Omron Healthcare, iAPPS to provide health management serivces

Singapore |  News | 0 Comment | 01 Mar, 2019

OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd. and iAPPS Pte. Ltd. have announced the establishment of HeartVoice Pte. Ltd., a joint venture that provides health management services to businesses. Amid increas...Read more

Tessa Therapeutics names Jeffrey H. Buchalter to Board of Directors

Singapore |  News | 0 Comment | 01 Mar, 2019

Tessa Therapeutics, a clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on autologous and off-the-shelf, allogeneic therapies targeting solid tumors has announced the appointment of Jeffrey H. B...Read more

SCS, NCCS join hands to lead the fight against cancer

Singapore |  News | 0 Comment | 27 Feb, 2019

Singapore Cancer Society (SCS) and the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) have inked a partnership that will provide Singaporeans greater access to integrated cancer care. Signed by M...Read more

ASLAN pharma to partner with Biogenetics

Singapore |  News | 0 Comment | 27 Feb, 2019

ASLAN Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for global markets, and BioGenetics Co Ltd, a South Korean healthcare compan...Read more

SUSS signs two MOUs to help the elderly and their caregivers

Singapore |  News | 0 Comment | 25 Feb, 2019

The Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) to collaborate on various initiatives to better understand and support the nee...Read more

MSIWF puts focus on improving elderly welfare

Singapore |  News | 0 Comment | 22 Feb, 2019

The spotlight was cast on the elderly and their caregivers as the Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Welfare Foundation (“MSIWF” and the “Foundation”) recently announced the ...Read more

Doctor Anywhere unveils in-app marketplace

Singapore |  News | 0 Comment | 21 Feb, 2019

Doctor Anywhere, a tech-led healthcare company, has launched Marketplace, an in-app e-commerce platform specially curated for everyday healthcare needs. Doctor Anywhere has also partnered w...Read more

Medix CEO Applauds Government’s ‘Merdeka Package’

Singapore |  News | 0 Comment | 20 Feb, 2019

Sigal Atzmon, CEO of global medical case management company Medix, applauded the government's ‘Merdeka Generation Package’, which she said will “provide much needed suppor...Read more

Duke-NUS researchers link sleep schedule with cognition, glucose levels

Singapore |  News | 0 Comment | 20 Feb, 2019

Researchers at Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore have demonstrated for the first time that different sleep schedules with the same total sleep opportunity over 24 hours may have dissimilar...Read more

Dr James Allison & Dr Padmanee Sharma join Hummingbird Bioscience

Singapore |  News | 0 Comment | 19 Feb, 2019

Hummingbird Bioscience, a systems-biology enabled biotech company focused on the discovery and development of cancer therapeutics has announced that James P. Allison, Ph.D. and Padmanee Sha...Read more

New breast cancer drug for women in Singapore

Singapore |  News | 1 Comment | 19 Feb, 2019

A NEW breast cancer drug shown to significantly reduce the risk of cancer recurrence is being made available to women in Singapore via a Special Access Program. The drug, NERLYNX (neratini...Read more

NCCS , Lucence predict immunotherapy response for kidney cancer

Singapore |  News | 0 Comment | 18 Feb, 2019

Immunotherapy drugs such as PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors represent the front-line treatment for kidney cancer. But immunotherapy is expensive, benefits only a subset of patients and is futil...Read more

Singapore researchers reveal role of anti-parasitic drug in treating cancer

Singapore |  News | 0 Comment | 15 Feb, 2019

Scientists from A*STAR’s Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) have discovered that niclosamide, an FDA-approved anti-parasitic drug, can effectively kill p53-defective cance...Read more

Temasek invests Rs 270 Cr in Dr Agarwal Group

Singapore |  News | 0 Comment | 15 Feb, 2019

Indian Eye hospital, Dr. Agarwal’s Healthcare Ltd. (DAHCL) has raised Rs. 270 crore investment from Temasek, a global investment company headquartered in Singapore. The investment wil...Read more

Singapore Health Sciences Authority approves Biktarvy to treat HIV-1

Singapore |  News | 0 Comment | 15 Feb, 2019

Gilead Sciences, Inc. has announced that the Singapore Health Sciences Authority has approved Biktarvy® (bictegravir 50mg/emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir alafenamide 25 mg; BIC/FTC/TAF),...Read more

Novartis to unite with tech startups to bring healthcare transformation

Singapore |  News | 0 Comment | 14 Feb, 2019

Novartis is on a mission to transform healthcare in Asia by partnering with the health tech ecosystem.  "Novartis in Asia seeks to leverage data, digital and expon...Read more

Kulicke & Soffa inks research collaboration with NUS

Singapore |  News | 0 Comment | 13 Feb, 2019

Kulicke & Soffa Industries has announced that it has engaged the Institute of Operations Research and Analytics (IORA), a research institute under the National University of Singapore (...Read more

Singapore ranks 10th on 2019 U.S. Chamber International IP Index

Singapore |  News | 0 Comment | 08 Feb, 2019

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) has released its seventh annual International Intellectual Property (IP) Index, “Inspiring Tomorrow,”...Read more