New study at Singapore could underpin a 'dream' vaccine for future outbreaks

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) in Singapore have found that ...

August 19, 2021 | Thursday | News
First-of-its-kind clinical trial network in Asia to fight drug-resistant infections

Wellcome Trust has provided a grant of S$2.5 million to the National University of Singapore (NUS) to establish the Asia...

August 18, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Johnson & Johnson vision to pioneer Integrated eye health ecosystem in Singapore

Johnson & Johnson Vision, a global leader in eye health and part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Compan...

August 17, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Singapore’s NUHS embarks on holomedicine research to enhance medical diagnosis

Singapore's National University Health System (NUHS) has embarked on a research and development programme to explore the...

August 13, 2021 | Friday | News
Singapore designs smart fabric as medical support for elderly

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the California Institute of Technology (...

August 12, 2021 | Thursday | News
Singapore discovers small molecule inhibitors for COVID-19

Currently, the only treatment for COVID-19 approved by the US FDA is Remdesivir, but it has to be administered via intra...

August 11, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Asia Pacific’s radiologists explores AI and telehealth to improve diagnosis

Eight in 10 radiologists in Singapore, Australia and South Korea (80%) believe that artificial intelligence (AI) wi...

August 10, 2021 | Tuesday | Analysis
Singapore's NUH manifest medical miracle by saving world’s smallest premature born infant

Singapore's National University Hospital (NUH) has set a world record by successfully discharging a 14-month-old prematu...

August 7, 2021 | Saturday | News
The "New Normal" - Reimagining healthcare in the post-pandemic world

COVID-19 has caused huge disruptions across industries, including healthcare. Healthcare systems overwhelmed by rising i...

August 6, 2021 | Friday | Opinion
Singapore scientists use AI to extract RNA modifications and functional variations

A team of researchers from Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research’s (A*STAR) Genome Institut...

August 5, 2021 | Thursday | News
APAC sponsors/CROs inclination to innovative and optimized DCT model trial designs

Clinical trials in a drug development process often face multiple hurdles around patient recruitment and management resu...

August 5, 2021 | Thursday | Opinion
Singapore-based startup Plano ties up with Huawei to tackle myopia

Huawei Technologies and Plano have announced their partnership to address the global problem of myopia. Through this par...

August 5, 2021 | Thursday | News
GenScript partners Allozymes to provide smart libraries for precision protein engineering

GenScript Biotech Corporation has collaborated with Allozymes, a synthetic biology company transforming ingred...

August 3, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Singapore launches cPass™ Surrogate Virus Neutralisation Test (sVNT) kit

Singapore has launched a novel serological test "cPass™, or the surrogate virus neutralization test to detect the ...

July 30, 2021 | Friday | News
Singapore cord blood bank Cryoviva establishes footprint in the UAE

Family cord blood bank Cryoviva Singapore has made a successful foray into the UAE market in line with its strategic gro...

July 29, 2021 | Thursday | News
Singapore's MCE invests in India-based MedTel for e-pharmacy business

Catalist-listed Metal Component Engineering Limited ("MCE"), through its subsidiary, Metal Precision Services Pte Ltd, e...

July 29, 2021 | Thursday | News
‘Hard-to-drug targets have become our prime focus’

Hummingbird Bioscience, an innovative clinical-stage biotech company with its APAC headquarter in Singapore, is focused ...

July 29, 2021 | Thursday | Opinion
Singapore to improve health and developmental outcomes of children

The Centre for Holistic Initiatives for Learning and Development (CHILD), established with a generous gift of S$30 milli...

July 29, 2021 | Thursday | News