06-Apr-17 Korea's medical institutions expanded their businesses into 20 countries during 2016, according to a report by the Ministry of Health & Welfare. During 2016, Korean medical institutions continued their spread of the medicalss "Korean wave”, entering countries including China, the USA, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, and the UAE as well as many others, three more countries than in 2015. [image: Business Korea]

06-Apr-17 Korean company SK Holdings C&C has opened an AI cancer medical centre providing medical treatment through IBM's Watson for Oncology with Kunyang University Hospital. The AI service provided by Watson for oncology allows patients to receive cancer treatments at international standards proven around the world, without leaving their home. [image: Business Korea]

06-Apr-17 In Japanese companies' largest study to date, Takeda will test an experimental dengue vaccine on 20,100 children and adolescents in eight countries in Latin America. Takeda said it has completed enrollment for a 20,000-subject dengue vaccine trial, the largest clinical study in its history, signalling the global ambitions of its vaccine business. [image: ET Healthworld]

05-Apr-17 Singapore based Zuellig Pharma has launched Zuellig Health Solutions innovation centre, in Singapore and plans to invest over USD35 mn in the next five years. On why it chose Singapore for its new venture, CEO John Davison said: "We see many of our clients in the pharmaceutical and consumer health sector (such as) GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca here in Singapore." [image: Zuellig Pharma]

05-Apr-17 "Online doctor discovery and healthcare tech firm Practo will soon open its platform to insurers, pharmaceutical and medical device companies. The company's CEO Shashank ND said "we are looking to be a platform that connects any two stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem, be it patients, providers, insurers, medical devices or others". [image: Practo]