Hematogenix, a US-based global clinical research central laboratory specializing in oncology (cancer research) has established the first central oncology laboratory for clinical trials in Malaysia. The project’s accumulative investment is worth MYR 39 million (USD 9...
Fita, an Indonesia-based healthcare startup, just announced that it currently sells around 150 premium packages per day, contributing around USD 180,000 in annual sales. Fita was founded in August 2021, and has attracted 1.8 million registered users and 500,000...
It has been reported that Thai scientists are developing an anti-viral nasal spray aimed at countering Covid-19 infections. The solution neutralizes the virus when it enters the nose, and it is currently in the research and development phase. The spray will soon be...
As part of Malaysia’s investment promotion goal to attract premium and high-tech medical device product manufacturers, the country has successfully secured large investments from global medical devices and technologies companies, namely Insulet and Smith &...
On June 23rd, 2022, many hospitals in Vietnam introduced the country’s first-ever software for organ donation, management, allocation, and transplantation. The software promotion and relevant activities were coordinated by Cho Ray Hospital, Thong Nhat Hospital, and...
The City Government of Manila formally inaugurated the new PHP 2.3 Billion (USD 41 million) Bagong Ospital ng Maynila on June 24, 2022, after it broke ground on June 2020. The Bagong Ospital ng Maynila is a 10-storey, modern, tertiary hospital. It has a 384-bed...
The Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced plans to nearly double the number of eldercare centers in Singapore from 119 to 220 by 2025. This announcement comes amidst reports about Singapore’s ageing population, where it is noted that there will be an...
The Philippines and Italy are hoping to sign a mutual agreement for collaborating not just on science and health but also in other areas of strategic interests such as biomedical research, food science and technology, fashion and textile, furniture research and...
Vietnam´s pharmaceutical industry is growing strongly, benefitting from stable input costs. According to SSI Research, during the first quarter of 2022 total pharmaceutical revenue of the country increased by 7% over the same period in 2021, expecting that the...
KPower Bhd, Malaysia’s utility and renewable energy company, has launched the country’s first halal-certified synthetic bone cement, Prosteomax, through its subsidiary Granulab (M) Sdn Bhd. Prosteomax is a calcium phosphate-based synthetic bone cement that has...
KPower Healthcare chief executive officer Muhamad Badzli Abu Bakar said the company hopes to conclude the deal for three to five of the hospitals this year. KPower Healthcare was just set up in 2019 and the progress has been quite limited due to the Movement Control...
MiRXES, a Singapore-headquartered biotechnology company that focuses on miRNA-powered cancer early detection tests, announced the opening of South East Asia’s first industry 4.0 (i4.0) in vitro diagnostic (IVD) manufacturing facility. The USD 5.7 million facility is...
