WHO and multilateral development banks kick off $1.5 B primary health financing platform

Execution is starting under the new Health Impact Investment Platform on the first country health investment plans turni...

September 24, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Qiagen and Bio-Manguinhos/Fiocruz collaborate to enhance malaria and dengue detection in Brazil’s national screening programmes

Qiagen has announced the expansion of its strategic partnership with Bio-Manguinhos/Fiocruz, the leading provider of vac...

September 24, 2024 | Tuesday | News
WHO prequalifies first vaccine against mpox

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced MVA-BN vaccine as the first vaccine against mpox to be added to its pr...

September 16, 2024 | Monday | News
Thailand LAB INTERNATIONAL 2024 Kicks Off in Bangkok, Showcasing Cutting-Edge Innovations Across Life Sciences, Health-Tech, and Chemistry

Economic Boost Ahead: Thailand LAB INTERNATIONAL, Bio Asia Pacific, FutureCHEM, Health & Innovation Asia 2024 Brings...

September 11, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Strategic GenAI adoption to revolutionise Life Sciences sector: Report

US-based HFS Research has released a report in collaboration with Indegene, elaborating how Generative AI (Gen...

September 4, 2024 | Wednesday | News
WHO declares Mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern

Mpox (monkeypox) has been declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International He...

August 19, 2024 | Monday | News
Andelyn Biosciences Expands AAV Curator™ Platform with Broad Institute's MyoAAV Plasmids

Andelyn Biosciences, Inc., a leading and patient-focused cell and gene therapy Contract Development and Manufacturing Or...

August 7, 2024 | Wednesday | News
BIO Asia–Taiwan 2024 Exhibition, a Testament to Thriving Biotechnology Enterprises and Industries

The BIO Asia–Taiwan 2024 Exhibition was held at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 1 (TaiNEX 1), from 26th ...

August 1, 2024 | Thursday | News
STEMCELL launches novel Cell-Engineering CellPore™ Transfection System

STEMCELL Technologies has launched the CellPore™ Transfection System, a new technology with the potential to...

July 31, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Clinical trial in Africa to assess if mpox vaccination works after virus exposure

A clinical trial due to launch in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and other countries in Africa will assess wheth...

July 29, 2024 | Monday | News
Donaldson's Univercells Technologies Expands Collaboration with University of Pennsylvania's Gene Therapy Program

Donaldson, a global provider of innovative biomanufacturing technologies, with its Univercells Technologies business, an...

July 17, 2024 | Wednesday | News
WHO prequalifies first self-test for hepatitis C virus

The World Health Organization (WHO) has prequalified the first hepatitis C virus (HCV) self-test which can provide a cri...

July 15, 2024 | Monday | News
Eurofins Scientific announces acquisition of Labormar, expanding presence in Latin America

The Eurofins network of companies has announced the completion of the acquisition of Labormar. The acquisition is expect...

July 9, 2024 | Tuesday | News
June 2024 Sees Major Layoffs Across Biopharma and Biotech Industries

June 2024 has been a tumultuous month for the biopharma and biotech industries, marked by significant layoffs across sev...

July 9, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Merck inks MoU with Afrigen Biologics for development of mRNA vaccine technology platform

Merck, a leading science and technology company, has announced that its life science business sector has entered a...

July 3, 2024 | Wednesday | News
India's Metropolis Healthcare expands African footprint with new reference lab in Kenya

Metropolis Star Lab Kenya, a subsidiary of India’s leading diagnostic service provider, Metropolis Healthcare, has...

June 17, 2024 | Monday | News
WHO and Italian National Institute of Health sign MoU to improve care for healthy ageing

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Dementia Observatory (Osservatorio Demenze) have signed a three-ye...

June 14, 2024 | Friday | News
Gavi to boost access to life-saving human rabies vaccines in over 50 countries

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in collaboration with partners, has announced support for human rabies vaccines for post exp...

June 13, 2024 | Thursday | News
Bavarian Nordic and CEPI partner to advance Mpox vaccination in Africa

Bavarian Nordic A/S and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) have announced a partnership to advan...

