21 March 13 | The Straits Times by Melissa Pang
A NEW infectious disease hospital will be open in Singapore by 2018 and act as a containment facility in the event of an outbreak similar to the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars). The centre will be located just across from Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) in Novena and have an estimated 300 beds. TTSH chief executive Philip Choo revealed the development yesterday on the sidelines of an event...
14 March 13 | The Business Times by maria mala yogalingam
THREE local medical technology (medtech) start ups Clearbridge BioMedics (CBB), Singapore Institute of Advanced Medicine Holdings (SAM) and Sano V have received a total of $3 million in investments from Spring Seeds Capital (SSC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Spring Singapore. The investments are the first to made under the $40 million Biomedical Sciences Accelerator (BSA) programme that is...
21 February 13 | The Straits Times
PROFESSIONALS are in high demand this year in the chemicals, pharmaceuticals and medical device industries, according to the latest annual Robert Walters Global Salary Survey. These are among "the few sectors which continue to have anticipated growth in 2013", said Mr Wayne Gay, manager of the engineering division in Robert Walters Singapore. The survey was released yesterday. The consultancy...