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...
South Korean health-tech company Kakao Healthcare has entered into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Universitas Indonesia Hospital (RSUI) to collaborate on localizing and disseminating its AI-driven blood sugar management solution, PASTA. The collaboration is part...
In May 2024, Cleveland Clinic and Vinmec Health System announced the inclusion of Vinmec Central Park International Hospital in the Cleveland Clinic Connected network. Located in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and part of Vingroup, Vinmec Central Park is a 178-bed...
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is set to open a USD 1.5 billion cancer drug manufacturing plant in Singapore, as part of its global expansion strategy. The new factory highlights a growing trend among pharmaceutical companies to establish production facilities in...
According to research conducted by Siriraj Hospital and Mahidol University, colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in Thailand, accounting for over 10% of all cancer cases in the country. It is the only malignancy with an increased incidence in both...
Malaysia’s Health Ministry announced that a total of 401 projects aimed at upgrading health clinics and other healthcare facilities across the country are currently underway in 2024, with an estimated cost of MYR 150 million (USD 31 million). Particularly in...
Makati Life Medical Center is set to bring advanced cancer detection and treatment technology to the Philippines through a partnership with United Imaging Healthcare, Operista India, and Paeonmed Philippines. This collaboration will introduce the uMI 550 Digital...
Singapore’s healthcare infrastructure is set to undergo a transformative expansion with the introduction of a pioneering hospital campus in the eastern region by 2030. This initiative, announced at the ground-breaking ceremony officiated by Minister for Health...
AI Medical Service (AIM), a start-up based in Tokyo focused on medical advancements, particularly in diagnostic endoscopic artificial intelligence (AI), has recently entered into a joint research agreement with Mahidol University in Thailand. The agreement aims to...
The Medical City (TMC) is pioneering the adoption of AI in the Philippines by integrating Lunit’s AI solutions into its mammography and chest X-ray services, significantly enhancing diagnostic accuracy and efficiency. Lunit, a South Korean company specializing...
BioNexus Gene Lab Corporation (BGLC), a US-based global leader in genomic diagnostics and healthcare technology, has announced a strategic investment by its wholly-owned subsidiary, MRNA Scientific Sdn Bhd, in Ascension Innovation Sdn Bhd (AISB), a Malaysian company....