June 3, 2024 | Monday | News
WHO approves largest number of regulatory agencies for medical products

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved designation of 33 national and regional regulatory authorities as WHO L...

May 22, 2024 | Wednesday | News
The 6th Annual Saudi International Vaccination Forum – Pioneering Global Health through Immunization

Under the esteemed patronage of the Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, represented by the Infection Prevent...

May 20, 2024 | Monday | News
The Antibody-Drug Conjugate Community in Asia is Gearing Up for Their Annual Industry Touchpoint

Making its triumphant return to the region this Summer, this meeting will bring together key players of the ADC lan...

May 15, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Vamstar introduces AI pricing solutions for the Healthcare Industry

Vamstar, a global leader in AI-powered commercial, procurement, and supply chain solutions, has unveiled its latest AI-d...

May 16, 2024 | Thursday | News
Novavax & Sanofi ink $1.2 B deal for COVID-19 vaccine & COVID-19-Influenza combination vaccines

American firm Novavax, Inc., a global company advancing protein-based vaccines with its Matrix-M adjuvant, has...

May 10, 2024 | Friday | News
MGI Tech opens Customer Experience Center in Brazil for advancement of genomics in Latin America

Contributing to the advancement of genomics in Latin America, China-headquartered MGI Tech Co., a company comm...

April 29, 2024 | Monday | News
China-based BGI Genomics opens new clinical laboratory at Uruguay

China-headquartered BGI Genomics, a global leader in integrated precision medicine solutions, has established a new clin...

April 22, 2024 | Monday | News
Waters launches Alliance iS Bio HPLC System for biopharma QC labs

Waters Corporation has announced the launch of the Alliance iS Bio HPLC System with new capabilities that address the op...

April 9, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Driving Net Zero Healthcare in Asia and beyond

Planetary health is an essential aspect of healthcare, and the urgency of reducing carbon emissions in healthcare a...

April 3, 2024 | Wednesday | Opinion
FullCare Medical starts medical garment production at Tatu City, Kenya

FullCare Medical has launched a new medical garment production facility in Tatu City, the 5,000-acre mixed-use Spec...

March 29, 2024 | Friday | News
Qiagen introduces QIAstat-Dx Analyzer 2.0 for enhancing collaboration across healthcare system

German firm Qiagen has announced the release of the QIAstat-Dx Analyzer 2.0, including the Software 1.6 upgrade, a signi...

March 28, 2024 | Thursday | News
WHO launches CoViNet: a global network for coronaviruses

WHO has launched a new network for coronaviruses, CoViNet, to facilitate and coordinate global expertise and capacities ...

March 28, 2024 | Thursday | News
Roche receives US FDA approval for first molecular test to screen for malaria in blood donors

Swiss firm Roche has announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the cobas® Malaria test for use...

March 27, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Qiagen partners with International Panel Physicians Association to increase awareness of TB screening requirements

German multinational leader Qiagen has announced a partnership with the International Panel Physicians Association (IPPA...

March 26, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Bayer and Thermo Fisher collaborate to increase patient access to precision cancer medicines

Bayer AG and Thermo Fisher Scientific have announced to develop next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based companion diagnos...

March 20, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute initiates Ph 3 trial of TB vaccine candidate

The Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute (Gates MRI) has announced that a Phase 3 clinical trial to asses...

March 19, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Waters streamlines and expedites PFAS testing with innovative Oasis Dual-Phase Cartridges

American firm Waters Corporation has announced new Oasis WAX/GCB and GCB/WAX for PFAS Analysis Cartridges with new desig...

March 18, 2024 | Monday | News
Study indicates need for introduction of typhoid conjugate vaccines in endemic countries

There is a high burden of typhoid fever in sub-Saharan African countries, according to a new study published in The...

March 13, 2024 | Wednesday | News
"Life science industry in South Africa will have faster access to our innovations"

What were the key factors that influenced Eppendorf's decision to establish its first African site in Johannesburg? Sou...

