Ground-breaking approach accelerates drug discovery process

Singapore - An international collaboration between Imperial College London, Singapore’s Duke-NUS Medical School an...

September 4, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Singapore’s healthcare system tops international leader board

Singapore – Royal Philips , a global leader in health technology released the first chapter of its ...

September 4, 2018 | Tuesday | News
NUS scientists harness AI platform for advanced cancer

A translational research team led by the National University of Singapore (NUS) has harnessed CURATE.AI, a powerful arti...

September 3, 2018 | Monday | News
IBA, Parkway Pantai sign contract worth SGD 55-65 mn

IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A., EURONEXT), the world's leading provider of proton therapy solutions for the treatment o...

August 30, 2018 | Thursday | News
Cell Research Corporation announces new senior advisors

Singapore - Singapore based biotechnology company and leader in cord lining stem cells, CellResearch Corporation announc...

August 28, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Chongqing connectivity initiative’s first eldercare service collaboration

Singapore – ECON Healthcare Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Chongqing Civil Affairs Bureau u...

August 28, 2018 | Tuesday | News
GAES BHealth to showcase in Medical Fair Asia

BHealth, the range of global services for health professionals, medical technology, and medical products and services by...

August 28, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Mundipharma to launch Cold Defence in Turkey and Canada

Mundipharma will be introducing Cold Defence™, a new early treatment hailed as a "world-first", in Turkey&nbs...

August 27, 2018 | Monday | News
NUS team develops saliva test for detecting HFMD

A group of scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have found a way to identify children with hand, f...

August 24, 2018 | Friday | News
Duke-NUS MS joins Global Virus Network as a Centre of Excellence

A coalition of seven virology research institutions in Singapore, including Duke-NUS Medical School, has been inducted i...

August 23, 2018 | Thursday | News
Strides Pharma receives USFDA nod for two key ANDAs

India's Strides Pharma  has announced that its step-down wholly owned subsidiary, Strides Pharma Global Pte. Limite...

August 22, 2018 | Wednesday | News
NUS researchers uncover a bidirectional regulator in cancer cells

Singapore - An in-depth study on the regulation of adenosine-to-inosine (A-to-I) RNA editing by researchers from the Can...

August 20, 2018 | Monday | News
HSA approves TCR immunotherapy trial for liver cancer

Lion TCR Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based Biotech company has received approval from Health Sciences Authority (HSA), Singap...

August 20, 2018 | Monday | News
Mundipharma brings cancer supportive care expertise to Vietnam

Mundipharma and Helsinn Group signed a licensing and distribution agreement for the anti-emetic agent ALOXI in Vietnam, ...

August 16, 2018 | Thursday | News
NUS scientists develop new technology to treat myeloma patients

A multidisciplinary team of scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed an artificial intel...

August 14, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Singapore Diagnostics, Lucence partner to market cancer blood tests in Philippines

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

August 13, 2018 | Monday | News
Oliver Healthcare Packaging strengthens presence in Asia

Oliver™ Healthcare Packaging, a leading provider of sterile barrier flexible packaging for the global healthcare i...

August 7, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Getting a good gut feeling - Vitafoods Asia 2018

Singapore – In the near future, doctors may be able to diagnose and treat patients’ physical and mental...

August 7, 2018 | Tuesday | News
DotBio successfully raises $2.3 M in seed financing

Singapore – DotBio, a new company focused on the development of novel immuno-oncology drugs based on humanize...

August 7, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Zuellig Pharma unite to improve wound care expertise

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH)'s Centre for Asian Nursing Studies (CANS), the...

August 6, 2018 | Monday | News
NUS group develops novel drug against liver cancer

A research team led by scientists from the Cancer Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of S...

August 2, 2018 | Thursday | News
APACMed welcomes its 100th member organisation

Singapore – Only three years after its official launch in 2015, the Asia Pacific Medical Technology Associati...

July 31, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Chugai to expand its research subsidiary in Singapore

Japan's Chugai Pharma has announced that it has decided to expand the business of Chugai Pharmabody Research,  its ...

July 27, 2018 | Friday | News
Lucence Diagnostics, NCCS to improve Cancer Genetic Testing

Lucence Diagnostics will be partnering with the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) on a study to improve genetic te...

July 27, 2018 | Friday | News
PharmaJet, Mundipharma unite to expand needle-free technology worldwide

PharmaJet®, the maker of innovative, needle-free injection technology, and Mundipharma announced an exclusive partne...

July 25, 2018 | Wednesday | News
Zecotek Reforms to align Technology, IP and Business

Zecotek Photonics Inc. a developer of leading-edge photonics technologies for healthcare, industrial and scientific mark...

