Singleron unveils GEXSCOPE® FFPE single nucleus transcriptome sequencing kit

Singleron Biotechnologies has announced the upcoming launch of its GEXSCOPE® FFPE Single Nucleus Transcrip...

February 9, 2026 | Monday | News
“Absence of a widespread infectious disease emergency in 2025 has hindered progress in combating AMR”

Why does TAXIS choose to focus on antimicrobial resistance? What are the key developments taking place at TAXIS to comba...

January 31, 2026 | Saturday | Opinion
MS Pharma Group signs exclusive biosimilars collaboration agreement with Hetero

MS Pharma Group, a leading regional pharmaceutical company in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, has signed...

January 27, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Nuvation Bio and Eisai license Taletrectinib rights outside US, China and Japan for $230 M

US-based Nuvation Bio Inc., a global oncology company focused on tackling some of the toughest challenges in cancer trea...

January 13, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Insilico Medicine announces $888 M multi-year collaboration with Servier for drug discovery in oncology

Hong Kong headquartered Insilico Medicine, a leading artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company, has ann...

January 5, 2026 | Monday | News
Sanofi buys Dynavax for $2.2 B to augment presence in adult immunisation sector

French biopharmaceutical firm Sanofi has entered into an agreement to acquire US-based Dynavax Technologies Corporation,...

December 26, 2025 | Friday | News
Cytiva and Fida Biosystems collaborate to improve molecular insight for faster drug discovery

Cytiva, a Danaher company and leader in the life sciences industry, and Fida Biosystems, a Danish company specialising i...

December 10, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Asia Pacific secures Malaria gains amid global setbacks

Asia Pacific recorded marked progress toward malaria elimination in 2024, with a reduction of over 725,000 estimated ca...

December 5, 2025 | Friday | News
Asia-Pacific Dengue Dialogue 2025: Regional Strategies for Prevention and Protection

Dr Mahender Nayak, Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific Countries, Takeda (left) Prof. Ooi Eng Eong, Professor in Emer...

November 28, 2025 | Friday | Opinion
WHO approves first child-friendly "primaquine" to treat malaria relapse

Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) and Unitaid welcome the World Health Organization (WHO)’s prequalification of ...

November 19, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Puerto Rico’s Global Comeback: How Lilly’s Expansion Strengthens the Island’s Biopharma Future

Puerto Rico’s transformation into a powerhouse of advanced biopharmaceutical manufacturing is gaining new momentum...

November 12, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Global Paradigm Shift in IBD Care: A Roadmap for Strategic Policies and a Framework to Strengthen Early Intervention in Asia-Pacific

Brian Kennedy, Executive Director of the Global Alliance for Patient Access (GAfPA) Around 7 million people worldwide l...

November 12, 2025 | Wednesday | Opinion
Redefining the Global Shared Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance

Across the Asia Pacific, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing public health challenge with far-reaching implicati...

November 10, 2025 | Monday | Opinion
Eli Lilly Commits Over $1.2 Billion to Expand Puerto Rico Manufacturing Hub

The project will modernize Lilly’s facilities in Carolina, generate over 1,100 new jobs across construction and op...

October 29, 2025 | Wednesday | News
CEPI, Serum Institute of India, Oxford University to establish world’s largest Nipah virus vaccine reserve

One of the world’s deadliest viral pathogens, Nipah virus, could soon have a new line of defence against it as Nor...

October 29, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Saudi Health Information Management Association (SHIMA) announces Annual Conference & Expo 2025

The Saudi Health Information Management Association (SHIMA) has announced the SHIMA Annual Conference & Expo 2025, t...

October 22, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Global Biopharma Industry Navigates Shifting Dynamics and Evolving Regional Trends

The bioscience industry is undergoing significant transformation, shaped by global trends and regional dynamics while si...

October 8, 2025 | Wednesday | News
OGT and Qiagen partner to unlock complete sample to report workflow for SureSeq NGS panels

The partnership between OGT, a global leader in genomic research and diagnostic solutions, and QIAGEN Digital ...

September 19, 2025 | Friday | News
Revolutionizing Cervical Cancer Screening in Asia-Pacific: Embracing a new era in HPV Self-Sampling

Dr. Ida Ismail-Pratt, President of The Society of Colposcopy & Cervical Pathology Singapore (SCCPS) Access to scree...

September 11, 2025 | Thursday | Opinion
Singapore forges into international efforts to shape a global roadmap to combat anaemia

Singapore’s Duke-NUS Medical School, in collaboration with an international team of experts, has contributed to a ...

