In July, there were significant developments in both manufacturing and R&D in Singapore. Pfizer expanded its nutrition manufacturing plant which is now amongst the largest worldwide, while GlaxoSmithKline and EDB announced the first eight projects to be... Read more

Pfizer announced a US$100 million investment into the expansion of its Singapore Nutrition Plant, helping it continue to set the standard for the manufacture of high-quality, safe and environmentally sustainable nutritional products for infants and... Read more

Launched in 2009, the GSK-Singapore Partnership for Green & Sustainable Manufacturing seeks to develop innovative solutions as the global pharmaceutical industry grapple with the need to enhance sustainability and optimise their global operations. Read more

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) jointly awarded funding for eight research projects based in Singapore aimed at growing local capabilities and talent in green and sustainable manufacturing. The first round of... Read more

Key research developments in June further enhanced Singapore's position as a key node for biomedical research in Asia: the Asia-Pacific Hepatocellular Carcinoma (AHCC) Trials Group presented findings from their successful Singapore-led multi-centre Phase... Read more

Dr Patrick Y Yang, Head of Pharma Global Technical Operations, Roche, is an important pioneer in Singapore's biomedical manufacturing sector. He was instrumental in leading two companies' decision to locate their firstin-Asia chemical-based pharmaceutical... Read more

Singapore President S R Nathan conferred the Public Service Star (Distinguished Friends of Singapore) and Public Service Medal (Friends of Singapore) on four senior business executives for their outstanding contributions toward the development of... Read more

In May, Fujitsu opened its first biomedical research laboratory in Southeast Asia in the Biopolis, which is slated for a 460,000 square-feet expansion that will bring its total research space to more than 3 million square feet. Read more

Abbott officially opened its Asia-Pacific Nutrition Research & Development Center at the Biopolis in Singapore. The center is Abbott's largest nutrition R&D facility outside of the U.S., and will create science-based nutritional products for infants,... Read more