Helmedix: Using helminthes to treat autoimmune diseases

Valentine's Day, which is marked as a day to commemorate the death anniversary of Saint Valentine, saw the birth of a ve...

March 11, 2013 | Monday | Influencers
China Resources Sanjiu looks ahead at acquisitions for growth

To enhance its market opportunities and drive business growth, China Resources Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical is ...

June 4, 2013 | Tuesday | Analysis
United Labs boosts production to meet high demand

The global life science industry has been facing a financial crunch and The United Laboratories too has felt the jolt....

June 4, 2013 | Tuesday | Analysis
Siew Hwa Ong: Women should pursue non-conventional ideas

I decided to pursue a scientific career during university days and I was fascinated by the field of cell signalling that...

March 6, 2013 | Wednesday | Influencers
Culture Plates that suit every cell-based array

Singapore: Eppendorf Cell Culture Plates - reliable assay results Cell Culture is a routine application being performed...

November 19, 2014 | Wednesday | Opinion
Future of HPLC needs to be innovative

The acronym HPLC was coined by the late professor Csaba Horváth during 1970 for describing the term High-Performa...

November 18, 2014 | Tuesday | Opinion
Dr Jennifer Holmgren: I like to work on things people say can't be done

I believe in what Mr Thomas Edison has said, "Vision without execution is a hallucination". I was born in Colombia and m...

March 5, 2013 | Tuesday | Influencers
BSA lifetime achievement award 2013 for George Radda

The present chairman of Singapore's Biomedical Research Council (BMRC) Prof Sir George Radda has changed the way univers...

March 15, 2013 | Friday | Influencers
Top 20 survey: Industry Crosses $173 Billion

Singapore: The bioscience industry in the major markets of the Asia-Pacific region excluding Japan and comprising Austra...

July 3, 2014 | Thursday | Analysis
PathGEN chip can detect more than 70,000 microbes

Dr Christopher Wong, founder and director, PathGEN Dx, Singapore, has dedicated his research to studying genomics since ...

August 27, 2013 | Tuesday | Analysis
North China Pharma integrates R&D strength in its system

North China Pharmaceutical Company (NCPC) faced a decline of around 26 percent in 2012. The company is principally eng...

June 3, 2013 | Monday | Analysis
Asia faces an acute skills gap challenge

Shortage of skills and qualification among life science professionals to pursue risk laden activities is proving to be a...

June 12, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Winners of BioSpectrum Asia Pacific BioScience Industry Award 2012

Life Time Achievement Award: Dr John Ballard, Australia Person of the Year: Dr Il-Sup Huh, KoreaEntrepreneur of the Yea...

April 30, 2012 | Monday | News
Cognizant 'buys' AstraZeneca R&D Center in Bangalore?

Cognizant Technology Solutions, India's $11 billion and No.2 software company, has reportedly purchased the iconic Astra...

August 7, 2014 | Thursday | News
BioSpectrum Asia releases Top 20 survey results

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June 11, 2014 | Wednesday | News
International Clinical Trials Day Special

May 20 is the recognized date for organizations, clinical research professionals, and the public to acknowledge the life...

May 20, 2015 | Wednesday | News
Challenge No 7: Money matters

Fluctuation in currency value has resulted in many companies showing a negative growth. Even inflation has a direct impa...

May 17, 2012 | Thursday | Analysis
Resmed dominates the niche sleep disorder market

A distinguished name in treating, diagnosing and managing sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and other respiratory disor...

June 4, 2013 | Tuesday | Analysis
Anuradha Rajput: Enjoy challenges to overcome them

I received my MSc in Biochemistry in 1986, and my PhD in Biochemistry in 1992 both from the University of Mysore in Indi...

March 6, 2013 | Wednesday | Influencers
Life expectancy gains worldwide: WHO

Singapore: People everywhere are living longer, according to World Health Statistics 2014 and women are living longer th...

May 21, 2014 | Wednesday | Analysis
Sinopharm demonstrates king size growth, yet again

Sinopharm, a dominant name in the distribution of pharmaceutical and healthcare products in China, continues to grab a...

May 31, 2013 | Friday | Analysis
Asia's Fastest 50 bio-firms shine

The annual list of Asia's fastest growing pharma companies, compiled painstakingly by the BioSpectrum Asia team, is out....

June 12, 2013 | Wednesday | Opinion
MenAfriVac wins BioSpectrum product award for fight against meningitis

Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus) is a cause of the contagious bacterial meningitis that can lead to life-threateni...

March 15, 2013 | Friday | Influencers
Q-Sera puts snake venom to blood collection use

Q-Sera is a start-up firm that has put the lethal property of coagulation present in snake venom to good commercial use....

August 15, 2012 | Wednesday | Influencers
Dr. Reddy's makes a mark in the US generics market

Striking profit on a high note, Dr. Reddy's crossed $1.5 billion worth of business in 2012, marking a growth of 22 per...

June 4, 2013 | Tuesday | Analysis