July 24, 2018 | Tuesday | News
HMC launches new look in-line with patient centric strategy

Singapore -  Healthway Medical Corporation (HMC) Limited announced  a refreshed look and tagline to compl...

July 24, 2018 | Tuesday | News
1.5M health records raided in Singapore cyber attack

Singapore – Around 1.5 million people have had their personal details stolen in a cyber-attack on the Singapore go...

July 23, 2018 | Monday | News
One in three Singaporeans die from cardiovascular diseases

Singapore – Singaporeans’ urban lifestyle is a silent killer. Rapid industrialisation and urbanisation over ...

July 19, 2018 | Thursday | News
GIC to invest $75M in Ascletis’ Hong Kong IPO

Ascletis Pharma, the first biotechnology firm to file for an IPO in Hong Kong following recent listing reforms, has secu...

July 19, 2018 | Thursday | News
AWAK strengthens Singapore presence with new HQs

Singapore- AWAK Technologies (AWAK), a pioneering medical technology company focused on dialysis using regeneration tech...

July 16, 2018 | Monday | News
HSA approves Novartis's Kisqali

The Health Sciences Authority has approved Novartis Kisqali (Ribociclib, LEE011), earlier this year as a first-line trea...

July 16, 2018 | Monday | News
Researchers develop device for faster jaw reconstruction

A team of researchers from the National Dental Centre Singapore, has developed a titanium modular endoprosthesis that ca...

July 16, 2018 | Monday | News
Ground-breaking study to hasten regenerative medicine development

Singapore – Scientists from A*STAR’s Institute of Molecular & Cell Biology (IMCB) have discovered a key ...

July 13, 2018 | Friday | News
Singapore gathers international experts to discuss cardiovascular health in Asia

Singapore – Singapore is set to host Asia’s premier regional forum on cardiovascular health as it welcomes k...

July 13, 2018 | Friday | News
Dornier introduces new urological lasers in Singapore

Singapore – Dornier MedTech (Dornier), a global leader in innovative kidney stone management, announced the introd...

July 13, 2018 | Friday | News
Scientists connect tuberal nucleus with appetite and body weight

Singapore – Researchers at A*STAR’s Singapore Bioimaging Consortium (SBIC) have identified a new region of t...

July 11, 2018 | Wednesday | News
Singapore’s biotech ecosystem on a growth spree

Singapore – Singapore’s Senior Ministers of State Dr Koh Poh Koon and SPS Dr Tan Wu Meng were pres...

July 9, 2018 | Monday | News
Potential for AI and robotics in healthcare is vast

Medical robotics is a fast growing and rapidly innovating space, majorly fuelled by enhancement of automation technologi...

July 6, 2018 | Friday | Opinion
Indivumed, IMCB to build multiomics cancer database

Indivumed GmbH and A*STAR's Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) in Singapore have signed an agreement to perf...

July 6, 2018 | Friday | News
Napier launches AI/ML powered healthcare assistant

Leading Singapore-based healthcare software provider Napier Healthcare Solutions has announced the General Availability ...

July 5, 2018 | Thursday | News
Singapore institutes collaborate with ROK to develop innovative drugs

Singapore – Scientists and clinicians from Singapore institutes are collaborating with C&C Research ...

July 3, 2018 | Tuesday | News
ASLAN submits authorisation application with HSA

Singapore- ASLAN Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Asia developing novel therapeutics...

July 3, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Esco Group to set up innovation centre in China

Singapore-based life sciences ecosystem builder Esco Group is investing $15 million into a new manufacturing and innovat...

July 3, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Esco, Konkuk University cooperate on pigs vaccine in Asia

Singapore – Esco Aster, a leading independent contract development and manufacturing organization with its patent ...

July 2, 2018 | Monday | News
NUS scientists shed light on lung cancers’ resistance to treatment

Singapore- Cells use nutrients such as glucose, amino acids and fat (lipids) to produce the energy to support the essent...

July 2, 2018 | Monday | News
Doctor Anywhere raises S$5.6 M in Series A funding

Singapore – Doctor Anywhere, a Singapore-based telehealth start up, has successfully raised S$5.6 million in a ser...

July 2, 2018 | Monday | News
Fullerton, Microsoft Singapore to drive digital transformation

Singapore- Leading APAC healthcare platform, Fullerton Healthcare Corporation Limited and Microsoft Asia Pacific have an...

July 2, 2018 | Monday | News
Prestige Biopharma, Alvogen unite to market Hervelous in Europe

Prestige BioPharma and Alvogen announced that the two companies have entered into a binding agreement for the exclusive ...

June 29, 2018 | Friday | News
Mundipharma extends partnership with Kolon Life Science

Mundipharma has announced the extension of its strategic partnership with Kolon Life Science to market Invossa-K in Saud...

