“Diabetic kidney disease could overwhelm our health systems”: Dr Richard Lipscombe

Healthcare |  Opinion | By Priyanka Bajpai | 0 Comment | 17 Dec, 2018

Globally, the diabetic nephropathy market is witnessing significant growth due to rise in the incidence of diabetes and obesity in different regions of the world. The global diabetic nephro...Read more

“New innovations create meaningful barriers for competition”: Julie Tay

Healthcare |  Opinion | By Priyanka Bajpai | 0 Comment | 17 Dec, 2018

Digital Orthodontics as a tool has the potential to replace the conventional methods in the future, because of its many business advantages including the ability to significantly shorten de...Read more

Big data discloses genetic behavior of brain disorders

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 17 Dec, 2018

Psychiatric disorders’ many complexities have stymied scientists looking for clear genetic culprits. But a new giant dataset holds clues to how, when and where these brain disorders b...Read more

Health Canada warning: Health products by Botanicals Inc. may be harmful

Healthcare |  Regulatory | 0 Comment | 14 Dec, 2018

Health Canada is warning that all products manufactured by Professional Botanicals Inc. may pose serious health risks. The company is a contract manufacturer that also operates un...Read more

Merck collaborates to develop vaccines against dengue

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 14 Dec, 2018

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, and Instituto Butantan, Sao Paulo, Brazil, a non-profit producer of immunobiologic products for Brazil have announced a collaborati...Read more

OUE Lippo, CMG to develop and operate international hospital in China

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 12 Dec, 2018

Singapore – OUE Lippo Healthcare Limited announced that it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent with China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings, to jointly develo...Read more

Sienna embarks on ambitious M&A strategy

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 11 Dec, 2018

Singapore - ASX-listed, cancer diagnostics company, Sienna, has emerging cancer diagnostics in sight as it embarks on M&A strategy. SDX has successfully commercialised its first produc...Read more

Cerecin sponsors and presents at Alzheimer’s disease therapeutics

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 11 Dec, 2018

Singapore- Brain health-focused pharmaceutical company Cerecin, announced that it is a sponsor for the Alzheimer’s Disease Therapeutics: Alternatives to Amyloid Symposium to be h...Read more

Ewha Medical Centre collaborates with GE Healthcare

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 10 Dec, 2018

Korea based Ewha Womans University Medical Centre has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GE Healthcare to cooperate on establishing a smart hospital. The hospital will introdu...Read more

Policymakers pledge to strengthen tobacco control & prevention of NCDs

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 10 Dec, 2018

Subnational leaders, mayors, government officials and civil society members gathered at the 3rd Asia Pacific Cities Alliance for Tobacco Control and NonCommunicable Diseases Prevention...Read more

Bhutan Govt to focus on eradication of poor vision

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 10 Dec, 2018

Essilor, a French-based international ophthalmic optics company, commits to further expanding its unique inclusive business and philanthropic programmes to eradicate unprotected and uncorre...Read more

Innovative solutions to bridge unmet healthcare needs in Asia

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 07 Dec, 2018

Singapore- More than 100 people from 15 Asian countries who represented global public health, healthcare industry, digital tech, finance, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), government an...Read more

Fresenius Medical Care acquires renal hospitals and dialysis centres in China

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 07 Dec, 2018

With an aim of expanding its dialysis care network, world’s largest provider of dialysis products and services Fresenius Medical Care has acquired a 70% share of Guangzhou KangNiDaiSi...Read more

New Parkinson's treatment launches in India

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 06 Dec, 2018

In a boon to patients in the middle stages of Parkinson’s Disease, Vikram Hospital Bengaluru, in association with the UK-based specialty pharmaceutical company Britannia Pharmaceutica...Read more

Japanese VC fund backs Indian medical tourism startup

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 04 Dec, 2018

Medical tourism startup Hospals has secured $1.5 million led by Japanese early-stage venture capital fund Spiral Ventures and incubation platform Venture Catalysts. The startup intends to u...Read more

MedAdvisor forms JV with healthcare giant Zuellig Pharma

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 03 Dec, 2018

MedAdvisor Limited, Australia’s leading digital medication management company, is pleased to announce it has signed a Heads of Agreement to form a joint venture with Zuellig Pharma Ho...Read more

Gilead Sciences declares recipients of Asia Rainbow Grants Program

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 03 Dec, 2018

Gilead Sciences, Inc. announced the recipients of the Gilead Asia Rainbow Grants program. Launched in September of this year, the grants program is the company's first regional initiat...Read more

Osprey awarded purchasing agreement for DyeVert PLUS

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 03 Dec, 2018

Singapore – Osprey Medical announced that its DyeVert Plus Contrast Reduction System was awarded a group purchasing agreement as a Technology Breakthroughs award with Premier Inc. (Pr...Read more