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APAC Attracts 50% of Global Clinical Trials According to New GlobalData Report

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SYDNEY, Sep 2, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Novotech, the leading Asia Pacific biotech specialist CRO has released new market data in a report now available titled "Evolution of Clinical Trials in the Asia Pacific Region". The report was prepared by GlobalData and confirms that "the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region was the largest contributor to the global clinical trial landscape from 2017 to 2021, accounting for more than 50% of conducted trials during the analysis period."Download report here https://novotech-cro.com/whitepapers/evolution-clinical-trials-asia-pacific-region-compared-us-and-eu5In addition, the GlobalData research found that all phases of clinical trials in the region registered higher growth than both the US and the EU5.The region registered significantly higher growth than the US and the EU5 across all analysed therapeutic areas, including CNS diseases, cardiovascular diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, and infectious diseases, the latter of which witnessed the highest growth. There was also 100% growth in oncology trials during the same period.GlobalData analysis of this strong growth has been linked to a range of factors, including:- site availability,...

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Asia-Pacific housing stakeholders’ call to ‘build forward better’ continues at World Urban Forum, Poland

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BANGKOK, Jul 1, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Key findings from the newly published Asia-Pacific Forum report will be brought to the global conversations on housing and shelter amid the impacts of climate change, and COVID-19 during the 11th World Urban Forum on June 26-30, 2022, at Katowice, Poland. "Building forward better through inclusive housing means that each one of us, especially the most vulnerable families we serve through housing solutions, has a voice in the process and a role to play in increasing access to a decent place to live," said Luis Noda, Habitat for Humanity's Asia-Pacific vice president and one of the speakers at the Asia-Pacific Housing Forum. "This core belief guides Habitat for Humanity as we lend our voices on WUF11 discussions on building resilience to a broad range of shocks and threats through an innovative and inclusive approach, thus working toward a sustainable and green future for our global community."WUF11's overall theme will be focusing on overcoming the multiple urban crises while transforming our cities for a better urban future. In alignment with WUF11 thematic objectives, the participants from the Asia-Pacific forum also focuse...

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Sustainable, People-centered Solutions for Affordable Housing to Take Center Stage at Eighth Asia-Pacific Housing Forum

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BANGKOK, Nov 25, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The Asia-Pacific Housing Forum taking place from December 7 to 9 highlights the urgent need to build sustainable, inclusive, and affordable housing, in a region where millions of people live in extreme poverty below the threshold of US$1.90 a day and where communities continue to grapple with the health and economic impact of COVID-19. Even before the pandemic, there were 1.6 billion people in need of adequate shelter. The global health crisis has put a spotlight on the critical importance of having a home to stay safe and healthy. However, it remains that vulnerable populations, those unable to cope amid the pandemic, are the ones most impacted by the economic shocks, the threat of natural and manmade disasters, and the negative effects of climate change."The Asia-Pacific Housing Forum's main theme of 'building forward better through inclusive housing' means that each one of us, especially the most vulnerable families we serve through housing solutions, has a voice in the process and a role to play in increasing access to a decent place to live," said Luis Noda, Habitat for Humanity's Asia-Pacific vice president. "We must ...

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Habitat for Humanity: Innovation Awards at the Virtual Asia-Pacific Housing Forum to Promote Winning Sustainable Solutions for Affordable Housing

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BANGKOK, Sep 3, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The Asia-Pacific Housing Forum's Innovation Awards recognize and celebrate innovators and disruptors in the affordable housing sector. Startup and scaleup companies, policymakers and advocates, architects and engineers are invited to submit sustainable and practical solutions for affordable housing. Paulette Liu"The Asia-Pacific region faces complex housing challenges, compounded by rapid urbanization, natural and human-made disasters, the negative effects of climate change, and persistent poverty and inequality," said Luis Noda, Asia-Pacific vice president of Habitat for Humanity. "We need everyone working together and every possible creative solution that is locally adapted to address the housing deficit.""The recognition allowed us to expand our circle of influence, created more awareness about our advocacy in the community and open more opportunities to help others," said Paulette Liu, president of SKILLS and a 2019 Innovation Awards winner. The Innovation Awards (visit aphousingforum.org/innovation-awards) underscores the importance of strategic collaboration, specifically by multiple sector partnerships that foster inn...

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Habitat for Humanity to hold Asia-Pacific Housing Forum in Thailand for the third time

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BANGKOK, Aug 5, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Habitat for Humanity announced that the eighth Asia-Pacific Housing Forum with the theme, "Building forward better for inclusive housing", will be held in Bangkok from December 7 to 9. This will be the third time that the affordable housing forum will be held in Thailand. The strategic location of the country, presence of a strong and vibrant international development community in Bangkok, and Habitat for Humanity's 23-year history of building homes in Thailand, were the key considerations for the choice of venue for the biennial event."The focus for this year's Asia-Pacific Housing Forum centers on how affordable and sustainable housing solutions can bring an inclusive future for vulnerable and low-income families through greener, safer, and more resilient approaches," said Luis Noda, area vice president of Habitat for Humanity in the Asia-Pacific region.Globally, the health and economic impacts of the ongoing pandemic have exacerbated the housing crisis and made clear how crucial having safe, secure, and adequate housing is to one's health, wellbeing, and even survival. Around the world, approximately 1.6 billion people li...

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Avantor Named Best Bioprocessing Supplier in Single-Use Manufacturing at Asia-Pacific Bioprocessing Excellence Awards 2021

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Singapore, Apr 6, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Avantor Inc. (NYSE: AVTR), a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the life sciences, advanced technologies and applied materials industries, was named Best Bioprocessing Supplier in Single-Use Manufacturing at the Asia-Pacific Bioprocessing Excellence Awards 2021 held recently.The award recognizes Avantor's contributions in facilitating biomanufacturing excellence with enhanced speed, reduced cost and superior quality, and reaffirms its critical role in biomanufacturing of biologics. Avantor was also awarded Best Company in Bioprocessing Excellence for Single-use Solutions at Biologics Manufacturing Korea 2020.Narayana Rao Rapolu, Vice President, Biopharma Asia Middle East & Africa for the Company said, "Avantor has long been an open-architecture, single-use provider, offering complete design, manufacturing and logistics to support every stage of the biomanufacturing process. Our work in biopharma has never been more important. From the small-scale bench, to pilot plant and full commercial manufacturing, we enable our customers to reach the market with new treatments for pat...