Experts: Pneumococcal disease should be a priority

Singapore: International and regional healthcare experts at the 2013 Asia PDC have urged the public to make the fight ag...

January 25, 2013 | Friday | Regulatory
Singapore tweaks rules to fast-track product access

Recently, Health Sciences Authority (HSA) of Singapore enhanced its regulatory framework for low-risk Class A and B medi...

May 28, 2012 | Monday | Regulatory
Aurionpro's SCMProFit suite - a huge sucess:SFS

Singapore: Singapore based SFS Pharma Logistics registered its first success in global supply chain management platform ...

April 24, 2014 | Thursday | News
AstraZeneca launches Brilinta for prevention of thrombotic events

Singapore: AstraZeneca has launched Brilinta (ticagrelor) for the prevention of atherothrombotic events in adult patient...

May 15, 2012 | Tuesday | News
Women in life sciences – A peep into the lives of inspirational figures

We come across several women in the field of biotechnology at the graduation and post-graduation level of education. How...

March 1, 2013 | Friday | Influencers
Singapore's 1st cloud-based ECG monitor gets CE mark

Singapore: Singapore-based WEB Biotechnology, developer of the world's first cloud-based continuous ECG monitor called S...

August 12, 2013 | Monday | News
A*Star scientists solve century-old mystery

Singapore: A*STAR scientists from the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) have solved the problem of how Cand...

February 1, 2013 | Friday | News
BSA-CMR Survey: India, China lead in APAC CRO sector

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

September 18, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Yaskawa Electric invests in ReWalk exoskeleton

Singapore: Israel-based ARGO Medical Technologies has partnered with innovative robotics experts Yaskawa Electric, Japan...

October 3, 2013 | Thursday | News
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
Singapore approves oral pill for prostate cancer

Singapore: For the first time in Singapore, a new oral treatment is available to advanced stage prostate cancer patients...

June 25, 2012 | Monday | News
Genting to acquire 20% equity stake in TauRx

Singapore: Singapore-based TauRx Pharmaceuticals has received equity investment of $31.5 million from Genting Management...

November 20, 2012 | Tuesday | News
Singapore takes a lipidomics leap

After proteomics and genomics, lipidomics promises to be the next emerging field of research in the bioscience industry....

January 17, 2013 | Thursday | Analysis
Austrianova starts cell bank for cancer therapy

Singapore: Austrianova Singapore has established a research cell bank, the first step towards late-phase clinical trials...

March 21, 2013 | Thursday | News
Takeda to acquire Inviragen for $250 mn

Singapore: Japanese company, Takeda Pharmaceutical is looking to acquire Inviragen for an upfront payment of $35 million...

May 8, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Is the traditional healthcare system collapsing?

Singapore: Globally, the healthcare industry is in a state of accelerated evolution due to changing demographics and var...

February 20, 2014 | Thursday | 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
Ziena Jalil: NZ, Singapore have much to learn from each other

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) is New Zealand government's national economic development agency and works to st...

May 30, 2013 | Thursday | Influencers