September 11, 2025 | Thursday | News
Cytiva and WhiteLab Genomics team up to use AI to accelerate cell line development

US-based Cytiva, a Danaher company and a global leader in the life sciences industry, and WhiteLab Genomics, a Paris-bas...

September 13, 2025 | Saturday | News
The Discovery & Development Summit Asia 2025: Advancing Therapeutics and Precision Medicine Through Collaboration and Innovation

Global Engage presented 'The Discovery & Development Summit Asia 2025' a premier breakthrough event in Singapore on ...

September 10, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Korea's International Vaccine Institute supports vaccine manufacturing ecosystem in Zambia

The Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI) and South Korea-based International Vaccine Institute (IVI) has sign...

September 8, 2025 | Monday | News
Redefining Vaccine Manufacturing: mRNA technology and global collaboration to advance health security and vaccination equity

Josephine Cheng, Senior Modality Leader, Process Solutions, Life Science Business of Merck The global pharmaceutic...

September 5, 2025 | Friday | Opinion
Skyhawk Therapeutics inks $2 B deal with Merck to discover novel RNA-targeting small molecules for neurological disorders

US-based startup Skyhawk Therapeutics, Inc., a leader in the discovery and development of small molecules that modulate ...

August 18, 2025 | Monday | News
Sartorius and Nanotein Technologies ink $3 M partnership to advance cell therapy manufacturing

France headquartered Sartorius Stedim Biotech, a leading partner to the biopharmaceutical industry, and US-based startup...

August 11, 2025 | Monday | News
Excellos, Lonza, and Akadeum Life Sciences unite to advance cell therapy manufacturing

Excellos, Lonza, and Akadeum Life Sciences have announced a new project aimed at redefining standards for cell therapy m...

August 7, 2025 | Thursday | News
WHO urges action on hepatitis, announcing hepatitis D as carcinogenic

As we mark World Hepatitis Day on 28 July, the World Health Organisation (WHO) calls on governments and p...

July 29, 2025 | Tuesday | News
BIO Asia–Taiwan 2025 spurs Asia's burgeoning biotechnology potential towards growth and innovation

The BIO Asia–Taiwan 2025 convention officially kicked off on 23rd july at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, TaiNEX...

July 24, 2025 | Thursday | News
WuXi Biologics pre-filled syringes (PFS) commercial production to expand global footprints

WuXi Biologics, a leading global Contract Research, Development and Manufacturing Organization (CRDMO), announced that f...

July 21, 2025 | Monday | News
New drug research partnership aims to deliver $1 malaria prevention shot

Eyam Health and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) are excited to announce a strategic research partnership to discover...

July 22, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Swiss biotech continues to focus on international collaborations

Over the last 50 years, Switzerland has emerged as one of the most innovative and collaborative biotech hubs in the worl...

July 16, 2025 | Wednesday | Opinion
Merck launches AAW workstation to advance lab automation

Merck, a leading science and technology company, has launched the AAW™ Automated Assay Workstation, a solution pow...

July 15, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Waters and BD unite in $17.5B deal to lead life sciences and diagnostics

    Strong strategic fit that increases presence in multiple high-growth adjacencies and offers ...

July 14, 2025 | Monday | News
Univercells teams up with Repligen for real-time bioprocess monitoring

 Univercells Technologies, a Donaldson Life Sciences business and global provider of bioprocessing soluti...

July 9, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Korea's IVI forges partnership with Bio Investments Group to accelerate vaccine self-reliance in Africa and the Middle East

The Bio Investments Group AG (BIG), a Swiss healthcare-technology transfer platform, and South Korea-headquartered Inter...

July 11, 2025 | Friday | News
Johnson & Johnson launches platform to advance atrial fibrillation treatment across Asia-Pacific

Johnson & Johnson MedTech, a global leader in cardiac arrhythmia treatment, has launched VARIPULSE™ Platf...

July 8, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Lonza leaders on manufacturing readiness: Meeting the cell and gene therapy challenge

Cell and gene therapies are reshaping the landscape of modern medicine—but bringing these transformative treatment...

July 2, 2025 | Wednesday | Opinion
"Puerto Rico: America’s Pharma Powerhouse with Global Ambitions"

  Ella Woger-Nieves, Chief Executive Officer of Invest Puerto Rico, spoke to BioSpectrum Asia and BioSpectrum Indi...

