eHealth Access redefines healthcare in India

India-based start-up, eHealth Access (formely known as DialurDoctor) was established in the city of Hyderabad in 2010. S...

January 16, 2013 | Wednesday | Influencers
The breakthrough really is to explore new chemical classes for TB treatment'

Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases (NITD) is a public-private partnership between Novartis and the Singapore Econo...

March 21, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Aurobindo Pharma revamps strategy to accelerate growth

Aurobindo Pharma, ranked among the top pharmaceutical company in India, clocked $1 billion revenue in 2012. Aurobindo ...

June 4, 2013 | Tuesday | Analysis
Video message from women leaders in bioscience

We come across several women in the field of biosciences at the graduation and post-graduation level of education. Howev...

March 5, 2013 | Tuesday | Influencers
Challenge No 6: Regulatory hurdles

The regulatory environment for life sciences companies is known for its challenging nature. The framework is confusing a...

May 17, 2012 | Thursday | Analysis
Nanoparticles: A unique approach to cancer treatment

Nanoparticles as a drug delivery system enables unique approaches for cancer treatment. Over the last two decades, a lar...

March 14, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Challenge No 4: Fund crunch

Lack of appropriate funding for early- to mid-stage innovation companies, limited local capital, local grants for small ...

May 17, 2012 | Thursday | Analysis
XCode decodes DNA, wins BioSpectrum award

Dr Saleem Mohammad, who founded XCode Life Sciences in December 2010, first had the idea of starting this company while ...

March 15, 2013 | Friday | Influencers
Dr Anu Singh: Pick biotech only if you are inspired by it

As Albert Einstein put it, "The world as we have created is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without chan...

March 5, 2013 | Tuesday | Influencers
Women in life sciences – A peep into the lives of inspirational figures

We come across several women in the field of biotechnology at the graduation and post-graduation level of education. How...

March 1, 2013 | Friday | Influencers
Challenge No 9: Price cuts by govt

Continuous drug price cuts will further squeeze margins for both multinational and domestic pharma. "The National Reform...

May 17, 2012 | Thursday | Analysis
Bioscience Industry clocks $139 bn, grows 8.37%

The bioscience industry in the Asia Pacific region, in 2011, got pulled back into a low growth cycle. In a replay of 200...

July 3, 2012 | Tuesday | Analysis
Challenge No 8: Partnership problems

Finding the perfect partners in the supply chain, marketing channels and co-development collaborations to ensure maximum...

May 17, 2012 | Thursday | Analysis
When will we stop celebrating World TB Day?

The World TB Day is celebrated every year on March 24th in order to raise awareness about the global epidemic of tubercu...

March 23, 2012 | Friday | News
10 challenges for businesses in APAC

The Asia Pacific healthcare market is estimated to capture 34.6 percent of the global healthcare market by 2015. Frost &...

May 17, 2012 | Thursday | Analysis
Big deals: M&As in pharma

In 2011, the global pharmaceutical industry saw 504 mergers and acquisitions (M&A), with a total transaction value o...

June 19, 2012 | Tuesday | Analysis
BioSpectrum Asia honors Asia's best in bioscience

Singapore: The fifth BioSpectrum Asia Pacific Awards 2013 were given away at a glittering ceremony at Hotel Fort Canning...

March 15, 2013 | Friday | News
Sigma Pharma leverages on its pharmacy business

Marking a strong presence of 100 years in the pharmaceutical sector in the year 2012, Sigma Pharmaceuticals retained i...

May 31, 2013 | Friday | Analysis
M&A activity slows down in APAC

In 2011, the number of mergers and acquisitions in the life sciences field of Asia Pacific witnessed a fall. An indep...

June 19, 2012 | Tuesday | Analysis
Shenzhen Neptunus invests in drug innovation

Shenzhen Neptunus Bioengineering is a well-recognized name in manufacturing and distribution of pharmaceutical product...

June 4, 2013 | Tuesday | Analysis
Sudha Rao: Your decisions are milestones of your life's journey

I completed my graduation and post graduation from the University of Mysore. My first job, after my post doctoral studie...

March 8, 2013 | Friday | Influencers
Pharma industry expected to fragment

"2012 will be the year when the pharma industry will begin to fragment rather than consolidate. The trend of companies b...

March 13, 2012 | Tuesday | News
Existing TB treatments take too long to be effective'

Microbial geneticist Dr Gyanu Lamichhane of the Johns Hopkins Center for Tuberculosis Research is one of the foremost au...

March 12, 2012 | Monday | News
How real is the threat of TDR-TB?

The latest concern to have plagued the field of TB is the emergence of total drug resistant TB (TDR-TB). Until 50 years ...

March 23, 2012 | Friday | News
China, Australia dominate APAC pharma market

The pharmaceutical market in several nations of the Asia Pacific (APAC) region witnessed a significant growth during 201...

June 11, 2012 | Monday | Analysis