March 8, 2024 | Friday | Opinion
First ever large-scale GMP manufacturing of therapeutic IgE antibody achieved in the UK

Epsilogen, a leading immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies developer treating cancer, and global biopharma leader Lonza have...

March 5, 2024 | Tuesday | News
ACROBiosystems launches initiative to support Cell and Gene manufacturers

ACROBiosystems, has announced a new corporate initiative to support ex vivo cell manufacturing and manufacturers of inno...

March 5, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Korea's International Vaccine Institute opens country office in Kenya

South Korea-based International Vaccine Institute (IVI) will open a Country and Project Office in Kenya dedicated to the...

March 5, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Merck injects € 20 M into new distribution centre in Brazil

Merck, a leading science and technology company, is opening a new € 20 million distribution centre in Cajamar, S&...

March 4, 2024 | Monday | News
International Vaccine Institute to open Africa Regional Office in Rwanda

South Korea-based International Vaccine Institute (IVI), and the Ministry of Health of Rwanda have announced that IVI wi...

February 28, 2024 | Wednesday | News
TechInvention Lifecare to build Global Collaborative Centre for Medical Countermeasures in India

In a significant stride towards enhancing global health security and pandemic preparedness, TechInvention Life...

February 28, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Many are at risk due to misdiagnosis of encephalitis: Study

A recent survey revealed that many are at risk due to misdiagnosis of encephalitis, a deadly brain inflammation. Over ha...

February 22, 2024 | Thursday | News
International Pathogen Surveillance Network launches catalytic grant fund for pathogen genomics

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced $4 million in funding from donors to create a catalytic grant fund for...

February 27, 2024 | Tuesday | News
US FDA approves first cell therapy to treat patients with metastatic melanoma

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Amtagvi, the first cellular therapy indicated for the treatment o...

February 21, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Eppendorf Group opens site in South Africa

German firm Eppendorf Group is expanding its presence by opening a new location in South Africa. The branch office is lo...

February 16, 2024 | Friday | News
Novo Holdings inks deal worth $16.5 B to buy global CDMO Catalent

Catalent, Inc., a leader in enabling the development and supply of better treatments for patients worldwide, and Novo Ho...

February 5, 2024 | Monday | News
"It's the time for the GCC to implement a societal approach to achieve healthy longevity" says Health trailblazer

Dr Mehmood Khan, CEO of Hevolution Foundation, a trailblazer in healthcare and longevity, has urged the healthcare commu...

February 5, 2024 | Monday | Opinion
49th Arab Health 2024 spotlights healthcare products and innovations from 29-30 January at the DWTC, Dubai

Middel East's largest healthcare exhibition returns to Dubai in its 49th edition this year, at the Dubai World Trad...

January 29, 2024 | Monday | Company results
Gates Foundation announces largest healthcare budget ever of $8.6 B in 2024

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced its largest annual budget to date as it works toward the goal of a...

January 16, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Novo Nordisk Foundation signs $25 M partnership with CARB-X to fight drug-resistant infections

Denmark headquartered Novo Nordisk Foundation is committing up to $25 million to support the early-stage devel...

January 10, 2024 | Wednesday | News
WHO prequalifies second malaria vaccine for disease prevention

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has added the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine to its list of prequalified vaccines...

December 22, 2023 | Friday | News
CEPI and PATH strengthen partnership to accelerate development of vaccines

Norway-based Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and US-based nonprofit global health organisation&nb...

December 19, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Myopia: A Disease Beyond a Refractive Error 

CooperVision, a global leader in myopia management, unveiled the 3rd edition of Asia Pacific Myopia Management Symposium...

December 18, 2023 | Monday | Company results
Merck launches first ever AI solution to integrate drug discovery and synthesis

Merck, a leading science and technology company, has launched its AIDDISON™ drug discovery software, the firs...

December 6, 2023 | Wednesday | News
UK injects £33 M to develop vaccines for diseases with epidemic potential in LMICs

Four vaccine hubs have received a share of £33 million of UK aid funding via the Department of Health and Soc...

