APAC takes centre-stage in AI-driven drug discovery

Drug discovery is a lengthy and costly process, typically requiring billions of dollars and nearly a decade to bring a d...

February 1, 2025 | Saturday | Analysis
Australian govt invests $11 M to fill gap in health and climate research

The Australian Government is investing almost $11 million to build Australian research capacity in climate change and re...

January 29, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Beckman Coulter receives US FDA breakthrough device designation for Alzheimer's disease blood test

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, a global leader in clinical diagnostics, has announced that the US Food and Drug Administra...

January 29, 2025 | Wednesday | News
M42's Danat Al Emarat Hospital for Women & Children partners with ProFaM to offer revolutionary reproductive health services

Danat Al Emarat Hospital for Women & Children, part of the M42 group, has announced an exclusive partnership with UK...

January 28, 2025 | Tuesday | News
UAE's PureHealth acquires majority stake in Hellenic Healthcare Group for $2.3 B

PureHealth Holding PJSC, the largest healthcare group in the Middle East, has agreed to acquire a 60% stake in Hell...

January 28, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Sasakawa leprosy initiative to boost support for Indonesia

WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination Yohei Sasakawa has announced that the Sasakawa Leprosy Initiative (SLI) ...

January 27, 2025 | Monday | News
Malaysia's Alpro Pharmacy and Omron Healthcare unite to combat fake BP monitors

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, affects 3 in 10 Malaysians, making it a prevalent health concern in the country (N...

January 27, 2025 | Monday | News
China Raises the Bar on Healthcare Integrity: New Compliance Guidelines Target Corruption Risks

China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) recently unveiled the Compliance G...

January 27, 2025 | Monday | Analysis
Apollo Hospitals and Mayapada Healthcare to boost medical excellence in Indonesia

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited (AHEL), one of Asia’s leading integrated healthcare providers, has signed a si...

January 26, 2025 | Sunday | News
Singapore announces first national research grant of $10 M for lung health

The Academic Respiratory Initiative for Pulmonary Health (TARIPH) Centre, a national research platform led by NTU’...

January 26, 2025 | Sunday | News
Expecto Health Science Expands Asia-Pacific Presence with Strategic Partnership with Mayapada Healthcare in Indonesia

Expecto Health Science, a leading full-service Contract Research Organization (CRO) in Asia Pacific with a focus on emer...

January 23, 2025 | Thursday | News
Redefining patient care through a Design-Driven Sustainable approach to Healthcare and Environmental Stewardship

Associate Professor Wong Hon Tym, the Clinical Director of the Centre for Healthcare Innovation (CHI), at Singapore's Ta...

January 23, 2025 | Thursday | Opinion
Biophytis and AskHelpU sign co-development agreement to treat rare neuromuscular diseases in China

Biophytis SA, a Paris-based clinical-stage biotechnology company specialising in the development of treatments for age-r...

January 23, 2025 | Thursday | News
Discovering a Breakthrough in Bladder Cancer Treatment landscape

Dr Ravindran Kanesvaran, Chairman and Senior Consultant, Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore&...

January 20, 2025 | Monday | Opinion
Singapore-based study suggests short-course antibiotics to revolutionise healthcare

Antibiotic overuse is a key driver in the rise of antimicrobial  resistance (AMR), a major global health crisis. Re...

January 21, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Transforming Healthcare with GenAI

Dickon Smart-Gill, Enterprise Architect, Temus Artificial intelligence (AI) has become part of the lexicon for a rising...

January 20, 2025 | Monday | Analysis
BGI Genomics empowers Brunei's national cervical cancer prevention programme

The Brunei Ministry of Health (MoH), in partnership with Borneo Genomics Innovation (BGIB), a joint venture of China's B...

January 18, 2025 | Saturday | News
Clinical trial study by Australia & Vietnam finds antibiotic treatment for drug resistant TB effective

A clinical trial has shown that the oral antibiotic levofloxacin taken once-daily for six months substantially redu...

January 16, 2025 | Thursday | News
Sanabil Investments and Redesign Health announce partnership to accelerate healthcare innovation in Saudi Arabia

Sanabil Investments, a wholly owned company by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), and Redesign Health, a leading healthca...

January 15, 2025 | Wednesday | News
HKUST signs MoU with Microsoft Research Asia fostering collaboration in future medical education and research

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft...

January 15, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Health Research Council in New Zealand puts $4.3 M into University projects

More than $4.3 million from the Health Research Council in New Zealand will allow University of Auckland researchers to ...

January 13, 2025 | Monday | News
Global Young Scientists Summit 2025 convenes 340 young scientists from 49 countries in Singapore

Image Caption: Heng Swee Keat, Deputy Prime Minister joined by 18 eminent scientists who have been recognised ...

January 7, 2025 | Tuesday | News
China-Germany partnership for internationalisation of Chinese medicine

Huen Wong, Chairman of the Board of Directors of HKBU Chinese Medicine Hospital Company, and Dr Cheung Wai-lun, Project ...

January 9, 2025 | Thursday | News
Taiwan-based startup Primo Biotech partners with SHINE Technologies to advance precision cancer care in APAC

Taiwan-based startup Primo Biotechnology has announced a strategic partnership with US-based SHINE Technologies, LLC, a ...

January 9, 2025 | Thursday | News
Boston Oncology & Spimaco partner to localise advanced oral oncology treatments in Saudi Arabia

In a landmark step towards advancing cancer care in the Middle East, Boston Oncology Arabia and Spimaco have signed a Me...

January 8, 2025 | Wednesday | News