Why did mergers & acquisitions plunge in APAC?

The global bioscience industry, in 2012, reported 450 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions valued at $67 bill...

June 12, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Duke-NUS instrumental in talent generation'

Singapore: At the graduation ceremony of the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Mr S Iswaran Minister in the Prime Minist...

June 2, 2014 | Monday | News
HIV generics to take over antivirals market

Singapore: Generics are predicted to take over the antiviral drugs market, especially in the case of HIV medication, as ...

July 2, 2012 | Monday | News
Singapore, Japan to develop eye disease detection technology

Singapore: A*STAR's Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), and Topcon Corporation, Japan based ophthalmic instruments an...

July 12, 2013 | Friday | News
Clearbridge BioMedics raises $7.2 million funding

Singapore: Singapore's Clearbridge BioMedics has closed a $7.2 million (S$9 million) Series B financing, led by Vertex V...

March 14, 2013 | Thursday | News
Agilent launches Multispan Liquid Handling System

Singapore: Agilent Technologies has launched Encore Multispan Liquid Handling System, featuring an array of unique techn...

November 2, 2012 | Friday | News
Laser-cooling holds promise for medical devices

Singapore: A latest discovery by scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore related to cooling ...

February 14, 2013 | Thursday | News
Aslan gastric cancer phase II study shows +ve results

Singapore: Aslan Pharmaceuticals has revealed the results of its phase II clinical trial with Aslan001, a small-molecule...

May 28, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Program for atrial fibrillation patients launched

Singapore: A patient education program targeting stroke reduction for patients with atrial fibrillation is being launche...

July 6, 2012 | Friday | News
Single-use technology: The way forward in vaccines

Single-use technologies are a particularly smart way of manufacturing vaccines during a pandemic, when there is urgency ...

July 17, 2012 | Tuesday | Analysis
GE launches noiseless MR scanner in Singapore

Singapore: GE Healthcare has installed Silent Scan, a MR scanner with reduced noise, at the National University Hospital...

July 2, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Healthcare in Nanjing gets a boost

Singapore: International Enterprise (IE) Singapore and the Nanjing Health Bureau have come together as part of a plan to...

May 21, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Singapore to encourage youth for biomedical R&D

Singapore: Polytechnic students and overseas Singaporeans will now have more avenues to pursue their interest in science...

July 27, 2012 | Friday | News
Chugai expands in Singapore with research institute

Singapore: Japan's Chugai Pharmabody Research (CPR) has started its operations in Singapore. The company started operati...

July 16, 2012 | Monday | News
Singapore joins hands with Italy's oldest tech univ

Singapore: Intellectual Property Intermediary of Singapore has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japan Sci...

September 25, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Singapore, Dutch regulators sign health MoU

Singapore: Health Sciences Authority's (HSA) Asia Regulatory Conference 2013 saw Singapore and Dutch regulators sign a m...

January 29, 2013 | Tuesday | Regulatory
Singapore seizes counterfeit products worth $14,660

Singapore: The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) in Singapore seized close to 13,000 units of products, including tablets,...

October 5, 2012 | Friday | News
A*STAR scientist conferred top Italian honor

Singapore: Professor Paola Castagnoli, scientific director at A*STAR's Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), has been con...

July 20, 2012 | Friday | Influencers