Singapore

Oliver Healthcare Packaging clinches Packaging Design of the Year Award

Its pioneering Dispos-a-vent® Barrier Pouch improves sterility and lowers costs for medical device manufacturers.

Femto Research grabs Service Innovation of the Year at Healthcare Asia Awards

The company’s Saliva p53Microbiome can identify and monitor various cancers and suitably replace blood samples.

National Cardiovascular Center Harapan Kita clinches three awards at Healthcare Asia Awards 2020

The hospital won awards for patient care, service delivery innovation and providing specialty services.

Travel restrictions weigh on IHH Healthcare Q2 earnings

The lack of new foreign patients would mean a near-zero patient revenue for its Singapore unit.

Asia-Pacific healthtech funding plunged 56% to $703m in Q1

Half of the clusters that outperformed the ecosystem were relevant to addressing COVID-19.

Medtech firm Biolidics allowed to sell COVID-19 test kit in EU

This followed after the test kit was allowed to be sold in Singapore and the Philippines.

Singapore-based Doctor Anywhere bags $27m Series B funding

It plans to expand its platform to more markets this year.

Raffles Medical's earnings could take hit as footfall stumbles in Singapore

Doctors were advised to stop or defer accepting new foreign patients.

Korea's healthcare spending to rise by 9.4% in 2020

A surge of demand in medical products and a growing senior population will boost spending.

UPS receives IATA CEIV Pharma Certification

This is said to validate its capabilities in the safe and efficient transport of pharma products.

WeDoctor eyes $1b Hong Kong IPO

It has invited pitches from investment banks to lead the platform’s listing.

APAC healthcare deal value dropped 29% to $11.5b in 2019

The total deal size in Southeast Asia surged to $2.4b.

Headwinds in Singapore's pharma industry could hurt revenues

Companies face challenges in clinical trials and intellectual property.

Asia's healthcare industry turns to big data to streamline services

China completed five data centres that exclusively collect citizens’ health profiles.

Nearly half of Asia Pacific consumers to use telemedicine within five years

Seven in 10 consumers prefer a single touchpoint for managing their healthcare.

Deteriorating drug pricing environment concerns Japan's pharmas

The government plans to impose another price cutting mechanism in April 2020.