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New Zealand explores
ways to improve clinical trials
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January 2023
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Singapore injects
1M into Global Fund for fighting AIDS, malaria and TB
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January 2023
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Japan approves manufacturing and marketing of Adtralza for atopic dermatitis
Denmark-based LEO Pharma A/S, a global leader in medical dermatology, has announced that the Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has granted approval for the manufacturing and marketing of Adtralza (tralokinumab) subcutaneous injection
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January 2023
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Korea, Singapore strengthen bilateral cooperation over digital health medical devices
South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) recently held a bilateral meeting with the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) of Singapore at Seoul to support the advancement of domestic medical devices into the global market and strengthen bilateral cooperation in the field of digital health medical devices
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January 2023
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India Discovers 3 Antiviral Molecules For Treating COVID-19
A team of researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has identified antiviral molecules that can be used effectively to treat COVID-19 infections.
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December 2022
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PerkinElmer launches industry-first readyto-use viral vector assays
PerkinElmer, Inc. has launched ready-to-use Adenoassociated Virus Vectors (AAV) Detection Kits to support researchers working on gene therapies for a variety of serious diseases.
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December 2022
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Agilent, Monash University collaborate to build Malaysia Integrated Biology Centre
Agilent Technologies has entered a new strategic partnership with Monash University Malaysia (Monash) to build a Malaysia integrated biology centre
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December 2022
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Nikon enters into Indian healthcare sector through microscopy biz
Nikon India has announced its foray into India’s healthcare sector through System Product Microscopy business.
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December 2022
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Sartorius enters research partnership with The BASE Facility at University of Queensland
Germany-based Sartorius has entered a research partnership with The BASE Facility at The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia to improve the manufacturing process of nucleic acid products led by the external collaboration group, Separation Separation Technology Marketing team.
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December 2022
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Singapore links air polluting particles with cardiac arrests
Small particles in air pollution in Singapore might have caused sudden cardiac arrests in some people who were not in hospital but simply going about their normal lives, according to scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School working with the National Environment Agency (NEA) as part of the PanAsian Resuscitation Outcomes Study (PAROS).
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December 2022
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New Zealand explores genomic sequencing to improve newborns' well-being
Researchers from the University of Auckland’s Liggins Institute in New Zealand are about to harness the technology of rapid genome sequencing in the hope of improving the well-being of critically ill newborn babies.
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December 2022
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Hong Kong uses novel computation methods to develop COVID-19 hotspot map
A research team led by Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has launched the Hong Kong COVID-19 Hotspot Map which allows the intuitive visualisation of real-time and dynamic geographic distribution of COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong.
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December 2022
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Korea designs novel skinattachable auditory sensor
A research team at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), South Korea has developed a skin-attachable microphone sensor that clearly detects voices even in harsh noisy environments.
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December 2022
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Kyowa Kirin announces change in leadership position
Kyowa Kirin, a Japan-based Global Specialty Pharmaceutical company, has announced the appointment of Abdul Mullick, President, Kyowa Kirin International (KKI), to a new role in the global organisation, as Vice Chief International Business Officer, reporting to the Global President.
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December 2022
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Healthify Me picks Stanford's Dr Shebani Sethi as Chief Medical Officer
In a first for a healthtech startup in India, Bengaluru-based HealthifyMe has announced the appointment of Dr Shebani Sethi as its consulting Chief Medical Officer (CMO).
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December 2022
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CARsgen names Dr Sylvie Peltier as SVP of global regulatory affairs
China-based startup CARsgen Therapeutics Holdings has announced that Dr Sylvie Peltier has been appointed as Senior Vice President (SVP) of Global Regulatory Affairs of the company.
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December 2022
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Smith+Nephew opens academy in Singapore
Smith+Nephew, the global medical technology company, has announced the opening of Smith+Nephew (S+N) Academy Singapore, a major medical education and digital innovation centre covering the Asia-Pacific region.
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December 2022
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India sets up Academic Chair in Ayurvedic Science at Western Sydney University
The Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, has formally announced the setting up of an Ayurveda Academic Chair based at Western Sydney University’s NICM Health Research Institute, with tenure for a period of three years.
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December 2022
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Mahidol University adopts virtual reality for medical education
Japan-based Jolly Good Inc., in collaboration with Juntendo University, will commence a demonstration project for the introduction of medical education with virtual reality (VR) for the purpose of developing medical human resources through the use of VR at Royal Mahidol University and throughout Thailand.
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December 2022
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Rounding up Digital Health Advancements across APAC in 2022
Over the past two years, Digital Health has been propelled into a realm of new care to create better efficiency, patient experience, while improving patient outcomes.
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December 2022
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Healthcare Consumerisation Driving the Demand for Home Diagnostic Innovations in Asia
The healthcare industry is witnessing a major shift in patient behaviour-- patients are more independent and aware of their health and well-being.
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December 2022
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"There are many diseases for which mRNA approaches will be life-saving, including cancers"
What are your views on the current application and future perspectives of CRISPR/Cas9 mediated gene editing technology in developing new disease treatments? CRISPR/Caso9 gene editing is very powerful, but, not yet, as highly accurate as one would like.
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December 2022
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A Powerful Performance
Allplex SARS-CoV-2 Assay by Seegene Inc
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December 2022
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Powering it with RNA
Aspin off from Agency of Science, Technology and Research A*STAR), Singapore-based startup MiRXES has commercialised its technology and eveloped accurate multi-cancer early detection solutions and made them readily available and accessible to people who need them.
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December 2022
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Revolutionising Healthcare with New-age Tech
Brain Navi Biotechnology, founded in 2015, is located in Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park in Taiwan.
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December 2022
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Accelerating Drug Discovery
Hummingbird Bioscience, founded in 2015, is an innovative clinical-stage biotech startup focused on developing precision therapies against hard-to drug targets to improve treatment outcomes.
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December 2022
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Lunit Lunit Inc Conquering Cancer With Al
South Korea-based Lunit Inc is a public company that develops medical artificial intelligence (AI) software that helps conquer cancer.
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December 2022
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Far-reaching Impact
Dr Parul Ganju, a PhD in skin biology, from National Institute of Immunology (NII), New Delhi cofounded Ahammune Biosciences in 2016 in Pune, with Dr Krishnamurthy Natarajan, Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi.
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December 2022
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Applying Deep Learning Experience to Drug Discovery
A leader in next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for drug discovery and biomarker development, Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD, is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong headquartered startup Insilico Medicine.
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December 2022
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An International Leader in Vaccinology
With an extensive background in child health and immunisation research, Professor Helen Marshall is best known for leading the world’s biggest study on meningococcal B disease.
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