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ANDHealth, LaunchVic launch Digital Health Accelerator in Australia

ANDHealth, Australia’s leading digital health commercialisation organisation, has successfully secured $1.4 million in funding from LaunchVic to establish a novel accelerator programme for high growth potential digital health startups.

MIRXES announces Southeast Asia's first business and clinical advisory programme

MiRXES, a Singapore-headquartered biotechnology startup focused on saving lives and improving health economics and outcomes through RNA-powered disease early detection and precision genomic tests, has launched the first edition of MiRXES Translator Programme,

Medtronic launches Customer eXperience Center in Singapore

Medtronic plc, a global leader in healthcare technology, has launched the Medtronic Customer eXperience Center (MCXC) in Singapore, leveraging innovative healthcare technologies across extended reality (XR), augmented and virtual realities, and robotics, to connect the global healthcare community from anywhere, at any time.

QPS opens new preclinical research facility in Taiwan

QPS, a global contract research organisation headquartered in the US, has opened a second preclinical research facility in Taipei, Taiwan.

Boston Scientific expands operations in Malaysia

Boston Scientific Corporation, a global leader in medical device technology, has unveiled a new expansion of its operations in Batu Kawan, Penang, Malaysia.

XtalPi, CK Life Sciences announce AIempowered tumour vaccine R&D in China

Chinese firm XtalPi is embarking on a strategic collaboration with CK Life Sciences, a member of the CK Hutchison Group.

Astellas invests $50M to support gene therapy programmes of Taysha

Japan-based Astellas Pharma Inc. and Taysha Gene Therapies, Inc. have announced a strategic investment to support the advancement of Taysha’s adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy development programmes for the treatment of Rett syndrome and Giant Axonal Neuropathy (GAN).

GSK launches S$44M HPF in Singapore for cancer treatment

The global biopharma company GSK plc has launched a new, S$44 million high potency facility (HPF) in its strategic New Product Introduction site in Jurong, Singapore.

CSIRO partnership helps connect Australian healthcare system

The Australian Digital Health Agency and Australia’s national science agency, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)’s

New Zealand provides snapshot of nation's health with new survey results

The annual New Zealand Health Survey results provide valuable information about the health and wellbeing of New Zealanders.

Brunei's Ministry of Health opens intelligence hub in Jerudong

The Ministry of Health (MoH), Brunei Darussalam and Singapore-based EVYD Technology have announced the official opening of the MoH Intelligence Hub at EVYD Campus in Jerudong.

India announces launch of Bengaluru Science & Technology Cluster

Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, Prof. Ajay Sood recently launched Bengaluru Science & Technology Cluster (BeST).

Hugel's Letybo from Korea obtains marketing approval in Australia

Hugel, a South Korea-based medical aesthetics company, has obtained marketing approval for 50 and 100 units of its botulinum toxin called ‘Letybo’ for the indication of glabellar lines from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) of Australia.

Who Needs Next Gen Vax Tech?

The COVID-19 vaccines were developed in record time. As the novel’ coronavirus mutates, the vaccine makers, too, are adapting by innovating vaccine technologies. Researchers continue to work, aiming for more potent immunity, reduced transmissibility, cheaper manufacturing, easier transport, and mutation-targeted vaccines. The novel vaccine models may facilitate rapid and effective responses to new infectious diseases, allergies, autoimmune conditions, and cancers. Vaccination programmes can be more cost-effective and efficient by achieving global outreach, maintaining vaccine potency, and optimising logistics, thus increasing global preparedness for future pandemics and disease outbreaks. Let’s explore some of the latest advancements in vaccine technology which emerged in the era of COVID-19.

India Unveils Tele Mental Health Assistance And Networking Across States

Establishing a new milestone in the field of mental health on the occasion of World Mental Health Day on October 10, Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele-MANAS), an initiative of the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, has been launched in the country.

WHO issues new framework to strengthen collaborative action onTB and comorbidities

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is launching a new framework for collaborative action on tuberculosis (TB) and comorbidities to address the limited uptake of collaborative activities to reduce the burden of TB and comorbidities and to support countries in enabling access to peoplecentred care.