June 18, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Qiagen and Incyte announce precision medicine collaboration

Qiagen N.V., headquartered in Netherlands, and US-based Incyte have announced a new global collaboration to develop a no...

June 17, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Indonesia pledges over the national initiative to eradicate malaria at the 9th APAC Leaders' Summit

The Government of Indonesia in partnership with the Asia Pacific  Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA), hosted the 9th ...

June 17, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Enzene expands NJ facility by 26,000 sq. ft., showcases strategic growth at BIO 2025

Enzene, a pioneer in fully-connected continuous biologics manufacturing technology,  announced that ahead of the of...

June 16, 2025 | Monday | News
Alvotech and Dr. Reddy’s to co-develop biosimilar candidate to Keytruda® (pembrolizumab)

Iceland-based Alvotech, a global biotech company specialising in the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines...

June 7, 2025 | Saturday | News
Nuclera and Cytiva team up to accelerate characterisation of proteins for drug development

Nuclera, a UK-based biotechnology company accelerating protein expression and optimisation through its benchtop eProtein...

May 30, 2025 | Friday | News
Brazil and Gavi reinforce strategic health partnership with new agreement

Brazil’s Minister of Health, Dr Alexandre Padilha, and Dr Sania Nishtar, CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, met on...

May 27, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Novo Nordisk Foundation enters into strategic framework agreement with WHO to advance global health

Novo Nordisk Foundation has entered into strategic framework agreement with the World Health Organization (WHO) to advan...

May 22, 2025 | Thursday | News
New project to advance vaccine uptake and address AMR in the Philippines

South Korea-based International Vaccine Institute (IVI) in collaboration with International Centre for Antimicrobial Res...

May 9, 2025 | Friday | News
Japan's Shionogi inks new partnership agreement to support antimicrobial stewardship in Kenya

Japan headquartered Shionogi & Co. has entered into a comprehensive partnership agreement with Nagasaki University, ...

May 9, 2025 | Friday | News
President Trump announces the U.S. strategy to boost domestic pharmaceutical manufacturing and reduce regulatory barriers

President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to facilitate the restoration of a robust domestic manufacturing bas...

May 7, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Merck buys SpringWorks Therapeutics for $3.9 B to accelerate sustainable growth of healthcare biz

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, and SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc., a US-based...

April 28, 2025 | Monday | News
Isolere Bio launches manufacturing-grade IsoTag™ AAV reagent

-Isolere Bio by Donaldson, an innovative bioprocessing technology provider, proudly announces the availability of its ma...

April 25, 2025 | Friday | News
Indian research institutions and Oxford Nanopore to collaborate on genomic Centres of Excellence

UK-based Oxford Nanopore Technologies, the global company behind a new generation of nanopore-based molecular sensing te...

April 25, 2025 | Friday | News
Evaluating Sustainable Strategies to Promising Value-driven Investments in APAC Healthcare Markets

Ruch De Silva, Head of Patient & Payor Solutions and M&A Lead, DKSH Innovation, accessibility, and global marke...

April 8, 2025 | Tuesday | Opinion
Cytiva expands MabSelect resin portfolio with new solutions for cost-effective and scalable mAb purification

Cytiva, a global leader in life sciences, has expanded its industry-leading MabSelect™ protein A resin portfolio w...

April 3, 2025 | Thursday | News
WHO and L’Oréal Groupe unite to improve skin health worldwide

The WHO Foundation and the L’Oréal Groupe, spearheaded by its Dermatological Beauty Division...

March 25, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Siemens Healthineers to launch radiology equipment centre in Middle East & Egypt

The Ministry of Health in Egypt has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Siemens Healthineers on to launch th...

March 24, 2025 | Monday | News
World Vaccine Congress Washington 2025 - the world's largest vaccine event; April 21-24, 2025; Registration is Open

The World Vaccine Congress Washington 2025, the largest and most influential global vaccine event, is officially open fo...

March 21, 2025 | Friday | News
Australia's Illuccix receives approval for prostate cancer imaging in Brazil

Australia-based Telix Pharmaceuticals has announced that the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Agencia Nacional d...

March 19, 2025 | Wednesday | News
AstraZeneca buys EsoBiotec for $1 B to advance cell therapy ambition

British pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Belgium-based biotech startup...

March 17, 2025 | Monday | News
Elsevier launches ScienceDirect AI to transform research

Elsevier, a global leader in advanced information and decision support, launches ScienceDirect AI, a cutting-edge g...

