New leadership at Advaxis

World |  News | 0 Comment | 24 Apr, 2018

Singapore – Advaxis, a late-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of immunotherapy products, announced that Kenneth A. Berlin has bee...Read more

Orexigen to be sold to Nalpropion Pharma for $75M

World |  News | 0 Comment | 24 Apr, 2018

Singapore – Orexigen, a California-based pharmaceutical company focused on development of treatments for obesity announced that it has inked an agreement with Nalpropion Pharmace...Read more

Zymeworks, Celgene expand bispecific antibody partnership

World |  News | 0 Comment | 24 Apr, 2018

Singapore - Zymeworks, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing multifunctional therapeutics, announced that Celgene Corporation has exercised its right to expand its collabora...Read more

Dr Reddy's receives EIR from USFDA for UK plant

World |  News | 0 Comment | 24 Apr, 2018

Dr Reddy's Laboratories received an establishment inspection report (EIR) from the US health regulator after audit of its UK facility. "With regard to the audit of our API Mirfield plant, ...Read more

Fresenius divests Sound Inpatient, pulls out of Akorn deal

World |  News | 0 Comment | 23 Apr, 2018

Singapore – German dialysis specialist, Fresenius Medical Care has agreed to sell its controlling interest in Sound Inpatient Physicians Holdings to an investment consortium...Read more

Aaron Berg is Amarin’s new COO

World |  News | 0 Comment | 23 Apr, 2018

 Singapore – Amarin Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the commercialization and development of therapeutics to improve cardiovascular (CV) health, announced tha...Read more

Roche's Ocrevus shows long-term treatment effect for MS

World |  News | 0 Comment | 23 Apr, 2018

 Singapore – Roche unit Genentech announces new four-year data from an open-label extension study of OCREVUS (ocrelizumab) in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis...Read more

Humana to acquire Curo Health Services

World |  News | 0 Comment | 23 Apr, 2018

Singapore – Humana, TPG Capital (TPG), Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) (collectively, the Consortium) announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Curo Health...Read more

Beacon transponder for lung receives FDA 510k clearance

World |  News | 0 Comment | 23 Apr, 2018

Singapore - Varian announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Calypso Anchored Beacon transponder. Used with a Varian TrueBeam, Edge and Clinac C-series medi...Read more

Non-invasive nerve stimulation may help with hand tremors

World |  News | 0 Comment | 23 Apr, 2018

Singapore - People with tremors in their hands from a condition called essential tremor may find some relief from a new, non-invasive type of nerve stimulation, according to a preliminary s...Read more

Study shows malaria in Africa is developing resistance to drugs

World |  News | 0 Comment | 23 Apr, 2018

Singapore - Annual deaths from malaria are decreasing, but the disease is still a global health problem, with 216 million new cases estimated in 2016 alone. The emergence of drug resistance...Read more

Novartis appoints John Tsai as Head GDD, CMO

World |  News | 0 Comment | 21 Apr, 2018

Novartis has announced the appointment of John Tsai, M.D. as Head of Global Drug Development (GDD) and Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Tsai will join Novartis on May 1, 2018, and will be based i...Read more

UCB to acquire Proximagen’s midazolam nasal spray

World |  News | 0 Comment | 20 Apr, 2018

Singapore- Belgium based UCB announced an agreement to acquire the rights to Proximagen's Midazolam Nasal Spray (USL261), an anti-epilepsy drug (AED) developed as an intended rescue tr...Read more

myAirvo significantly benefits COPD Patients

World |  News | 0 Comment | 20 Apr, 2018

Singapore- Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited announced that new research has been published in the International Journal of COPD which demonstrates significant benefit...Read more

Axsome appoints Nick Pizzie as CFO

World |  News | 0 Comment | 20 Apr, 2018

Singapore- Axsome Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies for the management of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, announced the appointment...Read more

GSK appoints Kevin Sin as SVP, Global Research Head

World |  News | 0 Comment | 20 Apr, 2018

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced the appointment of Kevin Sin as Senior Vice President and Head of Worldwide Business Development for Pharmaceuticals Research & Development. In this ...Read more

P&G to acquire Merck KGaA consumer health unit

World |  News | 0 Comment | 19 Apr, 2018

Singapore- Procter & Gamble has confirmed that it has signed a deal to acquire the Consumer Health business of Merck KGaA for €3.4 billion -- about $4.21 billion, one of the c...Read more

New commercial chief at Ra Pharma

World |  News | 0 Comment | 19 Apr, 2018

Singapore- Ra Pharmaceuticals, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focusing on the development of next-generation therapeutics for the treatment of complement-mediated diseases, anno...Read more