Korea designs smart contact lens for diagnosing and treating glaucoma

A research team at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) in South Korea has developed a smart contact lens by combining an intraocular pressure (IOP) sensor and a flexible drug delivery system to manage IOP measurement and medication administration in glaucoma patients.

World Health Organisation releases new Global Breast Cancer Initiative Framework

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released a new Global Breast Cancer Initiative Framework providing a roadmap to attain the targets to save 2.5 million lives from breast cancer by 2040.

CEPI collaborates to advance tools for Sudan ebolavirus vaccine research

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) is supporting the development of an international antibody standard against Sudan ebolavirus (SUDV)

Global Fund provides $867M in additional funding for pandemic preparedness and response

Since December 2022, the Global Fund has awarded $547 million in additional funding to 40 countries through its COVID-19 Response Mechanism (C19RM) and has now initiated the process to award a further $320 million, making a total of approximately $867 million.

The New Pandemic Of Layoffs

Employees across various sectors have been hit hard due to various restructuring measures leading to layoffs.

Formosa Pharma inks agreement with Eyenovia for new ophthalmic therapies

Taiwan-based Formosa Pharmaceuticals has entered into a collaboration agreement with US-based Eyenovia, for the development of novel ophthalmic therapeutics.

Eli Lilly ensures patient access to high-quality affordable insulin in Bangladesh

American pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly and Company will supply its active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) for human insulin at a reduced price to International Agencies (Bangladesh) Ltd.

Daewoong inks $336M deal with CS Pharma for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis treatment

South Korea’s Daewoong Pharmaceutical has secured an exclusive licensing agreement with CS Pharmaceuticals,

Gavi and India join hands to protect children with life-saving vaccines

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and the Government of India have established a new three-year partnership that aims to reach millions of children in the country with life-saving vaccines.

China approves AI software to assess symptoms of Parkinson's disease

Nervtex's MoDAS artificial intelligence (AI) system has become the first video-based, AI-powered medical device to win regulatory approval for assessing motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders, according to a company press release.

APAC Fem Tech Space Gains Momentum

Do you know what takes the blame for a woman’s bad health? Oestrogen, as it is the hormone that plays a central role in women’s health.

Can India Eliminate TB by 2025?

Tuberculosis (TB) is a severe public health issue in India, accounting for a quarter of the global TB burden.

How Imaging Tech And Liquid Biopsy Will Play Pivotal Role In Cancer Care

A core tenet of precision medicine is to simplify the delivery of the right treatment to the right patient at the right dose and at the right time.

Sartorius & RoosterBio to advance downstream purification for exosomes manufacturing

Germany-headquartered Sartorius has extended a strategic collaboration partnership agreement with US-based RoosterBio to address purification challenges and establish scalable downstream manufacturing processes for exosome-based therapies.

Qiagen launches EZ2 Connect MDx platform for automated sample processing in diagnostic labs

Qiagen has announced the launch of EZ2 Connect MDx for use in diagnostic laboratories, making the in vitro diagnostic (IVD) platform for automated sample processing available for wide scale use 18 months after being made available for research.

Shimadzu opens door to biomolecular imaging with new compact MALDI-TOF solution

Japan-headquartered Shimadzu Corporation has announced the release of the world’s smallest MALDI-TOF imaging solution, available as an option on the successful benchtop MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry series: the MALDI-8020 for positive ion analysis and the MALDI-8030, which features a dual-polarity ion source.

Thermo Fisher unveils CE-IVD marked assay to detect treatment-resistant HIV-1 strains

Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced the launch of its CE-IVD marked Applied Biosystems TaqPath Seq HIV1 Genotyping Kit, a Sanger sequencing-based assay that examines positive samples of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to identify genetic variants that may resist common antiretroviral therapeutics.

Study in NZ, Australia set to change treatment of children with acute respiratory problems

A world-first Australian and New Zealand (NZ) study is set to change how clinicians treat children with acute respiratory problems, improving best care and potentially saving millions of healthcare dollars, particularly in remote, rural and indigenous communities.

Korea provides new equation to US FDA for improving drug interaction prediction

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends indirect evaluation of drug interactions using a formula suggested in their guidance first published in 1997, revised in January of 2020, in order to evaluate drug interactions and minimise side effects of having to use more than one type of drugs at once.

Singapore demonstrates quantum recoil, paving way for precise X-ray imaging in healthcare

For the first time since it was proposed over 80 years ago, scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have demonstrated the phenomenon of \"quantum recoil\", which describes how the particle nature of light has a major impact on electrons moving through materials.

Australia turns back the clock on damaged heart tissue

An international team of researchers, led by University of Sydney in Australia, has developed a method to reverse the loss of elasticity of damaged heart tissue following heart attacks.

Former FDA medical device officer joins Pulnovo Medical's scientific advisory board

China-based Pulnovo Medical has announced the appointment of Dr Mingdong Zhang to the company’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB).

SK Bioscience accelerates global growth strategy by picking talent from Big Pharma

South Korea-based SK bioscience has announced that Richard Kensinger, PhD, former Director and Head of Drug Substance Process Development in SanofiPasteur and former Executive Director of Process Development and Protein Sciences at Affinivax Inc. has joined in ‘SK bioscience USA Inc.’ as Vice President of R&D Project Management. Dr Kensinger is an expert who has been dedicated to biopharmaceutical R&D, working at global companies for more than 20 years.

Dr David John Jeans steps in as HistoIndex's Non-Executive Chairman

Rockwell Automation, dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation across sectors including pharma and healthcare, has appointed Mariya Prempeh as country manager for Singapore, effective immediately.

Rockwell appoints Mariya Prempeh Singapore Country Manager

Rockwell Automation, dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation across sectors including pharma and healthcare, has appointed Mariya Prempeh as country manager for Singapore, effective immediately.

Asieris Pharma appoints Dr Linda Wu as Chief Development Officer

Asieris Pharmaceuticals, a China-based biopharma company specialising in discovering, developing and commercialising innovative drugs for the treatment of genitourinary tumours and other related diseases, has announced that Linda Wu, PhD will join Asieris as Chief Development Officer.

Chaitanya Sarawate steps in as India MD for Wipro GE Health Care

Wipro GE HealthCare has announced the appointment of Chaitanya Sarawate as the Managing Director (MD), Wipro GE HealthCare and President & CEO, GE HealthCare South Asia.

Goa Institute of Management launches professional certificate programme in healthcare

Goa Institute of Management (GIM) in India has launched a Professional Certificate Programme in Healthcare Management powered by Asia’s largest higher Edtech Company, upGrad.

Singapore unveils talent development strategy to boost Healthtech and Biotech ecosystem

Considering Singapore’s RIE2025 initiative, SGInnovate’s Helix Immersion Programme will support Singapore’s growing biomedical and biotech companies.

VALUE is the Trending Word of 2023

The last two years saw a significant leap toward patient-centricity in the pharmaceutical space. although this next iteration will focus on leveraging the industry's growing digital maturity to offer increased patient value while achieving measurable business goals.