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GenScript Launches Manufacturing Facility In Singapore
GenScript’s new facility is set to improve support for scientists in the Asia-Pacific region with shorter delivery time and local collaboration.
Detecting COVID-19 With A Single Blow
Through a new breathalyzer developed by Singapore start-up Breathonix, detecting COVID-19 could soon be as quick and easy as blowing into a mouthpiece.
Making Hepatitis C Treatment More Accessible In Malaysia
Malaysia has granted a conditional registration for an affordable hepatitis C treatment developed through public-private partnerships with organizations in Egypt and Thailand.
BioNTech Sets Its Sights On Singapore
BioNTech is headed for Southeast Asia, with Singapore set to host a fully operational regional office and mRNA production facility by 2023.
Sinovac’s CoronaVac Trials Show Favorable Results
Early clinical trials show that Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate safely induces an immune response in healthy volunteers within a month of vaccination.
Singapore’s HSA Approves Digital Therapeutic For Substance Use Disorder
reSET is a 12-week prescription treatment for substance use disorder.
Singapore Grants ‘Conditional’ Approval For Remdesivir
Singapore's Health Sciences Authority has granted conditional approval of remdesivir as a treatment for patients with severe COVID-19.
Sinovac’s CoronaVac Shows Positive Early Results
Sinovac’s vaccine candidate for COVID-19 showed favorable immunogenicity and safety profiles in Phase I/II clinical trials.
Biolidics To Launch Rapid Test Kit For COVID-19
According to the Singapore-based medtech company, the kit can be used to detect COVID-19 from serum, plasma or blood samples with an accuracy of more than 95 percent in 10 minutes.
Lucence Develops COVID-19 Sample Stabilization Kits
Lucence has developed a kit that can stabilize COVID-19 test samples and is making 10,000 of the kits freely available to the scientific community.
