Category: Education
Hitachi and Singapore’s A*STAR Design Novel Method to Reduce Genome Data Storage
SINGAPORE – Hitachi Asia Ltd. (Hitachi) and Data Storage Institute (DSI), a research institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) are devising a data compression technique to tackle the increasing volume of genome sequencing data generated by […]
Bristol-Myers Squibb To Support Hepatitis B, C Research In Asia
THE Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation has awarded three new grants to further research into hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) in China and India. The grants fall under the Delivering Hope™: Awareness, Prevention and Care umbrella program which is committed […]
Korea and Australia ink pact on food allergy research
AUSTRALIA – To help minimise the adverse health effects of allergens in milk and other food products, the University of New South Wales (UNSW) School of Chemical Engineering and Korea’s National Institute of Animal Science (NIAS) have signed an agreement […]
Singapore’s minister for health to participate in WHA, Geneva
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s Minister for Health Gan Kim Yong will attend the 65th World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, Switzerland, from May 20 to May 24, the ministry announced Saturday. The WHA is the decision-making body of the World Health […]
Taiwanese biochemist bags Nikkei Asia Award
THIS year’s Nikkei Asia Prizes have been awarded to Taiwanese biochemist Chi-Huey Wong, Chinese environmental activist Yang Yong, and Sybil Wettasinghe, a Sri Lankan writer and illustrator. Launched by Nikkei Inc. in 1996, the annual prize recognizes the achievements of […]
Tsinghua University partners with Bayer HealthCare Partner for Drug Research
CHINA – Bayer HealthCare and Tsinghua University in Beijing, China has signed a new strategic aggreement to collaborate in the area of biomedical sciences. This three-year joint research partnership relates to the Bayer-Tsinghua Joint Research Center for Innovative Drug Discovery […]
Takeda funds drug research
JAPAN – Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd has joined the Structural Genomics Consortium(SGC) to fund collective drug research aimed at bringing new, more effective medicines to market faster. The SGC is a not-for-profit organization based at the Universities of Toronto, Canada, […]
Biocon invests in new integrated research and development centre
INDIA – Biocon has invested in new integrated research and development centre, Biocon Research Center (BRC), in South-East Asia to conduct research on biologics that will deal with unmet medical needs. The 200,000-square-feet facility will accommodate the biologics process science […]
Cegedim opens office in Indonesia
FRANCE- Cegedim Strategic Data (CSD) continues expansion in Asia Pacific with the opening of an office in Indonesia Cegedim Strategic Data (CSD), leading provider of healthcare market research, announces the opening of a local office in Indonesia, a key growing […]
Biomedical research advances through new Institute
AUSTRALIA – The Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology (BMET) has officially opened at the University of Sydney, and will significantly advance highly multidisciplinary research for life sciences and medicine. Established by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies, BMET […]
