Singapore

55% of healthcare startups see pandemic as enabler for innovation: Medtronic

Meanwhile, talent recruitment was seen as the biggest challenge.

SG MOH adds 3 conditions to chronic disease mgmt programme

It brought the total of approved chronic conditions to 23.

Most patients in EDs do not require hospitalisation: SG MOH

It advised the public to go to the ED only for life-threatening emergencies.

Singapore approves Pfizer's oral med Paxlovid for COVID treatment

Paxlovid is the first oral tablet in the country approved for the treatment of COVID-19.

US CDC updates travel warning against SG, PH

The warning has risen to 'Level Four: Very High.'

SingHealth Tower and Outram Community Hospital open their doors

The complex is located on the campus of Singapore General Hospital.

Econ Healthcare to book $3.4m loss in Crosstec exit

The loss will not have any material impact on the company.

SG acquires AstraZeneca's Evusheld

Evusheld is a long-acting antibody candidate for COVID-19 treatment.

Hilleman Laboratories invests $80m in vaccine development hub

The new facility is the first of its kind in Singapore.

NSG BioLabs doubles capacity with new site

The expansion aims to facilitate the growth of promising biotech companies.

AstraZeneca SG signs MOU with tech partners

The partnerships aim to improve care delivery and patient outcomes.

SMART AMR develops first-of-its-kind 10-minute COVID immunity test

The new point-of-care test offers an accuracy rate of up to 93%.

Labcorp adds 90 additional research and engineering jobs

This came as the life sciences company opened its new bioanalytical laboratory.

SingHealth and SGInnovate partner to ramp up health science innovations

Artificial intelligence in healthcare will be the first area of focus.

Singapore-developed dementia screening tool goes global

The VCAT addresses the challenges of dementia screening in multi-lingual countries.

From accidental to essential — How PairX Bio revolutionises cancer immunotherapies

The startup focuses its efforts on cancer treatment by targeting shared tumour antigens.