Korea to launch governmental control tower for creation of new bio-health markets

The Ministry of Health and Welfare in South Korea has announced that the government has enacted the Presidential Decree&...

October 30, 2023 | Monday | News
“NEOM is fundamentally reshaping health by placing a strong emphasis on personalised care”

What are Saudi Arabia’s strategic objectives to establish a NEOM megaproject? What are the infrastructural marvels...

October 31, 2023 | Tuesday | Opinion
Pushing The Age Barrier

Asia's rapid ageing is driving efforts to slow this process, with Singapore at the forefront. In September 2023, a groun...

October 31, 2023 | Tuesday | Analysis
Prediabetes can significantly impact (ing) quality of life

The term prediabetes refers to a glycemic state not yet exceeding the diagnostic threshold for diabetes and, thus, not y...

October 31, 2023 | Tuesday | Opinion
Addressing Diabetes-related Complications

The health complications associated with diabetes pose a mounting burden on healthcare systems. Various studies undersco...

October 31, 2023 | Tuesday | Analysis
New Zealand launches national polio response framework

The Ministry of Health in New Zealand has published a new National Poliomyelitis Response Framework, responding to the i...

October 27, 2023 | Friday | News
New Jersey's life sciences trade association BioNJ inks MoU with Taiwan BIO

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy recently visited Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park in Taiwan during the Choose New Jersey ...

October 27, 2023 | Friday | News
Mithra to receive € 2.5 M from Fuji Pharma for dysmenorrhea treatment in Japan

Mithra Biotech, a company dedicated to women’s health, has announced that its licence holder Fuji Pharma has submi...

October 25, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Australian Institute for Infectious Disease calls for strengthened global pandemic rules

The Australian Institute for Infectious Disease (AIID) has called for improved international rules for surveillance, ear...

October 24, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Prevention of surgical site infection (SSI) risk to alleviate the financial burden during hospitalisation

Dr. Liau Kui Hin, a general surgeon at Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital Surgical Site Infection (SSI) i...

October 24, 2023 | Tuesday | Opinion
Singapore furthers cooperation with China in traditional chinese medicine

Singapore will further its cooperation in several areas of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) with the People’s Re...

October 23, 2023 | Monday | News
Korea showcases traditional medicines at world's first expo on health and healing

The 2023 Sancheong World Traditional Medicine Antiaging Expo ended on the 19th with a closing ceremony after its big run...

October 20, 2023 | Friday | News
East Ventures announces first healthcare fund of $30 M in Indonesia

East Ventures, a pioneering and leading venture capital firm in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, has announced the firm&r...

October 20, 2023 | Friday | News
New Zealand makes classification change to low-dose medicinal cannabis products

Medsafe, the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, the medical regulatory body run by the New Zeal...

October 17, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Vaccine production workforce training programme to enhance APAC's pandemic-response capacity

The Ministry of Health and Welfare in South Korea has announced that the Ministry and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) a...

October 17, 2023 | Tuesday | News
PolyU and Rohto join forces to establish Centre of Research Excellence for eye care in Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has partnered with Rohto, an eye care brand under Mentholatum, to establish...

October 17, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Australia builds workforce to make mental healthcare more available and equitable

The Australian government, along with all state and territory governments, have developed and endorsed a plan to build A...

October 11, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Korea and Denmark share policies on welfare of elderly

South Korea's Minister of Health and Welfare Cho, KyooHong met with Denmark’s Minister for Senior Citizens, Mette ...

October 10, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Australia's Monash University co-leads report into precision medicine in diabetes

A new international consensus report on precision medicine in diabetes prevention and care has been published in Nature ...

October 10, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Singapore launches national mental health and well-being strategy

The Inter-agency Taskforce on Mental Health and Well-being has launched Singapore’s National Mental Health and Wel...

October 10, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Leucine Rich Bio exports ‘Made in India' gut microbiome test ‘BugSpeaks' to the Philippines

As part of its expansion plan, Indian startup Leucine Rich Bio is now exporting its gut microbiome test BugSpeaks to the...

October 4, 2023 | Wednesday | News
University of Melbourne inks MoU with Public Health Foundation of India

A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the University of Melbourne, Australia and the Public He...

October 4, 2023 | Wednesday | News
French health tech startup VirtualiSurg arrives in Singapore for surgical education

Founded in 2017, Paris-headquartered health tech startup VirtualiSurg has launched its Singapore office, marking its int...

October 2, 2023 | Monday | News
Singapore promotes Early Screening for Breast Cancer Detection to commemorate BCAM in October

Singapore’s national prevention health initiative, Healthier SG, is involving general practitioners (GPs) to creat...

September 29, 2023 | Friday | News
What's Transforming Australia's Thriving Life Sciences Industry?

The Australian life sciences sector has grown by an astonishing 43 per cent over the past five years, signifying a drama...

October 3, 2023 | Tuesday | Opinion