Vela develops genetic tests for H7N9 bird flu

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 11 Jun, 2013

Singapore: Vela Diagnostics has launched PCR-based Research-Use-Only (RUO) tests for the identification of genetic targets specific to a new strain of bird flu (H7N9), as well as a highly v...Read more

Novartis invests over $500 in new Singapore facility

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 31 Oct, 2012

Singapore: Novartis is investment over $500 million for a new state-of-the-art biotechnology production site in Singapore. The new facility will focus on drug substance manufacturing based ...Read more

BSA-CMR Survey: New CRO players emerge in APAC

Singapore |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 18 Sep, 2013

The fifth edition of the annual BioSpectrum Asia Pacific clinical research organization (CRO) Survey, which is conducted in association with CyberMedia Research (CMR), yet again identifie...Read more

Nose cancer emerges as a potent killer in Asia

Singapore |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 19 Sep, 2013

Singapore: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a rare form of cancer in Western Europe and North America and is emerging as a leading cancer in Southern China and South East Asia, according t...Read more

Non-biomarker solution to target cancer

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 26 Mar, 2012

Early detection, complete cure and curbing relapse are big challenges in cancer therapy. Many biotechnology companies have made huge investments in terms of money and time to device ways in...Read more

Scientists find cellular origin of cervical cancer

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 14 Jun, 2012

Singapore: A team of scientists from A*STAR's Institute of Medical Biology (IMB) and Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), together with clinicians from Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital...Read more

A*Star scientists discover new class of WBCs

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 17 Jul, 2013

Singapore: Scientists at A*STAR's Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) have discovered a new class of white blood cells in human lung and gut tissues that play a critical role as the first l...Read more

BioPharma Asia: Dr Deborah Rathjen wins Life Science Woman Executive of the Year award

Singapore |  Influencers | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 17 Mar, 2014

Singapore: Dr Deborah Rathjen, CEO of Australia based Bionomics, was awarded the Life Science Woman Executive of the Year award for her contribution to both the biopharma industry and socie...Read more

CROs fertile ground for career growth

Singapore |  Opinion | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 31 May, 2012

        Over the past few years, a significant shift has occurred in the depth and type of relationships that the pharmaceutical industry has with its third party contractors. Fro...Read more

Researchers find new link to study brain tumor

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 08 Jun, 2012

Singapore: A joint study by researchers at the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI), National University of Singapore (NUS), and Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), A*STAR, h...Read more

Smart Healthcare creates buzz in Asia

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 20 Sep, 2012

Healthcare Information and Management system society (HIMSS) AsiaPac12 kicked off in Singapore from Sep 17-19, bringing together healthcare practitioners and IT professionals from the asia ...Read more

A*Star welcomes its first 9-year-old scientist

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 12 Dec, 2012

Singapore: The Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), A*Star, Singapore, partnered with Make-A-Wish foundation, Singapore, (MAW) to make a young girl's dream come true. Ms M...Read more

Thermo Fisher opens first-ever DPM plant in Singapore

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 05 Aug, 2013

Singapore: Thermo Fisher Scientific has opened a new manufacturing plant in Singapore to produce dry powder media (DPM), a crucial cell culture raw material used to manufacture biologics, i...Read more

Antibody that can kill dengue virus found

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 26 Jun, 2012

Singapore: A team of research scientists here have uncovered a human antibody that can neutralize and kill the dengue virus within two hours. A way to reproduce this antibody in large quant...Read more

Medical laser market to reach $8.8 bn by 2018: GIA

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 19 Jul, 2013

Singapore: Technological advancements in laser technology have created a plethora of applications in the medical field, leading to significant rise in the number of procedures carried out u...Read more

Clearbridge BioMedics reveals ClearCell FX System

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 03 Jun, 2013

Singapore: Clearbridge BioMedics revealed its next generation ClearCell FX System, which is developed for in-vitro diagnostic applications. The new ClearCell FX System is based on inertial ...Read more

Thermo Fisher, NUS study Singapore's water

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 29 Jan, 2013

Singapore: Thermo Fisher Scientific and National University of Singapore's (NUS) Environmental Research Institute (NERI), have formed a collaboration to study how metabolism in plants and b...Read more

F&S: Health record spendings to rise $29 mn

Singapore |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 18 Apr, 2013

Singapore: As the healthcare industry across Asia Pacific (APAC) moves towards digitization, electronic health information exchange is becoming a stepping st one to success. Governments, n...Read more