Strides Vivimed JV receives approval for Albendazole Tablets

Strides  Pharma Science  Limited  (Strides)  has announced that its 50:50 JV Strides Vivimed Pte. Lt...

December 12, 2018 | Wednesday | News
Duke-NUS highlights potential role of bioaerosol sampling to address airborne biological threats

Singapore – As a leading global city with a high population density, Singapore is vulnerable to the introduction o...

December 11, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Cerecin sponsors and presents at Alzheimer’s disease therapeutics

Singapore- Brain health-focused pharmaceutical company Cerecin, announced that it is a sponsor for the Alzheimer&rs...

December 11, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Policymakers pledge to strengthen tobacco control & prevention of NCDs

Subnational leaders, mayors, government officials and civil society members gathered at the 3rd Asia Pacific Cities...

December 10, 2018 | Monday | News
Medidata wins recognition for Asia Pacific Clinical Trial IT Solutions Provider

Medidata was honored with the Asia Pacific Clinical Trial IT Solutions Provider of the Year Award at the annual Frost &a...

December 10, 2018 | Monday | News
TauRx's LMTXs gets FDA Orphan-drug Designation

TauRx, a leader in neurodegenerative disease research, announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has gran...

December 10, 2018 | Monday | News
Tychan begins Phase I Trials for first ever yellow fever drug

Tychan, a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Singapore, announced today that its first-in-class candidate dru...

December 7, 2018 | Friday | News
Innovative solutions to bridge unmet healthcare needs in Asia

Singapore- More than 100 people from 15 Asian countries who represented global public health, healthcare industry, digit...

December 7, 2018 | Friday | News
AUM Biosciences acquires anti-cancer drug from A*STAR

AUM Biosciences (AUM), a Singapore headquartered oncology-focused biotechnology company, has licensed its first novel, h...

December 6, 2018 | Thursday | News
AUM Biosciences acquires novel anti-cancer drug

AUM Biosciences (AUM), a Singapore headquartered oncology-focused biotechnology company, has licensed its first novel, h...

December 4, 2018 | Tuesday | News
MedAdvisor forms JV with healthcare giant Zuellig Pharma

MedAdvisor Limited, Australia’s leading digital medication management company, is pleased to announce it has signe...

December 3, 2018 | Monday | News
Haiko Zuidhoff joins IMCD as VP, APAC

IMCD N.V. announces that Haiko Zuidhoff has been appointed Vice President, APAC, which includes 10 operating markets for...

December 3, 2018 | Monday | News
ASLAN’s DHODH inhibitor shows efficacy in AML patients

Singapore - ASLAN Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company targeting cancers that are both highly pre...

December 3, 2018 | Monday | News
Raman Singh wins Global Executive of the Year Scrip award

Mundipharma CEO, Raman Singh, has won Executive of the Year for small cap & private pharma companies at the ann...

November 30, 2018 | Friday | News
BlackBerry to Help Improve Digital Infrastructure for Healthcare

BlackBerry Limited announced today it has become a HIMSS Analytics Certified Consultant to help address the digital infr...

November 30, 2018 | Friday | News
Ministerial conference on diabetes 2018: Invigorating global fight against diabetes

Singapore – The first day of the inaugural international Ministerial Conference on Diabetes organised by the Minis...

November 29, 2018 | Thursday | News
Tessa appoints Dr. Ivan Horak as president of R&D

Singapore –Tessa Therapeutics, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focusing on cellular immunotherapy ...

November 29, 2018 | Thursday | News
Biofourmis, Brigham and Women’s Hospital collaborate to co-develop Biovitals

Singapore – Biofourmis, a fast-growing digital health startup that augments personalized care using digital therap...

November 27, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Singapore hosts dialogue on future trends, challenges impacting health

Singapore – By 2025, more than half the workforce will be automated. Worldwide healthcare spending will reach $25 ...

