29-01-16 Infant formula restrictions introduced It is predicted that up to 80% of current infant formula brands may disappear from the Chinese market. China has introduced restrictions on the manufacturers of infant formula limiting sales to just three brands per a manufacturer. The restricts which are expected to be implemented soon are appear to be …
Healthcare and Life Sciences Talking Points 22-01-2016
22-01-16 Healthcare a lucrative emerging market Australian healthcare operators are scrambling to take advantage of a lucrative emerging market as China opens up the sector to foreign investment. Stephen MacMahon, principal director of Austcham member The George Institute, identifies the opportunities available in the Chinese healthcare market. With a growing rate of chronic disease, China …
Healthcare and Life Sciences Talking Points 15-01-2016
DNA tags to ensure authenticity Counterfeit pharmaceutical drugs are becoming an increasing problem in modern and developing countries alike. Pharmaceutical companies and government regulators are continually looking for ways to mark genuine drugs and detect fakes. Biotech company Applied DNA Sciences may have an original solution: tagging legitimate drugs with engineered DNA. The tag allows …
Healthcare and Life Sciences Talking Points 08-01-2016
China drops approval for first and second children The relaxation of China’s one child policy to a two child policy came into effect at the start of the New Year. Along with the introduction of this change, CPC announced the replacement of the previous approval system for a registration system. Under the approval system prospective …
Healthcare and Life Sciences Talking Points 18-12-2015
18-12-15 FDA reforms encourage pharmaceutical manufacturing China’s Food and Drug Administration Summary have published long awaited reforms designed to accelerate the regulatory review of new drugs and increased options for manufacturing those already approved. The new policy expands the types of drugs that qualify for the fast tracked review process as well as providing …
AustCham Podcast | Beijing United Family Hospital talks on the issue of rabies in China
Beijing United Family Hospital Doctor Fiona Newton sits down with AustCham Beijing to discuss the hospital and the issues of rabies in China. Beijing United Family Hospital was the first international standard hospital opened in China, hosting doctors from over 15 different countries. Beijing United Family Hospital provides international standard service for many people …
Flu Shots: FACT or FICTION? United Family Healthcare Beijing
Did you know that, each year, more than 40% of preschoolers and 30% of school-age kids miss school because of influenza (“the flu”). Additionally, up to 39% of adults will miss work due to flu-like symptoms. The World Health Organization (WHO), the U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control …
Australia-China healthcare opportunities
The report is proudly brought to you by NAB. Please click here to get a Full analysis. Abstract : One of China’s two millennial goals, which mark the hundredth anniversary of the establishment of the Communist Party, is to complete a transition to what it calls a ‘middle income’ country by 2020-21. A key challenge will …