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BIOTRONIK’s Manufacturing Center In Singapore Begins Operations
BIOTRONIK's manufacturing center in Singapore has begun manufacturing products for vascular intervention and cardiac rhythm management.
AbbVie Opens API Manufacturing Facility In Singapore
The new manufacturing site in Singapore, AbbVie's first in Asia, will expand the company’s global operations for small molecule and biologics manufacturing.
Medicinal Plant Compound Shrinks Prostate Tumors In Mice
A compound derived from the neem plant, which is typically used in Indian Ayurvedic medicine, has been shown to reduce prostate cancer tumor size by 70 percent in mice.
FDA Approves Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Drug
Scientists in Australia had originally developed Eteplirsen®, a drug that treats a rare and fatal muscle-wasting disease affecting one in 3,500 boys worldwide.
Zika Test By Singapore Firm Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization
A Zika test developed by Singapore-based Vela Diagnostics has received Emergency Use Authorization for use in the United States.
WuXi Biologics Opens New Manufacturing Facility In China
WuXi Biologics has launched a commercial-scale biologics perfusion manufacturing facility in Wuxi City, China.
Researchers Crowdsource For Novel Malarial Drugs
Once the domain of IT, researchers have adopted a crowdsourced approach to finding alternatives to artemisinin for malarial treatment.
Synthetic Oil Delayed ALS Symptoms In Mice: Study
A potential treatment may help delay motor neuron loss in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a disease brought into the spotlight by the ice bucket challenge.
Boosting Vaccine 2 With Antibodies From Vaccine 1
The research suggests that vaccine efficacy could be improved by exploiting cross-reactive antibodies.