March 13, 2025 | Thursday | News
Trends shaping the Healthcare and Bioscience industries in 2025

The year 2025 is set to be a pivotal year for the health, bioscience, and biopharma sectors, as emerging trends shape he...

March 11, 2025 | Tuesday | Opinion
Taiwan's Mycenax and Sartorius join forces to strengthen global biopharma manufacturing potentials

Taiwan's Mycenax and Sartorius have entered into a strategic partnership to create comprehensive biopharmaceutical manuf...

March 6, 2025 | Thursday | News
China Bans Illumina, Deepening U.S.-China Trade Rift and Reshaping Global Biotech

  Amid intensifying U.S.-China trade tensions, Beijing has escalated its retaliatory measures by banning U.S. biot...

March 5, 2025 | Wednesday | Analysis
A10 Networks Expands Cybersecurity Portfolio with ThreatX Protect Acquisition

To continue to help customers address the rapidly evolving cyber threat landscape, A10 Networks (NYSE: ATEN) has acquire...

March 5, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Rise of ADCs: Expanding Applications and the Road to Commercialisation

Over the past decade, interest in Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs) has surged, driven by their promise for patients, adva...

March 1, 2025 | Saturday | Opinion
ADCs on the rise: A Trojan Horse Race for Patients

The first Antibody-Drug Conjugate (ADC) prototypes were developed more than 55 years ago by researchers of the Institut ...

March 1, 2025 | Saturday | Opinion
Trump’s Executive Order Impinges WHO Ops

Soon after being sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump signed an Executive Order to withdraw...

March 1, 2025 | Saturday | Analysis
Korea's SK bioscience secures additional PAHO contract to supply varicella vaccine to Latin America

South Korea-based SK bioscience had received prior notification from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), a spec...

February 28, 2025 | Friday | News
Simbec-Orion and Avance Clinical Forge Strategic Partnership to Expand Global CRO Capabilities

This formal agreement establishes a collaborative framework between two like-minded, full-service Contract Res...

February 26, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Novo Nordisk Delivers Strong 2024 Results with 26% Revenue Growth, Fueled by GLP-1 Success and Obesity Market Expansion

Novo Nordisk, a global leader in diabetes and obesity care, reported a stellar performance for the fourth quarter (Q4) a...

February 26, 2025 | Wednesday | Company results
Bristol Myers Squibb Caps 2024 with Strong Q4 Growth, Bolstered by Key Products and Pipeline Advances

“We made good progress in 2024, which was capped by a fourth quarter of strong topline growth driven by key produc...

February 26, 2025 | Wednesday | Analysis
Amgen’s 2024 Revenue Soars 19% Amid Strong Product Sales and Strategic Investments

"Robust growth in sales and earnings throughout 2024 reflects the momentum of our business. With strong performance glob...

February 26, 2025 | Wednesday | Company results
World Health Organization releases first technical brief on Encephalitis

World Health Organization (WHO) and Encephalitis International have launched a critical Technical Brief on Encephalitis ...

February 24, 2025 | Monday | News
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Elevates Leadership for a Future of Innovation and Growth

"This transition is a testament to our commitment to both continuity and innovation," announced Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, G...

February 19, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Biogen Reports Q4 and Full-Year 2024 Results: Strong EPS Growth Amid Revenue Challenges

Key Financial Highlights Biogen Inc. reported its fourth-quarter (Q4) and full-year 2024 results on February 12, 2025. ...

February 17, 2025 | Monday | Company results
AstraZeneca Reports Strong Q4 2024 Growth with $14.89 Billion Revenue, Driven by Oncology and Innovative Therapies

  AstraZeneca delivered a strong performance in Q4 2024, with Total Revenue reaching $14.89 billion, marking a 24%...

February 17, 2025 | Monday | Company results
BD announces intent to separate biosciences and diagnostic solutions business

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company headquartered in the US, has announ...

February 6, 2025 | Thursday | News
WHO partners with Siriraj Hospital in Thailand to address growing burden of injuries and falls

The World Health Organization (WHO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol Univer...

January 31, 2025 | Friday | News
UAE's PureHealth acquires majority stake in Hellenic Healthcare Group for $2.3 B

PureHealth Holding PJSC, the largest healthcare group in the Middle East, has agreed to acquire a 60% stake in Hell...

January 28, 2025 | Tuesday | News
TechInvention partners with Ethiopia's Ministry of Health to advance vaccine manufacturing in Africa

In a significant step toward enhancing vaccine self-sufficiency and pandemic preparedness in Africa, TechInvention, an I...