Sierra Leone adds HPV jabs to routine immunisation schedule

In a move to protect adolescent girls from cervical cancer, the government of Sierra Leone, in West Africa, has introduced the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine to the routine immunisation schedule and launched the start of a campaign to reach 153,991 girls with the vaccine.

Gavi inks agreement with Moderna for COVID-19 vaccine supply to LICs

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has signed an agreement with Moderna related to the supply of COVID-19 vaccines to lower-income countries (LICs) supported by the Gavi COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC).

NousQ receives $175K grand prize for paediatric ear tube insertion device

MedTech Innovator, the largest accelerator of medical devices in the world, in partnership with Asia Pacific Medical Technology Association (APACMed), the first and only regional association to provide a unified voice for the medical technology industry, has announced NousQ as the winner of the 2022 Asia Pacific Accelerator programme.

Pfizer acquires Australian startup ResApp Health for 179 M

US-based Pfizer has acquired University of Queensland (UQ) startup ResApp Health Limited for $179 million. ResApp, an ASX-listed company based in Brisbane, has developed simple and inexpensive smartphone technology that can accurately identify respiratory diseases based on cough analysis.

Deep Bio explores AI support for prostate cancer diagnosis

South Korea-based startup Deep Bio Inc. has announced that it will sign trial purchase agreements with five Korean hospitals for its artificial intelligence (AI)-based prostate cancer diagnosis support software, DeepDx-Prostate Pro, through the Public Procurement Marketplace programme run by the Korean Public Procurement Service (PPS).

Rx Propellant plans Rs 3k Cr investment to build life sciences lab spaces in India

Rx Propellant, an Actis portfolio company and India’s leading life sciences infrastructure and cluster developers, has announced the launch of 9 lakh sq ft of lab spaces in Genome Valley, Hyderabad, India.

Simcere, Almirall ink S492 M deal for treating autoimmune diseases

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group, an innovation and R&D-driven pharmaceutical company, and Almirall S.A, a global biopharmaceutical company focused on skin health; have entered into an exclusive licensing agreement for Simcere’s IL-2 mutant fusion protein (IL-2 mu-Fc) autoimmune drug candidate, SIM0278.

Samsung Biologics unlocks additional capacity for production at newest Plant 4

Samsung Biologics, South Korea-based contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO), has announced that its Plant 4, the world’s largest single bio manufacturing plant, has commenced GMP operations in October 2022.

Fujitsu Asia and A*STAR to advance Al-based healthcare & medical technologies

Singapore based Fujitsu Asia Private Limited (FAPL) and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have signed a master research collaboration agreement for joint projects to accelerate the R&D of artificial intelligence (AI) and converging technology solutions around healthcare and medical applications.

Biocon out-licences 2 biosimilar assets for commercialisation in Japan

Indian firm Biocon Biologics has entered into a strategic out-licensing agreement with Japanese pharmaceuticals company Yoshindo Inc. for commercialising two of its pipeline biosimilar assets, bUstekinumab and bDenosumab, in the Japanese market.

Telix Pharma adds new PET imaging radiotracers to GE Healthcare’s portfolio

Australia-based Telix Pharmaceutical has announced a collaborative development and reseller agreement with GE Healthcare to supply its investigational positron emission tomography (PET) imaging radiotracers, TLX250CDx (89Zr-DFO-girentuximab), and [18F]-FLac (18F-3-fluoro2-hydroxypropionate) for use in third party clinical research and development activities.

Japan approves Medtronic’s robotic-assisted surgery system

The Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) has given its approval for Medtronic’s urologic surgical and gynaecologic laparoscopic indications in Japan.

Taiwan and Japan hold deliberations on medical products regulation

Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) with Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) and Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) hosted the 10th Joint Conference of Taiwan and Japan on Medical Products Regulation on October 20, 2022.

Australia pledges $25M for dementia, ageing and aged care research

The Australian government has announced $25 million for dementia, ageing and aged care research.