Asia

DKSH divests contract manufacturing plant OLIC to Fuji Pharma

Wednesday, August 8, 2012 10:47 AM

DKSH, a market expansion services provider with a focus on Asia, has agreed to divest OLIC, a contract manufacturing operation of pharmaceutical products in Thailand, to Fuji Pharma of Japan. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions.

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Covidien opens $45M R&D facility in China

Thursday, August 2, 2012 02:30 PM

Covidien, a global provider of healthcare products, has officially opened its China Technology Center (CTC) Research and Development (R&D) facility in Shanghai.

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Diasorin inks deal with Trivitron Healthcare for Indian market

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 12:42 PM

DiaSorin, a global developer and manufacturer of reagents, continues its expansion plan in Asia through the establishment of a joint venture company with local partner Trivitron Healthcare, an Indian medical technology company with solutions in the in vitro diagnostic (IVD) business and focused on manufacturing, innovation, distribution and best-in-class after sales support.

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PAREXEL partners with Korea Drug Development Fund

Thursday, July 19, 2012 02:29 PM

Boston-based CRO PAREXEL International announced it is the first CRO chosen by the Korea Drug Development Fund (KDDF) to help Korean companies develop and commercialize healthcare products for the global market.

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BioStorage Technologies to strategically expand into Asia Pacific

Tuesday, July 17, 2012 12:09 PM

Indianapolis-based BioStorage Technologies, a provider of comprehensive sample management solutions for the bioscience industry, is expanding its services to the Asia Pacific region. The expansion includes the appointment of Jason Huang as general manager of Asia Pacific. 

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C3i names Song business development executive in Asia

Monday, July 16, 2012 10:57 AM

C3i, which provides service desk support and business process outsourcing (BPO) services for the life sciences industry, has appointed Jonathan Song business development executive in Asia.

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ScinoPharm invests $37M in high potency cytotoxic injectable plant

Friday, June 29, 2012 02:50 PM

ScinoPharm, a Taiwanese provider of oncological APIs for injectable products, has decided to invest $37.6 million in the construction of a high potency cytotoxic injectable plant suitable for production of oncological injectable products on the company's premise at the Tainan Science Park.

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Yakult initiates phase I trial in multiple myeloma with perifosine in Japan

Friday, June 29, 2012 12:12 PM

Aeterna Zentaris’ Japanese partner Yakult Honsha has initiated a phase I trial in multiple myeloma with perifosine, the company's oral Akt/PI3K inhibitor drug.

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Quintiles deepens investment in China

Monday, June 18, 2012 09:34 AM

Quintiles has decided to establish a Quintiles regional headquarters for China in Shanghai and to significantly expand lab testing capabilities in China.

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NTT DATA licenses Datatrak for China

Thursday, May 31, 2012 11:38 AM

NTT DATA has signed a non-exclusive license to resell Datatrak One in the Chinese market, according to Datatrak International, a technology and services company focused on global eClinical solutions for the clinical trials industry.

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