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Boostimmune secures Japanese patent for sequence-independent TCTP antibody technology

Singapore, July 14 -- South Korea-based startup Boostimmune has secured a Japanese patent covering technology that uses antibodies to inhibit the function of translationally controlled tumour protein ... Read More


Boehringer Ingelheim and Aster DM Healthcare to improve medical education in UAE

Singapore, July 14 -- Boehringer Ingelheim, one of the world's leading research-driven biopharmaceutical companies, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Aster DM Healthcare, to collabor... Read More


Japan's Shimadzu buys Tescan as wholly owned subsidiary for $711 M

Singapore, July 13 -- Japan-based Shimadzu Corporation has completed the acquisition of all shares of Glass HoldCo s.r.o., which indirectly holds all shares of Tescan Group, a Europe-based pioneer in ... Read More


OTR Therapeutics, LG Chem partner to develop novel oncology assets from China

Singapore, July 13 -- China-based startup OTR Therapeutics has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with Korean company LG Chem to accelerate development of novel oncology therapies emergi... Read More


Takeda invests up to $30 M to establish plasma donation centres in Indonesia

Singapore, July 13 -- Japanese pharma firm Takeda and the Indonesian Government (the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Investment and Downstream Industry/BKPM and the Coordinating Ministry for Econo... Read More


Korea's Samsung Bioepis enters into agreement with Proteina for AI-based antibody therapeutics

Singapore, July 13 -- South Korea-based Samsung Bioepis has entered into a license agreement with Proteina Co. to collaborate on a government-supported national R&D initiative aimed at developing AI-b... Read More


Singapore's Foundation Healthcare launches IPO to raise approx $242 M

Singapore, July 13 -- Foundation Healthcare, an integrated private healthcare platform in Singapore, has registered its prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in connection with its... Read More


Hong Kong launches new generation of myopia control spectacle lenses

Singapore, July 10 -- The School of Optometry at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and HOYA Vision Care have long been committed to developing myopia control spectacle lenses to help safegu... Read More


Korea's Daewoong Pharma teams up with Waycen to enter AI endoscope software market

Singapore, July 10 -- South Korea-based Daewoong Pharmaceutical has entered into a distribution agreement with Waycen Inc., a medical AI company, for the AI-powered endoscopic image analysis software ... Read More


AstraZeneca and PureHealth to activate Rare Diseases Centre of Excellence in Abu Dhabi

Singapore, July 10 -- The Department of Health - Abu Dhabi (DoH), the regulator of the healthcare sector in the Emirate, alongside AstraZeneca and PureHealth have signed a Memorandum of Understanding ... Read More