AbbVie invests $320 mn in bilogics manufacturing in Singapore

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

Singapore: Research based pharmaceutical company, AbbVie, has made investment of around USD320 million in Singapore to set up small molecule and biologics active drug substance manufacturin...Read more

Healthcare needs change in business process'

Singapore |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 21 Jan, 2014

Singapore: Healthcare across the Asia-Pacific is in a state of accelerated evolution due to not only changing demographics, but also due to disruptions in the traditional industry value-cha...Read more

Volition launches epigenetic immunoassays

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 18 Dec, 2012

Singapore: VolitionRx, a life sciences company focused on developing blood-based diagnostic tests, launched NuQ, its range-of-epigenetic immunoassays meant particularly for research. The N...Read more

Ultrasound-enhanced drug delivery for efficacy

Singapore |  News | By Nandita Singh | 0 Comment | 13 Mar, 2012

One of the barriers to drug delivery is the presence of a prominent stromal matrix that separates blood vessels from tumor cells. In order for the chemotherapeutic agent to be effective in ...Read more

Singapore pharma to see only 4.4% pay hike in 2014

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 31 May, 2013

Singapore: A report published by the Hay Group, titled 'Building the Capabilities of the Next Generation Workforce', has revealed that people working in the life sciences and pharmaceutical...Read more

Clearbridge VitalSigns leverages on CardioLeaf

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

Singapore: Clearbridge VitalSigns, a Singapore-based medical device company, is leveraging its flagship product, CardioLeaf, into a family of three different products, including CardioLeaf ...Read more

Singapore medtech firm raises $1mn seed funding

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 03 Apr, 2015

Singapore: Singapore medtech startup Healint, that develops mobile apps for chronic diseases, has raised over $1 million in second round of seed funding. The company said that the money wil...Read more

Missing protien connects diabetes, obesity: Study

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 11 Jul, 2014

Singapore: Scientists from Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), a research institute under the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), have discovered that obese in...Read more

HSA regulatory conference under way in Singapore

Singapore |  Regulatory | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 30 Jan, 2013

Singapore: Health Sciences Authority (HSA), which is the national regulator for health products in Singapore, inaugurated the Asia Regulatory Conference 2013 in the island nation for the fi...Read more

Takeshi Yura is AMRI Asia discovery VP

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 26 Feb, 2013

Singapore: Dr Takeshi Yura has been promoted by AMRI to the position of vice president of discovery and development services, Asia. Dr Yura will report directly to Dr Thomas E. D'Ambra, cha...Read more

APAC stem cell therapy market to reach $972mn in 2018

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

Singapore: A new study by Reports and Reports predicted that the stem cell therapy market in Asia Pacific (APAC) will grow in value from $545 million in 2012 to $972 million in 2018, at a c...Read more

AMRI acquires Oso Biopharmaceuticals at $110 mn

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 02 Jul, 2014

Singapore: US based contract research firm, AMRI, with operations in Asia, has acquired Oso Biopharmaceuticals Manufacturing, a former portfolio company of Altaris Capital Partners and a co...Read more

A*STAR, Fluidigm setup first-of-its-kind cellbio lab

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 17 Dec, 2012

Singapore: The Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), and Fluidigm established the first research center in Asia exclusively dedica...Read more

A*Star center promotes staff health, wins award

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 04 Dec, 2012

Singapore: A*Star's Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), won the Singapore HEALTH (Helping Employees Achieve Life-Time Health) Platinum Award 2012 for its efforts in promo...Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific celebrates 20th year in Singapore

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 30 Aug, 2016

Singapore: Thermo Fisher Scientific has completed 20th year of its operation in Singapore. The company celebrated the milestone on August 30, 2016 at Block 33, Marsiling Industrial Estate ...Read more

Chugai pharma to invest in its research center in Singapore

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 02 Feb, 2015

Singapore: Japan-based drug giant, Chugai pharmaceuticals recently announced that the company planned to invest nearly S$476 million into its research institute in Singapore-Chugai Pharmabo...Read more

US-based TriReme looks for big growth in Asia

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

TriReme Medical, a US-based start-up medical devices company dedicated to the development and manufacturing of innovative devices for the treatment of complex vascular disease, recently ope...Read more

New hope for personalized cancer therapy

Singapore |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 07 Aug, 2013

Singapore: A team of scientists led by Associate Professor Zeng Qi from A*Star's Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) have discovered a new biomarker which will help physicians pr...Read more