Johnson & Johnson Vision, the eye health unit of Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, will develop an integrated eye health ecosystem in Singapore that uses AI, data and digitalization to connect key stakeholders within the eye health journey –...
Researchers from Thailand’s Chulalongkorn University have developed a machine to draw out Covid-19 vaccine doses more efficiently and optimize lower-than-expected. The new machine is currently being used at the university’s vaccination center. Using a robotic...
In August 2021, Vietnam inaugurated the Telehealth platform, which facilitates connections of all health centers nationwide, from district hospitals to those at the national level, and the launch of the National Technology Center for Covid-19 Prevention and Control....
Digital health platforms in the Philippines are expected to remain flourishing as the COVID-19 pandemic continues as evidenced by several apps reporting accelerated numbers of users and utilization. AIDE, a mobile app marketplace that connects patients with doctors,...
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., a fully integrated professional services and project management company headquartered in Canada, has been commissioned by US-based firm DexCom Inc., a leader in continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGM) for diabetes management, to help...
SK Group, one of South Korea’s largest conglomerates, has been reported to be planning an investment in Vietnam’s largest pharmacy retail chain, Pharmacity, with an expected value of up to USD 100 million. According to investment banking sources, SK Group is...
TE Asia Healthcare Partners, a healthcare group backed by US private equity firm TPG Capital, and Altrui Investment Management are investing USD 50 million in two medical projects in Indonesia. The facilities are a Heartology Cardiovascular Center in the Brawijaya...
Tessa Therapeutics Ltd. (Tessa), a clinical-stage cell therapy company developing next-generation cancer treatments for hematological malignancies and solid tumors, is collaborating with the Agency for Science Technology and Research’s (A*STAR) Institute of Molecular...
Thailand is developing a 5G-powered intelligent medical information system in cooperation with five organizations including Mahidol University’s Faculty of Engineering, the Medicine and Engineering Faculties of Naresuan University, the Permanent Secretary Office...
Indonesian Health Startup Prixa has just secured USD 3 million of funding from Telkom Indonesia’s MDI Ventures, Trans-Pacific Technology Fund and Siloam Hospitals Group. Since its founding in 2019, Prixa has raised a total of USD 4.5 million. The new funds will be...
Naluri Hidup, a Malaysia-based digital health service provider, has secured MYR 20.6 million (USD 5 million) in a new fundraising round headed by Singapore’s Integra Partners. The successful round marks the Malaysian government’s first match of private capital...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has approved the conduct of six flagship R&D projects that will serve as foundation studies of the proposed Virology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines. The DOST has allocated PHP 284 million (USD 5.83 million)...