November 27, 2018 | Tuesday | News
First asian real-world experience of regorafenib presented at ESMO Asia

Singapore – A new multicenter, retrospective analysis of South Korean patients highlighted that the oral targeted ...

November 26, 2018 | Monday | News
Marmosets viable in vivo models for developing immune-based therapies

Singapore – Scientists from A*STAR’s Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) and Singapore Bioimaging Consortium...

November 26, 2018 | Monday | News
Guardant Health AMEA launches regional headquarters in Singapore

Guardant Health AMEA today announces the launch of its Asia, Middle East and Africa headquarters in&...

November 26, 2018 | Monday | News
Philips launches Learning Academy for healthcare professionals in Singapore

Singapore – Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology aims to upskill the region’s healthcare prof...

November 26, 2018 | Monday | News
Roche launches FoundationOne CDx to help guide personalised treatment decisions

Singapore - Roche announced that FoundationOne CDx, Foundation Medicine’s comprehensive companion diagnostic test ...

November 22, 2018 | Thursday | News
World’s first migraine-specific prevention treatment available in Singapore

Singapore – Novartis announced that the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has approved Aimovig (erenumab) ...

November 22, 2018 | Thursday | News
MIT Technology Review shortlists 10 ‘Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific’ for 2019

Singapore – MIT Technology Review  announced the top 10 young Innovators under the age of 35 in the...

November 21, 2018 | Wednesday | News
Dornier collaborates with NUH to initiate new clinical study

Singapore – Dornier MedTech, a global leader in urology, announced the initiation of a new clinical study to deter...

November 21, 2018 | Wednesday | News
Digital transformation - Key to improve healthcare continuum

Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in India. When Apollo Hospitals’ fo...

November 16, 2018 | Friday | Opinion
EDBI-backed Moderna Therapeutics files for $500M IPO

Singapore - US biotech giant Moderna Therapeutics – which is backed by Singapore-based EDBI and Sequoia Capit...

November 15, 2018 | Thursday | News
MindFi App makes mindfulness smart and measurable

Singapore - MindFi, a Southeast Asian leader in digital wellness, has launched the third generation of its mobile applic...

November 14, 2018 | Wednesday | News
Esco Medical secures CFDA approval for Embryo Incubators

Esco Medical, the IVF medical technology business unit of the Esco Group, has announced that it has received the China F...

November 13, 2018 | Tuesday | News
New study reveals substantial gap in understanding of diabetes

Singapore - The latest Sun Life Financial Asia Diabetes Awareness Study themed “Family and Diabetes&rdqu...

November 13, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Book launch pays tribute to Nobel Laureate Dr Sydney Brenner

Singapore - Madam Halimah Yacob, President of the Republic of Singapore launched the book “Sydney Brenner’s ...

November 12, 2018 | Monday | News
3-D study delivers first pre-clinical results on the toxicological impact of novel e-cigarette

Singapore - Philip Morris International (PMI), has conducted an in vitro study using epithelial cells taken from the mou...

November 12, 2018 | Monday | News
SNEC, SERI, J&J Vision collaborate to tackle myopia

The Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC), the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI) and Johnson & Johnson Vision h...

November 12, 2018 | Monday | News
NTU develops new learning tools for medical students

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is pioneering the use of 3D-printed anatomical specimens for...

November 12, 2018 | Monday | News
Strides enters into partnership with SUDA Pharma for migraine drug

Strides Pharma Science Limited (Strides)  has announced  that  its  step‐down  wholly  o...

November 9, 2018 | Friday | News
Breakthrough research for diabetic kidney disease

Singapore – Scientists led by Duke-NUS Medical School have designed mice that successfully emulate a severe form o...

November 9, 2018 | Friday | News
SHF launches simplified CPR and AED training

Singapore – Back for its 7th edition, the annual Project Heart initiative by the Singapore Heart Foundation s...

November 5, 2018 | Monday | News
GARFIELD-AF Report: A wakeup call to Asia

Non-vitamin K antagonists oral anticoagulants or NOACs are often prescribed at lower than recommended doses in many Asia...

