10-Mar-17 Seattle-based Columbia Pacific, owner of Columbia Asia Hospital Group, has acquired Serene Senior Care, a leading player in the housing segment for senior citizens in India. Columbia Pacific said it will significantly expand its senior housing portfolio over the next five years. It currently operates 735 units in South India, and plans to expand to 1,700 units by fall 2017. [image: Corp Expansion]

22-Dec-16 British organisations have signed deals worth more than GBP250 mn (USD308 mn) during the largest ever healthcare trade mission to China. 30 UK organisations participated in the largest ever healthcare mission to China. International Hospitals Group and China’s Dalian Wanda signed a 20 year JV to operate the first of Wanda’s hospitals, Qingdao Wanda IHG International Hospital. [image: GOV.UK]

09-Dec-16 Globally, the number of older persons is forecast to exceed 2 bn by 2050, by when nearly two-thirds will be living in Asia-Pacific, and one in four people across the region will be over 60. More than 20 countries in Asia-Pacific have adopted national policies to deal with ageing, but many others have yet to do so. And implementation must be strengthened. [image: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat 2008 revision]

29-Nov-16 SAP SE and Sierra Solutions have announced the launch of eCareApp, a Networked Care application developed with caregivers in mind, providing best practices and continuity of patient care between doctor visits. The aim is to improve the overall quality of care provided to geriatric patients in Singapore, through a personalised care plan for caregivers and physicians. [image: Inside SAP Asia]

24-Nov-16 Korean biotech and healthcare companies are expanding their business in Japan. Macrogen recently established in Kyoto to provide a genome analysis service. Medipost set up a JV in Japan to release its stem cell therapy product Cartistem. MediTox is supplying anti-aging products in the Japanese market and Tego Science exhibited its anti-wrinkle cell therapy product TPX-105 at Bio Japan. [image: Business Korea]