Asia
GSK opens new manufacturing plants in Singapore
July 5, 2019Manufacturing and Production Asia, HIV, Singapore, anaemia, facilities, manufacturing, pharma
British multinational GlaxoSmithKline has opened two new manufacturing plants in Singapore. The UK firm has also expanded facilities at its …
Indian measles vaccination campaign saved tens of thousands of lives
March 6, 2019Research and Development Asia, India, South Asia, infectious diseases, measles, vaccines
A measles vaccination campaign saved tens of thousands of children’s lives in India between 2010 and 2013, according to a …
Single, high-dose vaccine could provide better protection against cholera outbreaks, new research shows
December 12, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Cholera, Vaccine, paxvax, pharma
A team of researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) has been assessing the effectiveness of a …
AbbVie opens its $300 million manufacturing plant in Singapore
September 29, 2016Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Asia, Singapore
AbbVie’s new Singapore based manufacturing plant is expected to be fully operational by late 2018. The plant is expected to …
Pfizer expands in China with $95m consumer products plant
June 16, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Asia, China, Pfizer, brett wells, production
Pfizer says it has broken ground with a $95 million production facility in Suzhou in China to expand its production …
Pharma contributes £32 billion to UK economy
March 26, 2015Sales and Marketing Asia, IFPMA, Oceania, UK, economy, freeman, pharma
Pharma generated over half of the UK life sciences industry’s turnover in 2014 according to a report from the Department …
Pharma’s global economic footprint is huge – and growing
March 26, 2015Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Argentina, Asia, IFPMA, Oceania, global, gva, pharma
The pharma industry contributes more than $400 billion to the global economy, according to new research that examines the worldwide …
GSK picks Singapore for Asian hub
March 12, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Asia, GSK, Singapore, Takeda, Witty, emerging markets
Despite GlaxoSmithKline’s ongoing troubles in Asia it has decided to establish a new HQ in Singapore to bolster its presence …
AbbVie expands into Singapore
February 10, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Abbott, Asia, Cancer, Singapore, oncology
AbbVie is expanding its manufacturing operation into Asia for the first time with a $320 million investment in a new …
R&D, East & West: Lilly invests in its global research network
July 10, 2012Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Asia, China, R&D, diabetes, lilly
Eli Lilly officially opened its new research facilities at its R&D base in Erl Wood in Surrey in April. The …
BMS invests $15 million in Asian diabetes programme
June 11, 2012Sales and Marketing Asia, BMS, China, India, Onglyza, diabetes
Bristol-Myers Squibb has invested $15 million into its ‘Together on Diabetes’ campaign in India and China. Together on Diabetes is …
Former Bayer man becomes senior VP of Sanofi’s Asia region
March 5, 2012Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Asia, Bayer, Sanofi
Sanofi has appointed Jean-Luc Lowinski as its new senior vice president of the Asia region, effective from 1 May. Jean-Luc …
Quintiles launches new Asian market service
February 13, 2012Research and Development Asia, Quintiles, emerging markets
Contract research and consulting firm Quintiles has launched two new services to help pharma improve their chances of developing and …
Parexel to work with Singapore on clinical research training
October 11, 2011Research and Development Asia, CRO, Parexel, Singapore, clinical research
Parexel and the National University of Singapore have launched a new academic course to train Asia’s scientist to work in …
Leo chooses Cegedim for Asia Pacific
June 2, 2010Business Services Asia, CRM
Leo Pharma has chosen a Cegedim Dendrite CRM system for its sales teams in Asia Pacific. ‘Mobile Intelligence’ is a …