November 9, 2023 | Thursday | News
Qiagen and Element Biosciences to offer complete next-generation sequencing workflows for AVITI System

Qiagen and Element Biosciences, Inc. have announced a strategic partnership to offer comprehensive next-generation ...

November 3, 2023 | Friday | News
31 mRNA leaders launch first global organisation for advancing mRNA medicines

31 biotechnology, biopharma and life science companies and educational institutions at the forefront of mRNA and next-ge...

November 1, 2023 | Wednesday | News
CEPI to harness Moderna’s mRNA platform for vaccine development against viral disease outbreaks

Norway-based Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and American firm Moderna, Inc. have entered into ...

October 30, 2023 | Monday | News
CPHI Annual Report predicts VC capital (re)-entry and contract services growth in 2024

New research from the CPHI Annual Report 2023, launched during CPHI Barcelona, the world’s largest ...

October 24, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Gates Foundation to accelerate mRNA vaccine innovation in Africa and globally

At the recently held 2023 Grand Challenges Annual Meeting, Bill Gates, Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundati...

October 13, 2023 | Friday | News
Japan's GHIT joins hands with Institut Pasteur de Dakar in Africa to develop new diagnostics & vaccines

The Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT Fund), headquartered in Japan, and the Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD...

October 16, 2023 | Monday | News
China to support localised vaccine production in Zimbabwe and Africa

Dr Deckster Tonny SAVADYE, CEO of Zimbabwe National Biotechnology Authority (NBA), and Dr Yang Yili, Internati...

October 11, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Merck announces two strategic collaborations to strengthen AI-driven drug discovery

Merck, a leading science and technology company, has announced two new strategic drug discovery collaborations aimed at ...

September 20, 2023 | Wednesday | News
GE HealthCare receives $44 M grant to develop AI-assisted ultrasound technology for LMICs

American medtech firm GE HealthCare has received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for more than $44 ...

September 18, 2023 | Monday | News
NURA Health Screening Centre by Fujifilm opens in Mongolia

Fujifilm Corporation has announced the upcoming opening of a new "NURA" health screening centre focusing on cancer and l...

September 18, 2023 | Monday | News
Africa CDC, France sign MoU to strengthen public health systems in Africa

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the government of France have signed a Memorandum...

September 14, 2023 | Thursday | News
AI to transform all processes in drug development by 2026: CPHI report

The first part of the influential CPHI Annual Report predicts sizeable progress ahead for artificial intelligence (AI)&r...

September 13, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Japan's Takeda Pharma commits $30+ M in five new global CSR partnerships

Japanese pharmaceutical firm Takeda has announced five new partnerships to its Global Corporate Social Respons...

September 13, 2023 | Wednesday | News
MIT and Harvard announce new research alliance with Novo Nordisk for treatment of diabetes & CVDs

The Broad Institute of MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)  and Harvard, in the US, hav...

September 6, 2023 | Wednesday | News
World’s largest genetic study reveals new insights on why epilepsy develops

Specific changes in our DNA that increase the risk of developing epilepsy have been discovered, in the largest genetic s...

September 4, 2023 | Monday | News
WHO signs new licensing agreements on COVID-19 technologies

The World Health Organisation (WHO) COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP), a multi-stakeholder partnership to facilita...

August 29, 2023 | Tuesday | News
BOGE expands nitrogen and oxygen generators portfolio

Germany’s leading manufacturers of compressors and compressed air systems, BOGE has collaborated with INMATEC to e...

August 11, 2023 | Friday | News
“The current challenge facing the life sciences R&D market is the sheer number of data generated and the ability to analyse”

What are the current offerings and key highlights of your product portfolio for the APAC countries?  Revvity is a ...

August 2, 2023 | Wednesday | Opinion
Korea's GC Biopharma gets its first-ever approval of quadrivalent flu vaccine in Africa

GC Biopharma, a South Korean biopharmaceutical company, has announced that its quadrivalent flu vaccine called GC F...

July 24, 2023 | Monday | News
Japan's Olympus announces project in Kenya for diagnosis of gastrointestinal diseases

Japanese medtech firm Olympus Corporation has announced the launch of the "Kenya Endoscopy Human Resource Development Su...