November 5, 2018 | Monday | News
East Ventures leads $1M funding for Nalagenetics

Genetic testing company Nalagenetics has announced the closing of a $1 million pre-seed funding round led by early-stage...

November 2, 2018 | Friday | News
NUS scientists find novel method to cultivate human skin cells for grafting

Singapore - Breakthrough research to culture human skin cells called keratinocytes to produce skin grafts has been publi...

November 1, 2018 | Thursday | News
Lucence launches first molecular test to distinguish breast tumours

Singapore – Lucence Diagnostics announced the launch of the world’s first molecular test to distinguish...

October 30, 2018 | Tuesday | News
ASLAN appoints Robert E. Hoffman as Independent Director

Singapore – ASLAN Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company targeting cancers that are both...

October 30, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Smartfuture deploys kiosks to tackle diabetes and hypertension in Singapore

Singapore - 26 self-monitoring health check-up kiosks have been installed by Smartfuture in offices across Singapor...

October 30, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Trethera, Kyan collaborate for AI driven cancer therapy

Trethera Corporation (Trethera), a biopharmaceutical company committed to developing novel drugs targeting cellular nucl...

October 26, 2018 | Friday | News
DXC Technology opens Digital Innovation Lab in Singapore

DXC Technology, the world’s leading independent, end-to-end IT services company, today announced the opening of th...

October 26, 2018 | Friday | News
Cerecin appoints new Head of Commercial Strategy

Singapore – Brain health-focused pharmaceutical company Cerecin, announced the appointment of Cheryl Tan as V...

October 24, 2018 | Wednesday | News
J&J Singapore encourages collaboration and holistic care pathways

Singapore – Johnson & Johnson (J&J) called for more community support and a holistic approach to ment...

October 24, 2018 | Wednesday | News
Philips adds two new solutions to Ingenia digital MR portfolio in Singapore

Royal Philips , a global leader in health technology, today announced the official launch of the Ingenia Elition, a new ...

October 24, 2018 | Wednesday | News
Proteona licenses ESCAPE RNA sequencing technology

Singapore - Proteona Pte. Ltd. has entered into an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with the National University ...

October 23, 2018 | Tuesday | News
World’s first wearable peritoneal dialysis device safe for renal patients

Singapore – AWAK Technologies,  a pioneering medical technology company focused on dialysis using regeneratio...

October 23, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Invitrocue appoints independent non-executive director

Singapore  – Invitrocue Limited, a leading healthcare bio-analytic solutions provider, is pleased to announce...

October 23, 2018 | Tuesday | News
MWH Medical partners with Siemens Healthineers

MWH Medical Pte Ltd, a leading medical group, and Siemens Healthineers are pleased to announce the launch of the first A...

October 23, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Singapore launches national initiative in cancer therapy imaging

Global efforts in immuno-oncology have received a major boost, with a S$22 million Health and Biomedical Sciences (HBMS)...

October 22, 2018 | Monday | News
ASLAN reveals promising data for advanced solid tumour drug

Singapore – ASLAN Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company targeting cancers that are both...

October 22, 2018 | Monday | News
Ostrich antibody as dengue fever solution ready for commercialization

Singapore - MAZ World and ZEAL Cosmetics have confirmed that Ostrich Antibodies are effective in neutralising all four s...

October 22, 2018 | Monday | News
Strides Pharma gets USFDA nod for its anti-epileptic drug

Strides Pharma Science (Strides) on Saturday announced that its global arm Strides Pharma Global Pte Singapore has recei...

October 22, 2018 | Monday | News
Samsung reveals a new ultrasound system 'HERA W10'

Samsung Medison, a global medical equipment company and an affiliate of Samsung Electronics, is showcasing its new gener...

October 22, 2018 | Monday | News
Scientists reveal mystery of superbug evolution

Singapore - Scientists have found a new way in which bacteria evolve, one they believe is at least 1,000 times more effi...

