13-Sep-17 Golden Equator business group signed a MoU with a Korean contract research organization, C&R Healthcare Global, to launch the Korea-Singapore Healthcare Incubator. The Incubator will help 10-15 Korean health companies expand into Singapore and Southeast Asia. [image: image@Buro Ole Schreeren]

13-Sep-17 US IT company UST Global has made a strategic investment in MyDoc, a Singapore-based digital disease management and health data tracking company, to expand its digital offerings in the healthcare sector, primarily in Asian and European markets. [image: EFC Ink]

08-Sep-17 WuXi NextCODE, a genomic big data platform, raised USD240 mn in a financing round led by Sequoia Capital China, making it among the largest venture financing deals for a start-up in the healthcare sector in China. [image: China Money Network]

07-Sep-17 Implanted medical devices that are Internet-connected present new safety challenges. A recent global recall of pacemakers has sparked new fears about hacked medical devices, a need for a device registry and clear accountability laws in Australia. [image: Korawig Boonsua / Shutterstock]

07-Sep-17 Ooredoo is partnering with Pact, an NGO, to launch Myanmar's first telemedicine service. The service uses Ooredoo’s network between patients and doctors, with trained healthcare volunteers on mobile devices connected to the Ooredoo network. [imgae: Ooredoo]