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by Zheng Shan CHONG Mention medical writing to most people and you’ll be met with confused and curious looks. ‘Does that mean writing about health issues in the newspapers?’ someone once asked me. This response isn’t surprising considering the largely behind-the-scenes role that medical writers play in the healthcare industry. Yet, the global medical writing market size has been valued at USD 1.72 billion in 2018 and is expected to grow 10.3% from 2019 to 2026, with the highest growth predicted to be in the Asia-Pacific region1. The reason for this growth? Increased outsourcing by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies as well as tighter regulations by authorities, especially over transparent clinical trial reporting. Economic pressure from expiring patents and the high attrition rates of candidate compounds have already led to big pharmaceutical firms scaling down their workforces in order to increase R&D efficiency2. This in turn has led to a concomitant increase in…

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FThere has been a rapid expansion in AI-based technologies in recent years, including its application in the healthcare space. In this event, we have featured innovators who are using AI-based technologies to improve clinical outcomes, as well as those well-versed in IP protection of such technologies. A huge audience joined us for an evening of short talks and what will be an enlightening discussion on how entrepreneurs, technologists, clinicians and IP experts can come together to drive improvements in healthcare.

Fireside chat with Mr. Ng Choon-Peng, CEO and Co-founder of immunoSCAPE, which provides immune profiling services to drug development companies and research groups focused on developing immunotherapy for cancer, infectious diseases, and autoimmune diseases. The fireside chat was moderated by Ms. Doralyn Chan (Manager, Funding, Entrepreneur First Asia). IGNite, short for Innovators Gathering Night, is a series of fireside chats with biotech and medtech innovators to find out what ignites their passion to innovate within their fields. It also provides a platform for current and future innovators to meet and network, and ignite conversations leading to collaborative opportunities. The fireside chat is informal and casual, and participation/questions from the audience are greatly encouraged.

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Healthcare Connection Night in Singapore, hosted by KPMG and co-organized by Biotech Connection Singapore (BCS) and Singapore Healthcare Drinks (HCD), was an astounding success. The KPMG Clubhouse was packed to the brim with 120+ attendees, ranging from professionals in the pharmaceutical, biotech and medtech industry, to care providers and payers, to entrepreneurs, consultants and investors in the healthcare sector.

IGNite, short for Innovators Gathering Night, is a series of fireside chats with biotech and medtech innovators to find out what ignites their passion to innovate within their fields. Encouraged by the overwhelming responses we received in the two previous sessions featuring Dr. Murray Robinson and Mr. Abel Ang, we invited Ms. Jane Wang, CEO and Co-founder of Roceso Technologies to share with us what IGNites her passion in her medtech entrepreneurship journey. The chat was moderated by Mr. Chris L. Hardesty, Director of the KPMG’s Life Science Practice out of Singapore.

The Singapore Life Science Case Competition, the first of its kind, is a business case competition focused on the life sciences and pharmaceutical industries. Put together by Biotech Connection Singapore, L.E.K. Consulting and ESSEC Business School, this competition is open to all university students, postgraduates, researchers and biotech/medtech entrepreneurs.