October 17, 2018 | Wednesday | News
Global experts on ageing and health discuss ‘longevity dividend’ at signature Singapore conference

With people living longer, the ‘longevity dividend’ is the subject of a global conference in Singapore organ...

October 16, 2018 | Tuesday | News
A*STAR leads S$34 M initiative with pharma giants and universities

Singapore - To drive the transformation of the local pharmaceutical manufacturing industry and pre-position it for ...

October 16, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Cerecin appoints two new members to Scientific Advisory Board

Singapore - Brain health-focused pharmaceutical company Cerecin, announced the appointment of two healthcare indust...

October 16, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Biotech startup RWDC closes $13M round

Singapore headquartered biotech startup RWDC Industries Pte Ltd has successfully closed a $13 million Series A2 round co...

October 16, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Cambridge Consultants launch breakthrough intravascular technology

Singapore – Breakthrough innovation specialist Cambridge Consultants announced a watershed moment for intravascula...

October 11, 2018 | Thursday | News
Global healthcare leaders convene at the Asia Pacific MedTech Forum 2018

Singapore - Well over 700 healthcare leaders gathered at the Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Si...

October 10, 2018 | Wednesday | News
Deloitte, MIT study finds biopharma companies seek digital transformation, most are lagging

Singapore - While many biotech and pharmaceutical companies seek the many competitive advantages that come with digitall...

October 10, 2018 | Wednesday | News
AUM partners with NCCS to develop new cancer drugs

Singapore – The National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) and AUM Biosciences, a Singapore headquartered biotechnolo...

October 10, 2018 | Wednesday | News
ASLAN to present posters for Medical Oncology Congress

Singapore – ASLAN Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company targeting cancers that are both...

October 9, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Novo Nordisk launches a new obesity treatment on World Obesity Day

Singapore – Novo Nordisk announced the availability of Saxenda (liraglutide 3.0 mg) in Singapore. Saxenda is ...

October 9, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Singapore researchers discover new treatment for malaria

A team of scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and...

October 8, 2018 | Monday | News
Healint appoints Pharma Industry Veteran Maryline Marquet as CCO

Singapre's Healint, the developer of the world’s largest digital patient hub with 1,3 million users and 300 m...

October 5, 2018 | Friday | News
Advent acquires Vwing Vascular Needle Guide

Singapore – Advent Access, one of Singapore’s most innovative medtech companies with a focus in en...

October 4, 2018 | Thursday | News
Esco, Nuvonis enter into MoU to support novel vaccines in Asia

Singapore - Esco Aster (Singapore) and Nuvonis Technologies (Austria) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for ...

October 4, 2018 | Thursday | News
Accera closes $50M investment round

Brain health-focused pharmaceutical company Accera, Inc. has announced the first close of an investment round under its ...

October 4, 2018 | Thursday | News
Global conference on insecticide resistance opens in Singapore

The resistance of mosquito borne arboviruses such as dengue, zika, chikungunya and yellow fever are now a major threat t...

October 1, 2018 | Monday | News
Asian Healthcare Leadership Summit :The future of healthcare is now

Singapore – The Asian Healthcare Leadership Summit (AHLS) 2018 was held from 21 to 22 September at Resor...

October 1, 2018 | Monday | News
Singapore Heart Foundation launches Asia’s first ever CPR Kiosk

Singapore – In commemoration of National Heart Week/World Heart Day (NHW/WHD) 2018, Singapore Heart Foundation (SH...

September 28, 2018 | Friday | News
The Longevity Summit discusses Asia's productive economy

Singapore – More than 200 Asian business leaders, government officials and health-care professionals gathered...

September 28, 2018 | Friday | News
Pharma 2018: Sales & Marketing Innovation Asia

The Marcus Evans' Pharma Forum: Sales & Marketing Innovation is back by demand once again celebrating innovators, le...

