Ampio takes drug candidate to preclinical stage

Singapore: Ampio Pharmaceuticals has taken its candidate NCE001 from its proprietary methylphenidate derivatives family ...

July 16, 2012 | Monday | News
FDA not in favour of Otsuka's kidney drug Tolvaptan

Singapore: The US FDA Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee has disapproved Japan-based Otsuka Pharmaceutic...

August 6, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Pfizer, Japanese firm to jointly asses mAB for tumor

Singapore: Global pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, and Japanese firm, Kyowa Hakko Kirin, are jointly assessing the therap...

September 30, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Hope for COPD: Network Verification Challenge

Singapore: The Network Verification Challenge has generated a comprehensive set of biological models relevant to chroni...

August 21, 2014 | Thursday | News
Prana gets +ve results in phase II Huntington trial

Singapore: Australia-based Prana Biotechnology has achieved positive result in its phase II clinical trial investigating...

February 19, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Novartis partners with TB alliance

Singapore: Novartis has partnered with Global Alliance for TB Drug Development (TB Alliance) for compounds to fight tube...

August 21, 2014 | Thursday | News
ShangPharma appoints new CSO, president

Singapore: China's ShangPharma appointed Dr Art Taveras as president and chief scientific officer (CSO). He will be resp...

October 28, 2013 | Monday | Influencers
NUHS chief gets Singapore President's award

Singapore: Professor John Wong Eu-Li, currently chief executive of National University Health System (NUHS), Isabel Chan...

November 11, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Taiwan firm gets FDA nod for ph II trial of gout drug

Singapore: Taiwan based TWi Pharmaceuticals has received US FDA and Taiwan FDA approval of a protocol for a Phase II cli...

December 15, 2014 | Monday | News
BMS takes on combination drug for cancer therapy

Singapore: Japan's Ono Pharmaceutical and Kyowa Hakko Kirin has partnered with Bristol-Myers Squibbs for Phase 1 clinica...

December 11, 2014 | Thursday | News
Novartis acquires antibody technology license to develop cancer therapy

Singapore: Novartis has acquired the license for exclusive right to use  Antibody-Drug Conjugate (ADC) technology from ...

October 14, 2013 | Monday | News
Taiwan seeks to attract global investors

Singapore: BioBusiness Asia concluded in Taiwan on July 18, 2013, with a message that the global biotech fraternity need...

July 23, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Singapore researchers get access to AstraZeneca drug compounds

Singapore: National Health Innovation Centre (NHIC) of Singapore has partnered with global pharmaceutical company, Astra...

September 4, 2015 | Friday | News
Chugai seeks approval for anti-cancer agent Avastin in Japan

Singapore: Japan's Chugai Pharmaceutical filed an application with the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, ...

September 25, 2012 | Tuesday | News
A*STAR, Japanese bank ink partnership

Singapore: Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporat...

August 20, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Taiwan-China to collaborate on new drug discovery

Singapore: The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) recently announced that Taiwan and China have reached a concrete consensus...

September 5, 2014 | Friday | News
Eliquis approved in EU for stroke prevention

Singapore: European Commission has approved Eliquis (apixaban) for prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in adult p...

November 21, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Lilly phase III lung cancer study meets endpoint

Singapore: Eli Lilly and Company completed its phase III study regarding stage IV metastatic squamous non-small cell lun...

August 14, 2013 | Wednesday | News