June 27, 2018 | Wednesday | News
Singapore's MiRXES to provide research support to BIDMC

Singapore-based MiRXES has announced that it is providing the ID3EAL miRNA and other non-coding RNA detection technology...

June 26, 2018 | Tuesday | News
NTU launches labs for studying chronic diseases

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has launched a suite of new research centres and laboratories to study the chroni...

June 26, 2018 | Tuesday | News
AUM Biosciences to drive commercial innovation in oncology

Singapore - AUM Biosciences (AUM), a new company focused on the development of innovative and affordable oncology m...

June 25, 2018 | Monday | News
Carmentix collaborates to study clinical Preterm Birth

Carmentix Pte. Ltd. is proud to announce a research collaboration with The University of Melbourne (UoM), The Chinese Un...

June 19, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Orinno Tech works on curbing dengue transmission

As part of an ongoing field study into curbing dengue transmissions in Singapore, local startup Orinno Technology has be...

June 18, 2018 | Monday | News
Esco Group acquires AT Medical UAB

Esco Group has entered into an agreement to acquire the remaining shares in AT Medical UAB, an Esco Ventures portfolio c...

June 14, 2018 | Thursday | News
New ways to understand how body fights cancer

Singapore – Researchers from A*STAR’s Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) and Genome Institute of Singapore ...

June 12, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Macrogen establishes a subsidiary in Singapore

Macrogen, Inc., a precision medicine biotechnology company, announced that it has established Macrogen Asia Pacific Pt...

June 7, 2018 | Thursday | News
Philips, SAM open regional oncology centre in Singapore

Singapore-  Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, and the Singapore Institute of Advanced Medicine H...

June 6, 2018 | Wednesday | News
SGInnovate delves deep into tech at ARISE

Singapore- SGInnovate is presenting ARISE, Southeast Asia’s preeminent deep tech event at innovfest...

June 5, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Scientists use nanoparticles to study wound scarring

A group of scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed a new way of seeing w...

June 5, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Lion TCR raises $20 million in a Series A funding round

Lion TCR, a Singapore-based clinical stage biotech firm has raised $ 20 million in a Series A funding round from new inv...

May 29, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Agendia, Angsana partner for cancer treatment in Southeast Asia

Agendia, Inc., a world leader in personalized medicine and molecular cancer diagnostics, and Angsana Molecular & Dia...

May 24, 2018 | Thursday | News
Mundipharma to launch web-based chat bot for feminine care

Singapore- BETADINE, which is produced by multinational healthcare organisation Mundipharma, is the first ever consumer ...

May 24, 2018 | Thursday | News
Singapore, France to set up virtual biotech lab jointly

Researchers in Singapore and France are setting up a joint virtual laboratory to deepen collaboration in the field of bi...

May 24, 2018 | Thursday | News
Aenco unveils blockchain venture for healthtech startups

Global blockchain solutions company, Aenco Solutions Limited, has recently unveiled its latest blockchain venture - the ...

May 24, 2018 | Thursday | News
Singapore researchers offer new hope for stem cells

A group of researchers from the National Cancer Centre Singapore, National University of Singapore (NUS), Duke-NUS Medic...

May 22, 2018 | Tuesday | News
HistoIndex, CymaBay to advance NASH drug development

Histoindex Pte. Ltd., with the world’s first stain-free Genesis200 multiphoton digital pathology system, is collab...

May 21, 2018 | Monday | News
Health start-up UCARE.AI raises $8.2M

UCARE.AI, a Singapore-based healthcare startup that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to optimise healthcare resources a...

May 21, 2018 | Monday | News
Controlling hypertension: inaction will be costly

Singapore- In Singapore, about a quarter of people with hypertension are unaware and therefore remain untreated. In addi...

May 17, 2018 | Thursday | News
NUS scientists discover a new way to control BP

New and better ways to fight hypertension and other related health issues like stroke, diabetes and heart diseases may b...

May 16, 2018 | Wednesday | News
Plano partners with HPB to address childhood myopia

Singapore- Recently, plano, a myopia screening tool and parental management application, has partnered the Health P...

May 15, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Excessive hygiene increases risk of respiratory illnesses in Singapore

Singapore- Growing up in an environment that is too clean or sterile can increase the risk of developing asthma and alle...

May 15, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Amgen opens its next-generation workplace in Singapore

Singapore- Amgen announced the official opening of its new manufacturing support office – the NextGen Workplace th...

May 15, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Doctor Anywhere to embrace medical aesthetics

Singapore- Singapore-based telehealth platform Doctor Anywhere announced a pioneering venture with medical aesthetic cli...

