Asia-Pacific Biotech News

Palm-Sized PCR Device for Rapid Real-Time Detection of Viruses.

Scientists Uncover New Mechanism for Diabetic Neuropathy.

Chi Med Initiates a Phase I/II Clinical Trial of Novel FGFR Inhibitor HMPL 453 in China.

Database Boosts Shanghai’s Technology Aim.

Experts Emphasize Scientific and Technological Innovations in Agriculture.

China Enlists AI to Diagnose Breast Cancer.

Study Offers Clue to Memory Formation in the Brain.

China Signed Science Cooperation Agreement with Bolivia.

Biotechnology in China Hits 4 Trillion RMB in 2016.

A Novel Pathway: Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis Linked to Depression Caused by Inflammation.

BGI Genomics Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering.

Current and Emerging Diagnostic and Therapeutic Developments in Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD).

International Collaborative Research Program focusing on Aging.

Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA).

Clinical Trials in our Real World.

Ophthalmology Workforce Planning and Projection – A New Integrated Approach.

Robots, A Potential Staple in Eye Surgery.

Interviews at Commonwealth Science Conference 2017.

Precision Medicine for Cancer Patients: Interview with Dr Allen Lai.

First of Its Kind Treatment – Repatha® (evolocumab) – Available to Address Unmet Needs in Patients with Uncontrolled LDL Cholesterol in Singapore.

Agilent Technologies Announces Revolutionary Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer.

Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Opdivo (nivolumab) + Yervoy (ipilimumab) Regimen Receives Approval from Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority in Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma [1].

National Supercomputing Centre Singapore and Global Gene Corp Sign a Strategic Collaboration in Support of Singapore’s Precision Medicine Initiative.

Parkway Pantai Introduces New 3-D Mammography Technology in Singapore Developed by GE Healthcare with More Patient Comfort in Mind.

Philips and Singapore Institute of Advanced Medicine Holdings Sign Agreement to Open First-of-its-kind Oncology Center in Singapore.

Siemens Launches First Fully Integrated Digitalization Hub in Singapore.

SINGAPORE – Asia Pacific Medical Technology Association (APACMed) Announces Partnership with Duke-NUS Medical School’s Centre of Regulatory Excellence (CoRE), Pledging Joint Commitment to Promote Regulatory Convergence and Capacity Building Across the Region.

SINGAPORE – Guardian Partners with MyDoc to Address Singapore’s Population Health Needs through Integrating Technology and Self-Care.

SINGAPORE & UNITED STATES – CellMax Life’s Precision, Non-Invasive Cancer Testing Now Available throughout Southeast Asia through Asia Genomics.

UNITED STATES – 3-D Printed Models Could Improve Patient Outcomes in Heart Valve Replacements.

UNITED STATES – Promising Target to Protect Bone in Patients with Diabetes.

UNITED STATES – New Antibody Appears to Re-Activate Immune System in Cancer Therapy.

UNITED STATES – Combo Immunotherapy May Herald New Standard of Care for Kidney Cancer.

JAPAN – Chugai’s Bispecific Antibody “Emicizumab” Global Phase III Data in Patients with Haemophilia A with Inhibitors Published in The New England Journal of Medicine Online.

RUSSIA & INDIA – BIOCAD’s Rituximab Biosimilar to Receive Market Authorization Soon in India.