read more