Interaction with Startups to Tackle Mental Healthcare

The Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) published in 2019, revealed that mental diseases were among the top ten leading...

October 3, 2023 | Tuesday | Opinion
Singapore drives research into range of diseases with new funding by Tanoto Foundation

Tanoto Foundation has announced the launch of a new Medical Research Fund that will provide up to S$5 million per year i...

September 29, 2023 | Friday | News
Australian govt invests $35 M to develop 14 Centres of Research Excellence for healthcare

The Australian government is investing $35 million to fund 14 Centres of Research Excellence (CRE), bringing together so...

September 29, 2023 | Friday | News
Singapore launches nationwide preventive heart health translational research programme

Supported by a newly awarded S$25 million grant from the National Research Foundation, Singapore and the Singapore Minis...

September 28, 2023 | Thursday | News
Australian first biobank to discover new treatments for genetic muscle diseases in children

The National Muscle Disease Bio-databank, co-led by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Monash University and A...

September 25, 2023 | Monday | News
Singapore sets up new research centre to address lung diseases in Asian context

To better tackle respiratory diseases in Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has set ...

September 21, 2023 | Thursday | News
Asia Healthcare Holdings takes majority stake in Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology for Rs 600 Cr

Asia Healthcare Holdings (AHH), a single specialty investing and operating healthcare platform funded by TPG Growth...

September 20, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Australia establishes Pacific Health Information Support Hub

The Australian Government will partner with several Pacific island countries to boost capacity to collect and analyse he...

September 21, 2023 | Thursday | 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
Taiwan launches National Lung Cancer Early Detection Programme

The Taiwan National Lung Cancer Early Detection Programme has detected 85 percent of lung cancer cases at either a phase...

September 16, 2023 | Saturday | News
National study in Australia to investigate risk factors for back and neck pain

Experts from the University of Adelaide are leading the Australian Longitudinal Study on Back and Neck Pain and are work...

September 16, 2023 | Saturday | 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
Icon Group and Sunsuria Healthcare partner to elevate cancer care services in Malaysia

Icon Group has joined with Sunsuria Healthcare in a new joint venture partnership and signs a MoU which allows Icon Suns...

September 14, 2023 | Thursday | 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
Korea & Vietnam to expand collaboration on drugs and medical devices into cosmetic sector

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), South Korea is holding a bilateral collaboration meeting with the Drug...

September 13, 2023 | Wednesday | News
New model to accelerate access to important antibiotics for serious bacterial infections

A new agreement is poised to accelerate antibiotic access for tens of thousands of patients in regions with the highest ...

September 12, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Singapore National Eye Centre receives S$ 1 M to combat age-related macular degeneration

Tanoto Foundation has announced a donation of S$1 million to the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) to support a three...

September 8, 2023 | Friday | News
Global HPV Consortium launches in Kuala Lumpur to end cervical cancer

The Global HPV Consortium, a worldwide public and private collaboration focused on accelerating prevention of Human Papi...

September 5, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Hong Kong publishes policy paper on university-industry collaboration for Chinese Medicine innovation

The Policy Research Centre for Innovation and Technology (PReCIT) and the Research Centre for Chinese Medicine Innovatio...

September 5, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Korean Health Ministry earmarks KRW 122.5 Trillion for 2024 budget, up 12.2% from 2023

The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) in South Korea said the 2024 budget has been approved at Cabinet Meeting....

September 4, 2023 | Monday | 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
BIO Asia-Taiwan 2023: Embracing Asian Dynamics around precision health and CDMO

Coverage By Hithaishi Bhaskar The Taiwan Bio Industry Organization (Taiwan BIO) and the global Biotechnology Innovation...

August 31, 2023 | Thursday | News
World Bank approves $200 M to help Bangladesh improve primary healthcare services

The World Bank has approved $200 million to help Bangladesh improve primary healthcare services for treatment, preventio...

September 4, 2023 | Monday | News
World's first public hospital's healthy longevity clinic opens at Singapore

The National University Health System (NUHS), NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Alexandra Hospital (AH) in Singapo...

September 2, 2023 | Saturday | News
National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS) announces new leadership

Adjunct Associate Professor Chee Cheng, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS)  (Right) Pro...

August 30, 2023 | Wednesday | News