AFRICA – The African Union (AU), through the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has partnered with Singapore to implement a framework for mutual recognition of digital Covid-19…
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Prudential launches health app that can scan people’s faces for stress
ASIA – Prudential has launched a new feature on its holistic health and wealth management app Pulse by Prudential that allows it to scan people’s faces for stress, with Singapore…
Read MoreSanofi tees off work on approx. US$976 million ‘factory of the future’ in France and Singapore
SINGAPORE – French pharmaceutical company, Sanofi has begun construction on the first of two so-called Evolutive Vaccine Facilities (EVFs) it is constructing with a total investment of 900 million euros…
Read MoreBuyout firm Sylvan Group acquires 4 Singapore healthcare firms
SINGAPORE – Singapore-based The Sylvan Group, which is backed by members of the Hyundai and Rockefeller families, announced that it has purchased majority stakes in four Singapore healthcare and pharmaceutical…
Read MoreMerck’s oral antiviral pill grabs UK’s Emergency Use Approval in adults
UNITED KINGDOM – Britain has become the first country in the world to approve a potentially game-changing COVID-19 antiviral oral pill developed in collaboration by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, providing…
Read MoreMedtronic to invest US$50 million in Open Innovation Platform for healthcare in APAC
INDIA – Medtronic plc, a global leader in healthcare technology, has announced the launch of the Medtronic Open Innovation Platform (OIP) for the Asia Pacific to advance the future of…
Read MoreMerck in agreement with Singapore to supply molnupiravir for COVID-19 treatment
USA – Merck has announced a supply and purchase agreement to give Singapore access to its experimental oral Covid-19 antiviral drug, making Singapore the latest Asian country to try to…
Read MoreSingapore based P.E major buys out Indian Calibre Chemicals for US$100 million
SINGAPORE – Private equity major Everstone has announced acquisition of a controlling stake in Calibre Chemicals, which is a specialty ingredients player focused on the pharmaceutical, nutritional and personal care…
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