BioSpectrum Asia - 2022-02-15

• SAFETY REMAINS PARAMOUNT
• Acknowledg­ements
• BOOM ORBUST ASIAN FOR HEALTHCARE?
• Australia pitches $24M for telehealth to tackle growing cases of omicron
• China proposes action plan to focus on disability prevention
• Japan approves MicroPort CRM’s Alizea Bluetooth Pacemaker
• Singapore recommends booster dose at no later than 9 months
• Korea gives nod to Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
• India approves first indigenous protein sub-unit COVID-19 vaccine
• Korean firm partners with Sanofi for Parkinson’s Disease treatment
• India picks 4D bioprintin­g for diabetic foot ulcer management
• Fosun Pharma, Insilico Medicine advance AI-driven drug discovery
• GSK Singapore launches Shingrix vaccine against shingles
• Eisai strengthen­s brain health assessment in Asia
• Japan’s Otsuka Pharma invests in developmen­t of psychedeli­c medicines
• United Imaging invests $0.5B for ‘Intelligen­t R&D Complex’ in China
• Korea’s SK Inc. injects $350M in ‘Centre for Breakthrou­gh Medicines’
• Novotech Health completes $255M private placement transactio­n
• Chinese startup Abbisko Therapeuti­cs collaborat­es with Eli Lilly
• Epigeneres Biotech in India raises $6M in Series B funding
• Korea’s Seegene unveils blueprint for MDx future
• Cellusion raises 1.1B JPY to advance regenerati­ve therapy
• US startup Allay Therapeuti­cs expands operations in Singapore
• H2U secures $8M to power new health ecosystem in Taiwan
• US highlights COVID-19 neurologic­al symptoms
• BMGF & Wellcome pledge $300M to fight COVID-19
• Oxford University develops blood test to detect cancer and metastasis
• World Bank approves SA’s COVID-19 request for $750M DPL
• US to bring advanced healthcare products to Africa
• CEPI advances COVID-19 vaccine manufactur­ing in Africa
• WHO lays focus on ‘budgeting tool’ for TB testing
• US EPA, WHO partner to protect public health
• WHO releases first report on improving health of adolescent­s
• BOOM OR BUST ASIAN FOR HEALTHCARE?
• “Policies and support programmes should be aligned with the needs of the healthcare startups”
• Emerging Biotech/Biopharma Trends to Watch for in 2022
• Digital Health Ecosystem Key Insights in 2021
• Digital Health Ecosystem Key Insights in APAC (2021)
• LATEST DEVELOPMEN­TS
• Economics of Mental health
• Notable startups making mental health mobile
• Former Fresenius-Kabi China President joins Oculis
• Sanofi India’s MD Rajaram Narayanan exits
• GHIT Fund appoints Dr Osamu Kunii as new CEO
• BiomeBank picks new Chair to accelerate commercial­isation strategy
• UPMC names first President of new hospital in China
• Moderna Korea names Sohn Ji-young as first GM
• Australia uncovers resistance gene in deadly E. coli
• Hong Kong develops anti-virus 3D printing material to rapidly terminate COVID-19
• Japan opts for drug repurposin­g to stop dementia
• NZ develops method to disinfect PPE for potential reuse
• Korea uses gold nanopartic­les to develop diagnostic platform for COVID-19
• India identifies new drug delivery platform technology
• Singapore leverages serious games and simulation in healthcare education
• Medical education goes ‘Holographi­c’ with mixed reality from Microsoft
• India opens 11 new medical colleges
• Qiagen strengthen­s digital PCR platform QIAcuity ecosystem
• HEL Group expands operations in India
• Thermo Fisher acquires PeproTech for $1.85B
• Waters accelerate­s quantitati­ve mass spectromet­ry with new applicatio­n
• Agilent expands manufactur­ing capacity in Shanghai
• Shimadzu enters into ‘smart cells’ field with new investment
• Lofty targets for equitable vaccinatio­n

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