A*Star welcomes its first 9-year-old scientist

Singapore: The Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), A*Star, Singapore, partnered with Make-A-Wish found...

December 12, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Thermo Fisher opens first-ever DPM plant in Singapore

Singapore: Thermo Fisher Scientific has opened a new manufacturing plant in Singapore to produce dry powder media (DPM),...

August 5, 2013 | Monday | News
Antibody that can kill dengue virus found

Singapore: A team of research scientists here have uncovered a human antibody that can neutralize and kill the dengue vi...

June 26, 2012 | Tuesday | News
Medical laser market to reach $8.8 bn by 2018: GIA

Singapore: Technological advancements in laser technology have created a plethora of applications in the medical field, ...

July 19, 2013 | Friday | News
Clearbridge BioMedics reveals ClearCell FX System

Singapore: Clearbridge BioMedics revealed its next generation ClearCell FX System, which is developed for in-vitro diagn...

June 3, 2013 | Monday | News
Thermo Fisher, NUS study Singapore's water

Singapore: Thermo Fisher Scientific and National University of Singapore's (NUS) Environmental Research Institute (NERI)...

January 29, 2013 | Tuesday | News
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
Researchers get close to developing viable tissue

Singapore: Researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), Singapore, have developed a simple m...

August 20, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Waterproof cochlear implant processor in Singapore

Singapore: The Hearing Solution Group, Southeast Asia's largest Hearing Care Company, has launched the Neptune Sound Pro...

July 25, 2012 | Wednesday | News
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
Social media, mobile apps transform healthcare in APAC

Key tenets pervade the way in which healthcare ecosystems are rapidly changing: quality, outcomes, cost (efficiencies ...

August 29, 2013 | Thursday | Opinion
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
Spring Singapore, Netherlands' Univ sign bio MoU

Singapore: Spring Singapore and Maastricht University Medical Center of Netherelands have signed a partnership to promot...

June 14, 2013 | Friday | News
Medtech firm TriReme expands distribution in China

‎Singapore: Singapore-based TriReme Medical has signed a distribution agreement with Weihai Weigao Medical Devices...

March 27, 2013 | Wednesday | News
A*Star, QuantuMDx to develop lung cancer assays

Singapore: A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) has signed an agreement with QuantuMDx (QMDx), a UK-based biotec...

May 29, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Pfizer, Glaxo, Siemens form A*Star R&D consortium

Singapore: Pfizer Asia Pacific, Glaxo Wellcome Manufacturing and Siemens have signed on as founding members of a new A*S...

June 21, 2013 | Friday | News
Biochips firm AyoxxA gets $3.37 million funding

Singapore: AyoxxA Biosystems, an international biotechnology company, has closed a $3.37 million (2.6 million Euro) seri...

September 21, 2012 | Friday | News
L'Oreal opens research center at A*Star's IMB

Singapore: The L'Oréal Group has opened an Advanced Research Centre in A*STAR's Institute of Medical Biology (IMB) t...

December 19, 2012 | Wednesday | News