Vietnam, Quintiles enter deal to advance clinical trials

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 21 Nov, 2013

Singapore: Vietnam Ministry of Health's Administration of Science, Technology and Training (ASTT) has signed an agreement with Quintiles to enhance clinical research in this growing nation ...Read more

Experts: Pneumococcal disease should be a priority

Singapore |  Regulatory | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 25 Jan, 2013

Singapore: International and regional healthcare experts at the 2013 Asia PDC have urged the public to make the fight against pneumococcal disease in young children under five and in adults...Read more

Singapore tweaks rules to fast-track product access

Singapore |  Regulatory | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 28 May, 2012

Recently, Health Sciences Authority (HSA) of Singapore enhanced its regulatory framework for low-risk Class A and B medical devices to ensure lower regulatory fees for these products and fa...Read more

Aurionpro's SCMProFit suite - a huge sucess:SFS

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 24 Apr, 2014

Singapore: Singapore based SFS Pharma Logistics registered its first success in global supply chain management platform by going live with Aurionpro's SCMProFit suite in six countries. SFS ...Read more

AstraZeneca launches Brilinta for prevention of thrombotic events

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 15 May, 2012

Singapore: AstraZeneca has launched Brilinta (ticagrelor) for the prevention of atherothrombotic events in adult patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Brilinta is the first antiplat...Read more

Women in life sciences – A peep into the lives of inspirational figures

Singapore |  Influencers | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 01 Mar, 2013

We come across several women in the field of biotechnology at the graduation and post-graduation level of education. However, there are only those select few who are able to climb the ladde...Read more

Singapore's 1st cloud-based ECG monitor gets CE mark

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 12 Aug, 2013

Singapore: Singapore-based WEB Biotechnology, developer of the world's first cloud-based continuous ECG monitor called Spyder, achieved CE certification for its ECG monitoring solution. The...Read more

A*Star scientists solve century-old mystery

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 01 Feb, 2013

Singapore: A*STAR scientists from the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) have solved the problem of how Candida albicans causes hospital-acquired infections of the blood, an iss...Read more

BSA-CMR Survey: India, China lead in APAC CRO sector

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

Yaskawa Electric invests in ReWalk exoskeleton

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

Singapore: Israel-based ARGO Medical Technologies has partnered with innovative robotics experts Yaskawa Electric, Japan, as it continues the global expansion of its ReWalk exoskeleton devi...Read more

Osteoporosis is an emerging crisis in APAC: Report

Singapore |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 13 Dec, 2013

Singapore: A new report, launched by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), shows that osteoporosis is a looming crisis throughout the Asia Pacific, with the number of fracture su...Read more

Singapore approves oral pill for prostate cancer

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 25 Jun, 2012

Singapore: For the first time in Singapore, a new oral treatment is available to advanced stage prostate cancer patients in whom the disease has progressed while on, or after chemotherapy. ...Read more

Genting to acquire 20% equity stake in TauRx

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

Singapore: Singapore-based TauRx Pharmaceuticals has received equity investment of $31.5 million from Genting Management Singapore (GMS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Genting Berhad. The am...Read more

Singapore takes a lipidomics leap

Singapore |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 17 Jan, 2013

After proteomics and genomics, lipidomics promises to be the next emerging field of research in the bioscience industry. Its potential use in healthcare, including disease prediction and di...Read more

Austrianova starts cell bank for cancer therapy

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 21 Mar, 2013

Singapore: Austrianova Singapore has established a research cell bank, the first step towards late-phase clinical trials in patients with advanced inoperable pancreatic cancer, as well as a...Read more

Takeda to acquire Inviragen for $250 mn

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 08 May, 2013

Singapore: Japanese company, Takeda Pharmaceutical is looking to acquire Inviragen for an upfront payment of $35 million, and future payments of up to $215 million, which would be linked to...Read more

Is the traditional healthcare system collapsing?

Singapore |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 20 Feb, 2014

Singapore: Globally, the healthcare industry is in a state of accelerated evolution due to changing demographics and various market forces. These are giving rise to disruptions in the tradi...Read more

Policy reforms boost biotech talent pool

Singapore |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 25 May, 2012

Reforms in government policies and initiatives have helped in setting focus for bioscience companies, which has resulted in an enhanced manpower pool in Asia. Singapore has emerged as a hi...Read more