Singapore News
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Astellas Pharma opens office in Singapore
Singapore | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 12 Dec, 2013
Singapore: Astellas Pharma, Japan's pharmaceutical giant with net sales of $10.7 billion and net income of $881 million ...Read more
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IBN engineered artificial human liver for drug testing
Singapore | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 24 Apr, 2013
Singapore: The liver is an important target organ for drug testing because all drugs pass through it for detoxification...Read more
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A*STAR, GSK develop medicines for emerging markets
Singapore | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 09 Apr, 2013
Singapore: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and A*STAR's Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES) have signed a five-y...Read more
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Austrianova strengthens its Thailand operations
Singapore | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 20 Jun, 2014
Singapore: Singapore based biotechnology firm, Austrianova, has received Board of Investment (BOI) status for its Thai s...Read more
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Singapore's R&D reached new high in 2011
Singapore | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 24 Apr, 2013
Singapore: Singapore's gross expenditure on R&D (GERD) recorded a new high of S$7.4 billion in 2011, according to t...Read more
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A*Star develops microscale epigenomics technology
Singapore | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 24 Apr, 2013
Singapore: Scientists at A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have successfully developed a method to map the ep...Read more
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Scientists identify new biomarker for cancer
Singapore | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 24 Apr, 2013
Singapore: Scientists from Singapore have identified FAIM, a molecule that typically prevents cell death, as a potential...Read more
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Singapore opens window for Korea medtech firms
Singapore | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 20 Jun, 2014
Singapore: Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and Korean Health Industry Development Insti...Read more
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Asia goes paperless for patient records
Singapore | Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 29 Nov, 2012
The rising demand for cost containment in healthcare and the need to improve quality of services are driving the growth ...Read more
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Telecom services to boom in APAC healthcare sector: Report
Singapore | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 24 Apr, 2013
Singapore: Telecommunication companies in Asia-Pacific are increasingly exploring vertical markets like healthcare to op...Read more
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Mundipharma, Shionogi tie up for pain treatment in Japan
Singapore | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 22 Nov, 2013
Singapore: Mundipharma has entered a license agreement with Japan-based Shionogi for the exclusive rights to develop, ma...Read more
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A*STAR scientists identify potential drug target for inflammatory diseases including cancers
Singapore | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 24 Apr, 2013
Singapore: A*STAR scientists have identified the enzyme, telomerase, as a cause of chronic inflammation in human cancer...Read more
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Mesoblast to set up stem cell drug plant in Singapore
Singapore | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 29 May, 2014
Singapore: Australian regenerative drug company, Mesoblast, is planning to expand its global manufacturing base and the ...Read more
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Boehringer heart drug is particularly effective in Asian population
Singapore | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 13 Sep, 2012
Singapore: Boehringer Ingelheim has reported that in Asian populations, Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate) offers considerab...Read more
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Covance expands Singapore drug development lab
Singapore | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 17 Apr, 2013
Singapore: Covance expanded its central laboratory facility in Singapore to enhance the company's current service offeri...Read more
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IME, SFC Fluidics xollaborate to develop traumatic brain injury diagnostic device
Singapore | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 24 Apr, 2013
Singapore: A*STAR's Institute of Microelectronics (IME) and SFC Fluidics, a USA microfluidics-based biomedical device d...Read more
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BioSingapore appoints Quintiles director as chairman
Singapore | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 10 Oct, 2012
Singapore: Biomedical association of Singapore, BioSingapore has appointed Mr Simranjit Singh, director, strategic plann...Read more
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Singapore | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 21 Jun, 2013
Singapore: A team of National University of Singapore (NUS) researchers from Departments of Bioengineering and Orthopaed...Read more