September 27, 2018 | Thursday | News
Breakthrough research by scientists on Chikungunya virus

Singapore – Researchers from A*STAR’s Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) have discovered that the Plasmodiu...

September 27, 2018 | Thursday | News
Medix survey uncovers Singapore’s health concerns and perceptions

Singapore – A new survey commissioned by Medix has uncovered a range of attitudes towards the diagnosis and treatm...

September 25, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Holmusk secures $9.75 M in Pre-Series A financing

Holmusk, a Singapore-headquartered digital health and data analytics company with a global presence, recently announced ...

September 25, 2018 | Tuesday | News
NUS scientists reconstruct healthy liver cells

A team of pharmaceutical scientists at the National University of Singapore (NUS), together with clinicians from the Nat...

September 24, 2018 | Monday | News
Merck opens S$20 M lab in Singapore

Merck has announced the opening of a new 3,800-square-meter laboratory in Singapore. The S$20 million (~US$15 million) l...

September 21, 2018 | Friday | News
Accelerating IVD Innovations in APAC

Ever- evolving diagnostics landscape  Among IVD segments, molecular diagnostics is one of the most prominent ...

September 20, 2018 | Thursday | Opinion
“The medical diagnostics industry will move towards a more targeted and personalized diagnosis”: Charmian Cher

How is the medical diagnostics landscape evolving in APAC region?  Asia Pacific makes up more than half the globa...

September 20, 2018 | Thursday | Opinion
Advent completes CE mark submission for av-Guardian

Singapore – Advent Access (Advent), one of Singapore’s most innovative medtech companies, announce...

September 20, 2018 | Thursday | News
ISPE Singapore Conference & Exhibition 2018: From Manufacturing to Patients

Singapore - The ISPE Singapore Conference & Exhibition 2018 closed to resounding success on 31st August at the Sunte...

September 19, 2018 | Wednesday | News
NUS team invents new diagnostic device

A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a portable, easy-to-...

September 19, 2018 | Wednesday | News
OUE Lippo to acquire stakes in first REIT and Bowsprit Capital

Singapore – OUE Lippo Healthcare Limited, the healthcare subsidiary of OUE Limited announced the proposed acq...

September 18, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Mascots, Lucence partner to deliver cancer blood tests in Myanmar

Singapore – Lucence Diagnostics, a genomic medicine company focused on inventing advanced cancer diagnostics, and ...

September 18, 2018 | Tuesday | News
SP, Shimadzu to prepare for digitalisation by 2020

Singapore – To better prepare laboratory analysts and technicians for future roles in a digitalised laborator...

September 18, 2018 | Tuesday | News
KKH develops rapid diagnostic test for rare diseases

A multi-disciplinary team at KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH), Singapore has developed a test to enable faster d...

September 18, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Accuron opens new technology centre in Singapore

Singapore – Accuron MedTech Group, the largest medical device maker in Southeast Asia, announced the official open...

September 14, 2018 | Friday | News
Technology and Innovation drive success of MEDICAL FAIR ASIA & MEDICAL MANUFACTURING ASIA

Singapore  – The two synergistic trade exhibitions for the medical, healthcare and MedTech sectors, MEDICAL F...

September 14, 2018 | Friday | News
Queen Mary establishes collaboration with A*STAR

Queen Mary University of London has cemented a partnership with Singapore through a new collaboration with its leading r...

September 7, 2018 | Friday | News
Mundipharma gets global rights to market digestive health supplement

Mundipharma has closed an asset purchase agreement with Vital Food Processors Limited, an agricultural science company f...

September 6, 2018 | Thursday | News
Everest, KKH to modernize access to neonatal, maternity healthcare

Everest, a biometry based, value transfer company, plans to partner with Singapore-based KK Hospital (KKH), a regional l...

September 6, 2018 | Thursday | News
MedTech experts to explore technology for future of healthcare

Singapore – The Asia Pacific Medical Technology Association (APACMed), the regional trade association for the medi...

September 4, 2018 | Tuesday | News

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