Logistics demand attention as outsourcing picks up

The European Medical Agency (EMA) recently raised concerns that since many sources of active substances for life-saving ...

December 27, 2012 | Thursday | Analysis
Pharmacovigilance: A strategic opportunity

For many Asian pharmaceutical companies, pharmacovigilance is a critical component of any drug development program. As p...

September 6, 2012 | Thursday | Opinion
Icon, Taiwan's national clinical trials center sign deal

Singapore: Icon, a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical d...

August 8, 2013 | Thursday | News
Quintiles acquires Expression Analysis

Singapore: Quintiles has acquired Expression Analysis, a premier provider of genomics testing and analysis to biopharma,...

August 14, 2012 | Tuesday | News
Catalent and CTC to take Korean pharma to US, EU

Singapore: Catalent Pharma Solutions and CTC Bio entered into a collaboration to provide optimal solutions to South Kore...

September 17, 2012 | Monday | News
GVK licenses its biomarker database to National Cancer Institute

Singapore: GVK Biosciences, Asia's leading contract research organization (CRO) has licensed its popular clinical bio...

September 7, 2012 | Friday | News
WuXi inks cancer biomarker service deal with US firm

Singapore: US based Targos, clinical biomarker service provider has signed a collaboration deal with China's WuXi Pharma...

May 26, 2014 | Monday | News
Global footprint is our key strategy: Philips India

Bangalore: The launch witnessed a total of 6 products including VISIQ ultrasound system, Mobile Obstetrical Monitoring (...

April 24, 2014 | Thursday | News
Mr Schwarz: We track samples at subzero degrees

Melbourne-based bluechiip is a tracking technology company that was listed on the Australia Stock Exchange in June 2011....

December 10, 2012 | Monday | Influencers
What functional roles do CROs play in APAC?

The fifth edition of the annual BioSpectrum Asia Pacific clinical research organization (CRO) Survey, which is conduct...

September 18, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Agilent to provide service to Roche NimbleGen customers

Singapore: Agilent Technologies and Roche announced the signing of an exclusive agreement to provide continued service t...

November 13, 2012 | Tuesday | News
Biopectrum award winner Novo Informatics brings speed to drug discovery

Novo Informatics is the brainchild of a group of students and researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),...

March 15, 2013 | Friday | Influencers
Merck France unit plant gets compliance certification

September: Merck Millipore has received good manufacturing practice certification for its Biodevelopment Center in Franc...

September 13, 2013 | Friday | News
Malaysia aims at 1000 clinical trials by 2020, trains professionals

The rise of the National Key Economic Areas (NKEAs) has created a sense of urgency in Malaysia. The government, in its...

September 17, 2013 | Tuesday | Opinion
BSA-CMR Survey: New CRO players emerge in APAC

The fifth edition of the annual BioSpectrum Asia Pacific clinical research organization (CRO) Survey, which is conduct...

September 18, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
ImmusanT starts trials of celiac disease vaccine, Nexvax2

Singapore: ImmusanT initiated clinical trials in New Zealand, Australia and the US to evaluate Nexvax2, the first the...

September 5, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Quintiles signs bioanalytical deal with Korean CRO

Singapore: To enhance its bioanalytical service offerings in Asia, Quintiles has signed an exclusive partnership with Bi...

December 20, 2012 | Thursday | News
SymBio Pharma completes patient enrollment

Singapore: Japan-headquartered SymBio Pharmaceuticals has completed patient enrollment for its phase II clinical trial o...

March 8, 2013 | Friday | News
Challenge No 10: Lack of mid-size CROs

For the CRO industry, the biggest challenge will be to develop a credible mid-sized offering to the industry. Currently,...

May 17, 2012 | Thursday | Analysis
Vedic's health study on men is a success

Singapore: Vedic Lifesciences has successfully completed four human studies on sexual health, for various clients from C...

November 30, 2012 | Friday | News
Telstar to set up plants for Square in Bangladesh

Singapore: Telstar, a provides of life sciences solutions headquartered in Spain, will set up two new pharmaceutical pla...

October 5, 2012 | Friday | News
Temptime expands business in Asia

Singapore: Temptime, the world leader in time temperature indicators, has opened a business office in Beijing, China, ma...

June 1, 2012 | Friday | News
INC Research opens two new offices in Japan

Singapore: INC Research, a therapeutically focused global clinical research organization (CRO) with a Trusted Process(R)...

July 30, 2013 | Tuesday | News
FDA raps Chinese clinical trials for 'sloppy data'

Singapore: China offers a cheaper and bigger market for clinical trials, but its sloppy data generation and irregulariti...

July 15, 2013 | Monday | Regulatory
AusBiotech advocates strong clinical trial program

Singapore: Australia, which celebrated International Clinical Trials Day on May 20, is looking to strengthen its clinica...

May 25, 2012 | Friday | Analysis