May 15, 2018 | Tuesday | News
New findings reveal key cause to failed pregnancies and birth

Singapore- Scientists from A*STAR’s Institute of Molecular & Cell Biology (IMCB) have discovered a mechanism t...

May 15, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Johnson & Johnson opens headquarters in Singapore

Johnson & Johnson Asia Pacific Pte Ltd announced the official opening of its new Asia Pacific headquarters, in Singa...

May 11, 2018 | Friday | News
AIA Singapore and Medix unites to provide personal medical case management service

AIA Singapore and Medix have entered into an exclusive partnership to provide Personal Medical Case Management Services ...

May 10, 2018 | Thursday | News
Icon SOC Wins Oncology Service Provider of the Year Award

 Icon SOC emerged as one of the winners of the “Oncology Service Provider of the Year” at the third Glo...

May 9, 2018 | Wednesday | News
GE Healthcare, A*STAR co-develop innovative medical technologies

GE Healthcare and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have announced the co-development of innovati...

May 4, 2018 | Friday | News
Singapore researchers discover novel therapeutic pathway

Singapore- Researchers at the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singap...

May 3, 2018 | Thursday | News
Singapore to boost liver cancer treatment

Purpose Programme's Joint Laboratory at Biopolis, Singapore has been launched to improve the treatment of liver cancer. ...

May 2, 2018 | Wednesday | News
NUS researchers address cancer-related fatigue

Breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy often experience severe and persistent tiredness. In a recent study, a te...

May 1, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Agilent opens global solution development centre in Singapore

Singapore – Agilent Technologies has opened a new facility in Singapore dedicated to developing integrated end-to-...

April 26, 2018 | Thursday | News
Singapore to get a new Skin Centre

A new National Skin Centre (NSC) scheduled to open in 2022 will house enhanced facilities and have its capacity boosted ...

April 21, 2018 | Saturday | News
Caregiver Asia launches new management service

Caregiver Asia Pte Ltd, an online aggregator of trusted on-demand health and caregiving services, has announced the...

April 20, 2018 | Friday | News
Mundipharma CEO maintains position in the Power List

Mundipharma CEO, Raman Singh, has been ranked the third most prominent Business Captain on a list of the top 100 medical...

April 20, 2018 | Friday | News
BAC to review stand on genetic modifications

The Bioethics Advisory Committee (BAC) is reviewing its current stand against genetic modifications with regard to genet...

April 20, 2018 | Friday | News
RingMD partners with MOH to provide telemedicine services

Today RingMD, a Singapore based technology company announces its entry into a Regulatory Sandbox with the Ministry of He...

April 18, 2018 | Wednesday | News
Shire drives awareness on hemophilia in APAC

Singapore – Shire, the global biotech leader in rare diseases, is marking World Hemophilia Day to drive ...

April 18, 2018 | Wednesday | News
MoH Singapore grants $60M for 3 new projects

To support research discoveries that can be translated into healthcare solutions, innovative medicines and medical devic...

April 18, 2018 | Wednesday | News
IDEM 2018 celebrates 20 years of clinical excellence in Singapore

Singapore - The 10th edition of the International Dental Exhibition and Meeting (IDEM) took place from 13-15 April 2018 ...

April 16, 2018 | Monday | News
Tessa Therapeutics announces new board member and increase in funding

Singapore's Tessa Therapeutics, an international clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focusing on cellular immunothe...

April 12, 2018 | Thursday | News
Luye strengthens presence in Singapore with NHC acquisition

Singapore- In Singapore, it is estimated that 16 people die from CVDs (heart diseases and stroke) per day, and CVDs acco...

April 10, 2018 | Tuesday | News
A*STAR team creates nanocoating to prevent AMR

A group of researchers from Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) has invented an anti-...

April 10, 2018 | Tuesday | News
SGInnovate invests in medtech startup NDR Medical Technology

Singapore's SG Innovate announced that it has completed an investment in Singapore-based NDR Medical Technology (NDR), a...

April 10, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Equashield, Transmedic unite to increase safe drug handling

Equashield a leading provider of Closed System Transfer Devices (CSTDs) for hazardous drugs, announced that its Singapor...

April 9, 2018 | Monday | News
NTU, SERI team invents pen camera for glaucoma detection

A group of scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), with clinicians from the Singapore...

April 6, 2018 | Friday | News
Healthcare affordability improves in Singapore

Aon plc, the leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions,...

April 6, 2018 | Friday | News
Taiwan Institutes collaborate for 3D printing programme

Taiwan’s National Applied Research Labs (NAR Labs) and China Medical University Hospital (CMUH) have come together...

April 5, 2018 | Thursday | News

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