Category: Press release

SINGAPORE – Leading pharma companies GSK, Sanofi and Takeda will partner with research communities from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR); National University of Singapore (NUS); Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and its innovation and enterprise company, NTUitive; and Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) to boost Singapore’s biologics manufacturing capabilities.

GSK plc today announced the opening of a new, S$44 million high potency facility (HPF) in its strategic New Product Introduction site in Jurong, Singapore. The opening of the facility was officiated by Guest-of-Honour, Singapore’s Minister for Health, Mr. Ong Ye Kung, and Mr. Regis Simard, GSK’s President, Global Supply Chain. The HPF will be used to produce a key ingredient, which is a cytotoxic component, in antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) to treat cancer. Today’s event also marks 40 years since the Jurong site opened in Singapore in 1982.

Seniors in Singapore can use an artificial intelligence-based technology to self-administer the screening of dementia or mild cognitive impairment. Based on their test results, general practitioners can develop a personalised care plan or provide timely medical intervention.

SINGAPORE, October 5, 2022 – MSD (trade name of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA [NYSE: MRK]) announced the opening of a new secondary packaging facility to support the production of vaccines and biologics, including the company’s cancer immunotherapy products. MSD also broke ground for a new inhaler production facility for the manufacture of new generation inhaler medicines in Singapore.

The Evolutive Vaccine Facility (EVF) – a “factory of the future” – brings advanced digital and modular vaccine production capabilities to the Asia region