Medical technology sector

UltraGreen.ai share-price plunge poses early test for SGX’s push for a wider variety of IPOs

(From left) UltraGreen.ai chief operating officer Declan Cassells, chairman Kwa Chong Seng, chief executive officer Ravinder Sajwan and chief financial officer Eamon Lynch. It is SGX’s largest non-real estate investment trust listing in eight years.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 20, 2026

An electronic display showing the national debt in Washington, DC on Aug 19.

‘Breakthrough’ mRNA cancer drug curbs melanoma in large trial

The treatment works by taking a sample of the patient’s melanoma, identifying its unique mutational signature - or “fingerprint” - then using mRNA technology to fight it.

Foreign tourists’ spending in South Korea surges with medical travel boom

Spending in Seoul remained strong, with increases also recorded in districts outside major tourist areas such as Myeongdong.

Patient death in China gene-editing trial draws fire: Journal

A six-year-old girl died from a severe immune reaction just days after receiving the experimental treatment.

Anthropic sued for infringing neural network technology patents

The lawsuit is thought to be the first patent infringement case against Anthropic.

NUH to introduce smartwatches for inpatient vital signs monitoring

Data from the smartwatches will be fed into the hospital’s electronic medical records system, allowing automatic documentation.

Life sciences investment giant to give Singapore medtech start-ups international boost

Dr Tan See Leng, Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science & Technology in MTI delivering a speech during the Singapore Medical Device Showcase on June 29, 2026.

From student project to start-up: RP grads develop AI-powered camera system for stroke detection

Republic Poly students (from left) Sasindren Jaya Sanger, Sarah Beegam Saju, Ashwin Manikandan, and Tan Jia Ling Jolin, with their AI-powered stroke detection system.

Why hospitals in China, including Raffles Medical, are attracting more foreign patients

SinoUnited Health is one of the hospitals in China that has been treating international patients.

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