DSM Opens New Office in Thailand
Looking to strengthen footprint in the market, building on an established presence of more than 30 years. Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living is...
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Special Olympics Asia Pacific Launches Fitness App for People With Intellectual Disabilities
SPROUT app to encourage physical fitness amongst people with intellectual disabilities. Globally, six out of 10 people with intellectual disabilities (ID) suffer from obesity as they lack...
Chugai, A*STAR Research Project to Develop New Virus Antibody to Fight Against Dengue
Project selected as US$4.4 million grant recipient by GHIT Fund. The fight against dengue continues with the latest joint research project between Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and the Agency for...
Smartfuture’s S$100 Health Kit Rental Service Saves Business Time and Money
Health Kit includes first aid kit, glucose monitor, blood pressure monitor, ECG recorder, oximeter, body scale and thermometer. A Singapore-based health tech startup, Smartfuture, is launching its...
Bayer, NUS Enterprise Partner to Start Healthy Hearts, Healthy Aging Initiative
Initiative to drive the adoption of health innovation which enables long-term prevention of stroke, heart attacks and other serious cardiovascular events. By 2050, one in four people in Asia and the...
Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize 2020 Opens for Nominations
The S$300,000 prize honours individuals or organisations whose achievements in technology, policies or programmes help solve some of the world’s water challenges and benefit people around the...
BD Launches New Patient Safety Program for Hospitals in Asia
Developed in partnership with the Joint Commission International for Patient Safety. BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a global medical technology company, has launched a new patient safety program...
Brexit Leads to 25 Per Cent Decline in UK Clinical Trials
QPS Netherlands ready to take on clinical trials that require relocation, manage new projects. According to a recent report by Fitch Solutions, Brexit is already impacting the UK’s clinical trials...
BCG Digital Ventures and Sartorius Launch the World’s First Voice-Powered Digital Assistant for Scientists
LabTwin can take notes, capture data, create supply lists and set timers or reminders from anywhere in the lab. LabTwin GmbH, an independent company backed by Boston Consulting Group Digital Ventures...
AstraZeneca Research Shows Significant Gaps in Online Sources of Information for Lung Cancer Patients
Outdated or complex information prevails in 11 studied countries, potentially inhibiting patients’ ability to make informed decisions about their care. A research by AstraZeneca revealed that...
Russia Creating Its Own Ultrasound System to Treat Tumours
First prototype expected to be completed by the end of 2019. Shvabe Holding (part of Rostec State Corporation) and Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University are working together to create...
Australian Gene-Editing Rules Adopt ‘Middle Ground’
Updated regulations allow scientists to use some genome-editing techniques in plants and animals without government approval. The Australian government will not regulate the use of gene-editing...