FeaturedHealthcareJohnson & Johnson becomes first to register Covid-19 vaccine in South AfricaInternational Finance Business DeskDecember 15, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskDecember 15, 2020 The government hopes to receive its first vaccine dose from the Covax global vaccine distribution scheme in the second quarter of 2021... Read more
FeaturedHealthcareBahrain approves China-based Sinopharm’s Covid-19 vaccinePritam BordoloiDecember 14, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 14, 2020 Bahrain participated in the Phase III clinical trials with more than 7700 volunteers... Read more
FeaturedHealthcareJD Health International receives orders worth over HK$560 bn for its IPOPritam BordoloiDecember 7, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 7, 2020 The IPO attracted around 850,000 retail investors... Read more
FeaturedHealthcare54gene’s end-to-end clinical development begins in NigeriaInternational Finance Business DeskNovember 24, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskNovember 24, 2020 The ehealth startup will also collaborate with global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to discover and develop diagnostic products... Read more
FeaturedHealthcareBeijing-based AIIB to set up a healthcare unitInternational Finance Business DeskNovember 23, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskNovember 23, 2020 AIIB’s plan to set up a healthcare unit was accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic... Read more
FeaturedHealthcareIlara Health secures grant from Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationInternational Finance Business DeskNovember 17, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskNovember 17, 2020 The Kenya healthtech startup secured $1.1 million and the proceeds will be used to support maternal health outcomes... Read more
FeaturedHealthcareTencent buys stake in UK-based genomics startup CongenicaWebAdminNovember 9, 2020November 9, 2020 by WebAdminNovember 9, 2020November 9, 2020 The startup will use the funds to expand its business globally... Read more
FeaturedHealthcareKenya scales up diagnostic capacity for resilienceInternational Finance Business DeskNovember 3, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskNovember 3, 2020 The pandemic has spurred innovation in the country, but medical companies are challenged by the increasing demand... Read more
FeaturedHealthcareOmron, HeartVoice to launch Singapore health programmePritam BordoloiNovember 2, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiNovember 2, 2020 Both companies are collaborating with local insurer Great Eastern for the project... Read more
FeaturedHealthcareSouth African healthtech is capitalising on digitisationInternational Finance Business DeskOctober 27, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskOctober 27, 2020 The startup Udok has raised R10-million in a second seed funding from FinX Capital... Read more