20-Apr-17 As China develops, it struggles to deal with wrenching healthcare challenges. It produces few breakthrough innovations in medicine and healthcare technology. New investments and policy reforms, however, could transform China into one of the top R&D hubs. The Chinese government recently enacted new programs to stimulate entrepreneurship, bolster domestic research institutions, and promote innovative approaches to upgrading the healthcare system. [image: Techonomy / Shutterstock]

19-Apr-17 E-commerce giant Amazon is expanding its same-day Prime Now delivery service in Japan, teaming up with pharmacy chains Cocokara Fine and Matsumotokiyoshi to deliver cosmetics and medicines within one hour after an order is placed. [image: The Japan Times]

19-Apr-17 The Indian nutraceuticals market is expected to reach USD8.5 bn by 2022, from USD2.8 bn in 2015. Functional food & beverages are expected to grow with a higher growth rate than dietary supplements (currently 65% of the market) due to increasing visibility in modern retail formats and TV advertisements. [image: Business Standard / Shutterstock]

18-Apr-17 At the ground-breaking ceremony for the 1,800-bed Woodlands Health Campus in Singapore, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said WHC will be "future ready" so it can meet the challenges of an ageing population while serving as an air-traffic control tower "from which the healthcare team monitors its patients whether they are in the hospital or at home". [image: gov.sg]

18-Apr-17 The Korean government, with the assistance of bio health industry companies, will build a “distributed bio big data system” using healthcare information accumulated at medical institutions. The system seeks to develop new personalized medicines based on patient level data as well as help develop medical devices that leverage artificial intelligence and augmented reality technologies. [image: Business Korea]