Pharmacovigilance: A strategic opportunity

For many Asian pharmaceutical companies, pharmacovigilance is a critical component of any drug development program. As p...

September 6, 2012 | Thursday | Opinion
Icon, Taiwan's national clinical trials center sign deal

Singapore: Icon, a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical d...

August 8, 2013 | Thursday | News
Dr Paul Hutchison: NZ's R&D investment is below OECD's average

Dr Paul Hutchison, a healthcare professional and a parliamentarian from Hunua, New Zealand, has emerged as one-of-the-mo...

November 20, 2012 | Tuesday | Influencers
Bindhya Cariappa: A woman has many roles to play

My father was an army officer and we saw frequent relocation, as a result of which we learned very early in life to adap...

March 8, 2013 | Friday | Influencers
What functional roles do CROs play in APAC?

The fifth edition of the annual BioSpectrum Asia Pacific clinical research organization (CRO) Survey, which is conduct...

September 18, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Patrys gets approval for myeloma trials in Australia

Singapore: Patrys has received approval to commence its planned phase I/IIa multiple myeloma trial with lead anti-canc...

November 5, 2012 | Monday | News
Dr Sukumar Nagendran is VP medical affairs of Quest

Singapore: Quest Diagnostics, a diagnostic information service provider, appointed Dr Sukumar Nagendran, as vice preside...

April 3, 2013 | Wednesday | Influencers
UK govt asked to make trials more transparent

Singapore: The United Kingdom Science and Technology Committee has described the current lack of transparency of many c...

September 18, 2013 | Wednesday | Regulatory
Malaysia aims at 1000 clinical trials by 2020, trains professionals

The rise of the National Key Economic Areas (NKEAs) has created a sense of urgency in Malaysia. The government, in its...

September 17, 2013 | Tuesday | Opinion
BSA-CMR Survey: New CRO players emerge in APAC

The fifth edition of the annual BioSpectrum Asia Pacific clinical research organization (CRO) Survey, which is conduct...

September 18, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Quintiles signs bioanalytical deal with Korean CRO

Singapore: To enhance its bioanalytical service offerings in Asia, Quintiles has signed an exclusive partnership with Bi...

December 20, 2012 | Thursday | News
Clinuvel gets positive results in Scenesse trial

Singapore: Australian company Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals reported successful, statistically significant results from its U...

December 19, 2012 | Wednesday | News
SymBio Pharma completes patient enrollment

Singapore: Japan-headquartered SymBio Pharmaceuticals has completed patient enrollment for its phase II clinical trial o...

March 8, 2013 | Friday | News
Vedic's health study on men is a success

Singapore: Vedic Lifesciences has successfully completed four human studies on sexual health, for various clients from C...

November 30, 2012 | Friday | News
CNS hires former TGA toxicologist for BioDesk

Singapore: Clinical Network Services (CNS), an Australian-based CRO offering integrated development services, has appoin...

March 4, 2013 | Monday | News
Charles River to acquire Galapagos at USD 179 mn

Singapore: Charles River Laboratories is soon to acquire CRO services division of Galapagos, which includes both Argenta...

March 19, 2014 | Wednesday | News
INC Research opens two new offices in Japan

Singapore: INC Research, a therapeutically focused global clinical research organization (CRO) with a Trusted Process(R)...

July 30, 2013 | Tuesday | News
AusBiotech advocates strong clinical trial program

Singapore: Australia, which celebrated International Clinical Trials Day on May 20, is looking to strengthen its clinica...

May 25, 2012 | Friday | Analysis