According to the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Japanese companies operating in the healthcare sector are increasing their presence in Vietnam through both manufacturing, sales and financial investment activities. Some notable examples mentioned in a...
Achiko AG and PT Indonesia Farma Medis (PIFM) have established a new joint venture called PT Achiko Medika Indonesia. PFIM and Achiko will jointly manufacture and assemble Project Gumnuts Covid-19 test kits for the Indonesian market. Other companies will be involved...
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has officially granted Philstar Marketing Development, Inc. registration as a developer and operator of its First Bulacan Business Park (FBBP) in Malolos, Bulacan, the first mixed-use ecozone in the province. FBBP will be...
Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Plc (BDMS), Thailand’s largest private hospital operator, signed an agreement with Silicon Valley-based innovation platform Plug and Play Tech Center to develop innovations for a new paradigm of medical treatment. With this move,...
Hyphens Pharma International, Singapore’s leading specialty pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare group, announced in January 2021 that its subsidiary, Pan-Malayan Pharmaceuticals, has been awarded with an e-pharmacy licence for its WellAway Pharmacy by the Health...
Indonesian Conglomerate Lippo Group has announced its plans for an overhaul of its mHealth service as a key engine of growth for 2021. Lippo Group is the owner of Siloam International Hospitals, the largest chain of private-sector general hospitals in the country, in...
Key Alliance Group Bhd (KAG), a Malaysian company specializing in ICT services and IT infrastructure solutions has announced its plan to invest MYR 14 million (USD 3.4 million) to acquire a 30% stake in Tree Med Sdn Bhd, a local medical devices and pharmaceutical...
The Vietnam Medical Association (VMA) and biotech company Roche Vietnam recently signed a strategic partnership aiming to increase the rate of early breast cancer detection using advanced therapies in the 2020-2025 period. This is the first specialized project for...
The Philippines government is planning to start the vaccination against COVID-19 for Filipinos by the third or fourth week of February. According to the country’s vaccine czar during the senate inquiry on the government’s vaccination plan, the first batch of...
Mandaya Royal Hospital Puri has inked a seven-year partnership agreement with Royal Phillips (Phillips), a global leader in health technology. The deal aims to integrate a comprehensive range of cutting-edge medical technologies and solutions that will bring top-notch...
Healthcare equipment supplier LKL International Bhd has entered into a distribution agreement with AT Systematization Bhd to market, sell, and distribute natural rubber latex gloves and nitrile gloves. It targets volume sales of up to 2.6 billion pieces per year. The...
Australian biotechnology company, Vaxine Pty Ltd., has relayed its interest to the Philippines’ Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to conduct the second phase of clinical trials in the Philippines for its potential vaccine against Covid-19. The Phase 2...