January 6, 2025 | Monday | News
Consortium set to further establish vaccine safety evidence-generation network in Africa

A research consortium is set to further establish a vaccine safety evidence-generation network in Africa, seeking to und...

December 17, 2024 | Tuesday | News
WHO announces first prequalification of tuberculosis diagnostic test

The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted prequalification to the molecular diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB) ...

December 11, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Qiagen unveils novel tools for customising digital PCR assays and NGS panels for microbial analysis

Qiagen has announced the launch of two new tools for designing and ordering custom solutions that can be used to support...

November 30, 2024 | Saturday | News
Korea-Africa partnership for advancing vaccine end-to-end capabilities

The Government of the Republic of Kenya and the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) in South Korea, have signed a Memo...

November 27, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Trump’s Trade Tango Returns: Will China’s Biotech Dance Through Another Round of Tariffs or Stumble?

With Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the U.S.-China trade relationship is once again in the spotlight. T...

November 9, 2024 | Saturday | News
EVŌQ Nano CEO Shaun Rothwell Discusses Advanced Antimicrobial Solution EVQ-218 and Its Impact on AMR

In an insightful interview with BioSpectrum Asia, Shaun Rothwell, CEO of EVŌQ Nano, reveals the transformative potentia...

November 6, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Agilent announces release of next-generation HPLC systems with enhanced automation and sustainability capabilities

Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced the release of its next generation Agilent InfinityLab LC Series portfolio,...

October 21, 2024 | Monday | News
Synapxe and the GDHP Cyber Security Workstream to bolster global medical device cybersecurity

The Global Digital Health Partnership (GDHP) Cyber Security Work Stream, in collaboration with Synapxe, the national Hea...

October 17, 2024 | Thursday | News
WHO Foundation pledges $50 M to World Health Organisation

At the World Health Summit (held from Oct 13 to 15 in Berlin), the WHO Foundation has announced a multi-year commitment ...

October 16, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Caring Cross Champions Healthcare Equity: Dr. Boro Dropulić on Reshaping CAR-T Cell Therapies Through Decentralized Manufacturing

In a candid conversation with Ankit Kankar from BioSpectrum Asia, Dr. Boro Dropulić, Executive Director of Caring Cross...

October 14, 2024 | Monday | News
CEPI supports advancement of open-access coronavirus vaccines R&D roadmap with $3.2 M funding

The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota, US will receive $3.2 mill...

October 13, 2024 | Sunday | News
Andelyn Biosciences Chosen by Hubble Therapeutics to Manufacture Gene Therapy for Rare Childhood Blindness Disorder

 Andelyn Biosciences, Inc., a leading and patient-focused cell and gene therapy Contract Development and Manufactur...

October 11, 2024 | Friday | News
BD and ten23 health partner to advance efficiency and quality in aseptic manufacturing with RFID-enabled prefillable syringes

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company in the US, and Swiss firm ten23 hea...

October 7, 2024 | Monday | News
AST's GENiSYS® C Fill-Finish System Installed at Ascend's Alachua Facility to Boost Gene Therapy Production

 AST, a leading provider of flexible aseptic filling systems, has announced the placement of a next-generation ...

October 4, 2024 | Friday | News
Qiagen launches QIAcuityDx digital PCR system for clinical testing in oncology

Qiagen N.V. has announced the launch of the QIAcuityDx Digital PCR System, a pivotal addition to its digital PCR portfol...

October 3, 2024 | Thursday | News
Trinity Biotech acquires metabolomics diagnostics to expand in maternal health market

Trinity Biotech plc , a commercial-stage biotechnology company focused on human diagnostics and diabetes management solu...

September 26, 2024 | Thursday | News
PAHO and CEPI to advance regulatory harmonisation and response to health emergencies in the Americas

The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) have signed a...

September 25, 2024 | Wednesday | News
WHO and multilateral development banks kick off $1.5 B primary health financing platform

Execution is starting under the new Health Impact Investment Platform on the first country health investment plans turni...

September 24, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Qiagen and Bio-Manguinhos/Fiocruz collaborate to enhance malaria and dengue detection in Brazil’s national screening programmes

Qiagen has announced the expansion of its strategic partnership with Bio-Manguinhos/Fiocruz, the leading provider of vac...

September 24, 2024 | Tuesday | News
WHO prequalifies first vaccine against mpox

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced MVA-BN vaccine as the first vaccine against mpox to be added to its pr...

September 16, 2024 | Monday | News

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