Bangkok Hospital has allocated over THB 200 million (USD 5.45 million) to establish an advanced robotic surgery center. This new facility, equipped with multiple operating rooms and the latest robotic platforms including the da Vinci Xi Surgical System, signifies the...
Pfizer has expanded its manufacturing capabilities in Singapore with an SGD 1 billion (USD 0.77 billion) extension at its Tuas facility, focusing on the production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for oncology, pain, and antibiotic medications. The highly...
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently signed two significant agreements aimed at enhancing the pharmaceutical and medical sectors in the country. These agreements include a registration agreement for Victoria...
Bio Farma and Novo Nordisk Indonesia have entered into a collaboration to develop local manufacturing processes for diabetes medications in Indonesia. This partnership aims to improve access to affordable and high-quality diabetes treatments, enhance chronic disease...
The Malaysian Ministry of Health (MOH) plans to extend virtual consultation services to 900 health clinics nationwide by the end of the year. These services will cover follow-up treatments for communicable and non-communicable diseases, antenatal care, family...
South Korea’s GC Holdings will launch a gene and cancer diagnostic center in Vietnam in partnership with Phenikaa Group, marking its official entry into the Vietnamese healthcare sector. According to Korea IT Times, the project will feature GC Green Cross...
According to an economic forecast by TMBThanachart Analytics, Thai private hospitals are projected to generate over THB 322 billion (USD 8.8 billion) in revenue in 2024, marking a 4% increase from 2023. The private hospital sector in Thailand has expanded by more than...
Fullerton Healthcare Corp. Ltd., a Singapore-based healthcare provider, has made a significant foray into the Philippine market with the opening of a premium executive health screening and diagnostic imaging center in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. The move signals...
Synapxe, Singapore’s national HealthTech agency, has launched HEALIX, a cloud-based analytics platform aimed at transforming the public healthcare sector. HEALIX is designed to deploy advanced AI models to enhance patient care by consolidating data needs onto a...
Dontia Alliance (DA), Asia-based dental solutions company has introduced its first Advanced Implant Strategies Centre of Excellence or CoE (AIS Centre) in Penang, Malaysia. This launch marks the first step in DA’s vision to establish a vast and robust AIS Centre...
Japan’s Watakyu Vietnam, a textile product supplier for the healthcare industry, inaugurated a USD 33 million factory in Dong Nai province in June 2024. The opening ceremony for the new facility at Amata Industrial Park occurred about a year after construction...
In June 2024, Daewoong Pharmaceutical revealed its plans to collaborate with Indonesia’s Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), highly regarded for its veterinary research expertise, to establish a specialized primate research institute in the Southeast Asian...
