Biotech / MedTech

Singapore’s Ignition AI Accelerator partners Pfizer to advance biopharma sector with AI

Ignition AI Accelerator, a collaborative initiative between NVIDIA, Tribe, and Digital Industry Singapore (DISG), has announced a a strategic partnership with global biopharmaceutical leader Pfizer to advance biopharma sector with artificial intelligence (AI).

Shenzhen-based PAM2L Biotechnologies plans new round of funding to expand capabilities

PAM2L Biotechnologies is one of the finalists of Fund At First Pitch at BEYOND Expo 2024.

Hong Kong’s biotech firm Geb Impact aims to raise funds as it eyes further expansion

Geb Impact is one of the finalists of Fund at first pitch at BEYOND Expo 2024.

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When “self-driving” enters the laboratory

#AI allows humans to conduct research and achieve innovation in a more efficient, more cost-effective, and more systematic way. However, looking back at the history of human inventions, some of the most representative inventions stem not only from systematic research but also from human curiosity, keen observation, and serendipity.

Engineering biology is expected to disrupt all industries, says Capgemini

Engineering biology is expected to disrupt all industries, as all organizations surveyed in Singapore believe biosolutions will create a major disruption in their industry in the next ten years, Capgemini Research Institute said in a report on Monday.

Singapore’s CHITOSE Group raises $6.2M from Japan’s SMBC

Singapore-based biotech firm Chitose Bio Evolution Pte. Ltd. has announced the issuance of new shares of JPY 1 billion ($6.2 million) through a third-party allotment to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC).

CBC-Backed Hasten Biopharmaceutical acquires 14 Celltrion Legacy products

Singapore-based healthcare-dedicated asset management firm CBC Group announced that its controlled portfolio company, Hasten Biopharmaceutical (Hasten), an innovation-driven biopharmaceutical company, has successfully acquired the asset rights of 14 branded products across Pan-Asia countries and regions from Celltrion, a South Korean biopharmaceutical…

HSBC provides social loan for Vietnamese biotechnology company Gene Solutions

HSBC has levelled up its strategic partnership with Gene Solutions, a biotechnology company based in Vietnam, through a social loan which allows the firm to continue expanding its healthcare services to Vietnam and ASEAN’s citizens.

Temasek led $208M equity investment in German radiopharmaceutical biotech firm ITM

Singapore state-owned investor Temasek has led EUR 188 million ($208 million) equity investment in German radiopharmaceutical biotech firm ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE (ITM).

Singapore’s Allozymes raises $15M in Series A funding led by Seventure Partners, Xora Innovation

Allozymes, a Singapore-based innovator in enzyme discovery and engineering, has on Monday announced the closing of a $15 million Series A funding round led by Seventure Partners of France and Xora Innovation of Singapore.