July 21, 2023 | Friday | News
Health security partnership to strengthen disease surveillance in Africa

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Robert K...

July 19, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Hong Kong- Columbia scientists to initiate Global Pandemic Research Alliance

Acclaimed US-based Columbia University virologist Professor David Ho and The University of Hong Kong (HKU) microbiologis...

July 18, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Multilateral development banks & WHO launch new investment platform to strengthen healthcare

In a landmark development aimed at investing in and strengthening essential, climate and crisis-resilient primary health...

June 23, 2023 | Friday | News
WHO certifies Belize in Central America as malaria-free

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has certified Belize as malaria-free, following the country’s over 70 years of...

June 22, 2023 | Thursday | News
Emerging field of circadian medicine receives boost with new global association

World-leading experts in the emerging field of circadian medicine have announced a new global association to further the...

June 19, 2023 | Monday | News
Global agreement to provide primary cancer screening test for LMICs

Japanese firm Sojitz Corporation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HIROTSU Bioscience&n...

June 15, 2023 | Thursday | News
Korea-Africa establish new partnership for vaccine R&D and biomanufacturing training

South Korea-based International Vaccine Institute (IVI) and Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) in West Africa, have signed ...

June 14, 2023 | Wednesday | News
BD launches robotic system to automate clinical flow cytometry

American multinational medical technology company BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), has announced the worldwide commer...

June 13, 2023 | Tuesday | News
China's Fosun Pharma partners with IFC to improve access to high quality medicines in Africa

To support stronger healthcare delivery and outcomes in West Africa, Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) has...

June 7, 2023 | Wednesday | News
WHO and Korea sign landmark agreement to boost biomanufacturing capacity

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Republic of Korea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establi...

May 29, 2023 | Monday | News
Pharmapack Awards 2024 open for entries

The influential Pharmapack Awards 2024 are open for submissions (entry deadline 31st August, 20...

May 25, 2023 | Thursday | News
Malawi showcases resilience with major vaccination push

With support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, WHO, UNICEF, TyVAC, and other partners, the Government of Malawi has launc...

May 17, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Equitable care access for vulnerable patients with NCDs demands attention

Globally, many countries continue to implement mitigation and adaptation strategies to better prepare for evolving care ...

May 11, 2023 | Thursday | Analysis
Thermo Fisher & Pfizer to expand localised access to NGS-based testing for cancer

American multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation Pfizer and Thermo Fisher Scientific have entered int...

May 10, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Waters Corporation unveils MaxPeak Premier Oligonucleotide Columns

Waters Corporation, an American analytical laboratory instrument and software company, has introduced its newest&nb...

May 9, 2023 | Tuesday | News
An Integrated Roadmap to Achieve Universal Health Care Policy Framework

For many, accessing essential healthcare services can feel like navigating a complex maze with insurmountable obstacles....

May 8, 2023 | Monday | Analysis
Junshi Biosciences, Dr. Reddy’s to develop and commercialise oncology drug in 21 countries

Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co. has collaborated with Indian pharmaceutical firm Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories to devel...

May 8, 2023 | Monday | News
Biosynth strengthens peptide business with acquisition of Cambridge Research Biochemicals

Biosynth, a supplier of critical raw materials to the life science industry, has acquired Cambridge Research Bioche...

May 10, 2023 | Wednesday | News
International partnership supports vaccine research to prevent future outbreaks

Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, and Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsib...

May 8, 2023 | Monday | News
Formus Labs, Pioneering Developer of AI-Powered 3D Orthopedic Surgery Planning Technology, Receives FDA Clearance

Formus Labs today announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) f...

May 3, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Holistic IoT device and lab management solution

On top of that, digital tools can be very handy solutions saving lab managers time they would be spending on manual admi...

May 2, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Cytiva and Pall Life Sciences complete integration to create global biotech leader

US-based firm Cytiva and the life sciences business of Pall Corporation have completed their integration and are now uni...

May 2, 2023 | Tuesday | News

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