Healthcare
As Raffles Medical celebrates its golden jubilee, the doctor calls for more patience
Growth from the group’s defensive plays in China and Vietnam will take time
Privatisation of Malaysia’s Apex Healthcare a strategic fit for Quadria Capital
It is the largest such transaction in the sector in Malaysia’s history
Budget 2026: AI boost a shot in the arm, but funding alone won’t drive transformation, says industry
Expanded support lowers barriers to adoption, but scaling will depend on guidance and workforce readiness
Jack Ma-backed Ant bets on AI health in 480 billion yuan sector race
The move comes with risks in a digital health sector littered with companies that scaled quickly, but struggled to turn a profit
Malaysia’s Sunway Healthcare hires six banks as IPO underwriters
Sunway plans to use the proceeds from the offering primarily to support the expansion of existing hospitals
Medical misinformation more likely to fool AI if source appears legitimate: study
The accuracy of AI is posing special challenges in medicine
India to spend 100 billion rupees to make biopharma production hub
The funding will be directed towards the research and production of biologics and biosimilar medicines
How China rewrote the rules of drug innovation
In an era where AI-driven drug discovery accelerates candidate generation faster than traditional systems can evaluate them, regulatory velocity becomes a binding constraint
‘Treating obesity for the next 100 years’: Ozempic-maker Novo Nordisk targets tripling of Apac patient base
By sales volumes for its GLP-1 drugs, the company’s largest markets in the region are Australia, Japan, South Korea and India
Singapore a ‘safe harbour’ amid global volatility with Singdollar set to gain: Julius Baer
The wealth manager urges investors to look to growth areas for portfolio diversification