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We plan to manufacture one million tests of VANSCAN Typhoid RT PCR test in our first year in India

Indian firm Vanguard Diagnostics recently launched the VANSCAN Typhoid RT PCR Test, which is India's first Typhoid RT PCR test based on patented technology. With typhoid fever being common in developing countries, India is an endemic country for typhoid with a burden of approximately 4.8 million cases per year. Veena Kohli, Chief Executive Officer, Vanguard Diagnostics spoke, at length, with BioSpectrum about the growing cases of typhoid in the country and how the new diagnostic solution can solve this problem.

26th June, 2023

Importance of HPV Testing and Genotyping in Cervical Cancer Prevention

Seegene conducted an email interview with Dr. Mohd Azizuddin bin Mohd Yussof to gain insights on the topic of cervical cancer prevention in Malaysia. This content aims to provide valuable information and raise awareness about cervical cancer prevention, while also highlighting the importance of HPV testing and genotyping.

26th June, 2023

Bringing a drug to market successfully goes beyond proving its efficacy in treating a particular disease

Kyowa Kirin, a Japan-based Global Specialty Pharmaceutical Company has been expanding its pipeline in rare diseases, with a focus on endocrinology and paediatrics. In 2020, the company launched a corporate venture capital firm to invest in early-stage companies, particularly for research and development (R&D) platforms that complement their own research and will hopefully lead to future product development. Dr Tan Boon Heon, President, Kyowa Kirin Asia Pacific, highlights the company’s tech-driven innovation approach, emerging trends in the pharma industry and the increasingly stringent regulatory landscape.

26th June, 2023