Asia vaccine strategists call for collaboration

Asia needs a solution, that goes beyond traditional structure, models and pathways, to meet the essential vaccine supply...

June 18, 2013 | Tuesday | News
HIMSS leverages IT to solve healthcare problems

Singapore: Healthcare Information and Management System Society (HIMSS) AsiaPac12 conference and exhibition is being hel...

September 18, 2012 | Tuesday | News
Innovation in drug delivery system is in a constant state of evolution'

Ms Prasanna Vadhana Kannan is the industry analyst in medical devices & diagnostic imaging for Frost & Sullivan ...

March 14, 2012 | Wednesday | Opinion
Biosensors gets CE mark approval for heart stent

Singapore: Medical device developer, Biosensors International, received CE mark approval for its polymer-free drug-coate...

January 30, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Singapore embeds gold nanoparticle in genetic test kit

Singapore: Researchers at Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), Singapore have developed a genetic test ...

May 29, 2014 | Thursday | News
Leo launches psoriasis education program

Singapore: Leo Pharma launched Psoriasis Coach All-Round Education (PsorCARE) program in Singapore on January 26, 2013....

January 30, 2013 | Wednesday | News
First ever genome-wide RNA structure revealed

Singapore: Scientists at A*Star's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and US-based Stanford University's School of Medic...

February 5, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Top 20: Singapore - High growth

Singapore: Singapore has been witnessing strong performance. Here are a few developments in the country that are proof...

July 9, 2014 | Wednesday | Analysis
How are patent laws leading to the harmonizing effect?

There have been recent changes to the US patent laws that have brought the US laws closer to those of the rest-of-the-wo...

February 11, 2013 | Monday | Opinion
Astellas Pharma opens office in Singapore

Singapore: Astellas Pharma, Japan's pharmaceutical giant with net sales of $10.7 billion and net income of $881 million ...

December 12, 2013 | Thursday | News
IBN engineered artificial human liver for drug testing

Singapore: The liver is an important target organ for drug testing because all drugs pass through it for detoxification...

April 24, 2013 | Wednesday | News
A*STAR, GSK develop medicines for emerging markets

Singapore: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and A*STAR's Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES) have signed a five-y...

April 9, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Austrianova strengthens its Thailand operations

Singapore: Singapore based biotechnology firm, Austrianova, has received Board of Investment (BOI) status for its Thai s...

June 20, 2014 | Friday | News
Singapore's R&D reached new high in 2011

Singapore: Singapore's gross expenditure on R&D (GERD) recorded a new high of S$7.4 billion in 2011, according to t...

April 24, 2013 | Wednesday | News
A*Star develops microscale epigenomics technology

Singapore: Scientists at A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have successfully developed a method to map the ep...

April 24, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Scientists identify new biomarker for cancer

Singapore: Scientists from Singapore have identified FAIM, a molecule that typically prevents cell death, as a potential...

April 24, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Singapore opens window for Korea medtech firms

Singapore: Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and Korean Health Industry Development Insti...

June 20, 2014 | Friday | News
Asia goes paperless for patient records

The rising demand for cost containment in healthcare and the need to improve quality of services are driving the growth ...

November 29, 2012 | Thursday | Analysis