By Daryl Tan
 
Biomedical engineers, life science researchers, pharmaceutical mavens or just a school student aspiring to join these ranks, I have good news to bear; Singapore needs you.
Reports in 2011 have revealed that Singapore has enjoyed an economic boost despite the sluggish global economy and regional catastrophes that threatened to quaver our fragile market. Much [...]

Have you considered contributing to the manufacturing output that significantly impacts lives? In other words, help transfer all the knowledge, research or technical expertise into viable drugs–that save the lives of millions of people from various diseases and help many people suffering from illness to recover and lead normal, productive lives.
Then you might find your [...]

Does the current climax of economy spells nothing but downhill for Biomedical Science (BMS) industry?
Hopes can be set high with key announcements made by leading pharmaceutical companies in Feburary 2009:

Abbott opened its largest nutrition manufacturing facility and announced its extension into nutrition R&D in Singapore;
Schering-Plough opened its Translation Medicine Research Centre;
Lilly announced its collaboration [...]

A key component of Singapore’s manufacturing sector is Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, as many pharmaceutical companies such as GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Pfizer and Schering-Plough set-up facilities here. These are the rewards of the Singapore government’s 17 years of hard work to attract such big names to Singapore.

In recent years, the manufacturing of drugs has shifted from using the [...]