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
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