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Biomedical/Biotechnology

Singapore’s RIE2025 plan saw more business spending, more jobs created in R&D

The report documents Singapore’s research, innovation and enterprise efforts and outcomes from April 2021 to March 2026.
The report documents Singapore’s research, innovation and enterprise efforts and outcomes from April 2021 to March 2026.

Britain plans safeguards to stop terrorists using AI for bioweapons

Scientists and AI firms like Anthropic have ramped up warnings recently.
Scientists and AI firms like Anthropic have ramped up warnings recently.

NUS researchers brandish light beams for biotechnology breakthrough

NUS College of Design and Engineering PhD student Linus Tan (left), lead author of the study, with Poh Chueh Loo, an associate professor from NUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation who led the research.
NUS College of Design and Engineering PhD student Linus Tan (left), lead author of the study, with Poh Chueh Loo, an associate professor from NUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation who led the research.

$33,800 lab monkeys show China’s quest to rival US biotech

To get regulatory clearance for biologics trials, companies often must provide monkey data to demonstrate likely human safety.
To get regulatory clearance for biologics trials, companies often must provide monkey data to demonstrate likely human safety.

Singapore-based lab to produce clinical trial doses for potential new Ebola vaccine

Hilleman Laboratories has secured up to US$8.5 million in funding from global health body CEPI to develop and produce the Ebola vaccine candidate.
Hilleman Laboratories has secured up to US$8.5 million in funding from global health body CEPI to develop and produce the Ebola vaccine candidate.

GP resource for pre-university students: How will biotechnology change human life?

The revolutionary potential of biotechnology has also been accompanied by question marks over the ethical implications of its application.
The revolutionary potential of biotechnology has also been accompanied by question marks over the ethical implications of its application.

Biotechnology could revolutionise human life. Should it be allowed to?

As science pushes the frontiers of what is known about cancer and other diseases – allowing for new medicines to be developed – digital technology too, is pushing boundaries
As science pushes the frontiers of what is known about cancer and other diseases – allowing for new medicines to be developed – digital technology too, is pushing boundaries

Scientists made a cell with most of the hallmarks of life. Here’s what to know

PHOTO: ADAMALA LAB
PHOTO: ADAMALA LAB

Branded Content

From start-up to HK IPO: How global standards drove S’pore biomedical firm’s expansion

Mirxes' senior vice president of operations, Jeremiah Decosta with GASTROClear test kits in temperature-controlled storage
Mirxes' senior vice president of operations, Jeremiah Decosta with GASTROClear test kits in temperature-controlled storage

China lures foreign patients with cutting-edge, cheap medical care

A fellow New Zealand patient who had received the treatment in China introduced Stuart Lye to a hospital in Shanghai.
A fellow New Zealand patient who had received the treatment in China introduced Stuart Lye to a hospital in Shanghai.

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