https://www.scmp.com/rss/523786/feed The latest news and top stories on Mirxes. A Singapore-headquartered entity in the biotechnology sector, Mirxes specialises in microRNA technology for early disease detection and precision medicine. It primarily serves global markets, particularly Asia, and is known for being Singapore’s first biotech unicorn and the first Southeast Asian biotech firm to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Eric Ng Eric Ng Cancer screening device developer Mirxes Holding has won approval from Beijing to launch a gastric cancer test, the first blood test for the disease in China’s vast oncology diagnostics market. Its leading product, GastroClear, an in-house-developed non-invasive blood test, was approved by the National Medical Products Administration of China, the Singapore-based micro ribonucleic acid (miRNA) technology firm said in a filing to Hong Kong’s stock exchange on Thursday. “GastroClear is the world’s... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3328316/mirxes-wins-chinas-approval-launch-groundbreaking-blood-test-gastric-cancer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3328316/mirxes-wins-chinas-approval-launch-groundbreaking-blood-test-gastric-cancer?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Oct 2025 05:03:55 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Iris Capital Partners, an investment firm backed by the heir to a Malaysian fortune, is seeking to raise US$200 million from institutional investors, the latest family wealth vehicle to open up to outside capital. The firm is seeking cash for a new private credit and private equity fund, managing partner Rachel Lau said in an interview. She is the daughter of the late Lau Boon Ann, who built a fortune in real estate and was an early investor in Top Glove, the world’s largest manufacturer of... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3323218/malaysian-heiress-seeks-us200-million-new-private-equity-fund-iris-capital?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3323218/malaysian-heiress-seeks-us200-million-new-private-equity-fund-iris-capital?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 Aug 2025 11:19:08 +0000 Aileen Chuang Aileen Chuang Hong Kong’s vast lead over Singapore as a listing venue appears unassailable, with even the Southeast Asian city’s home-grown companies heading north to raise funds, but the city state remains determined to improve its allure, according to bankers and analysts. IFBH, a Singapore-incorporated Thai firm that is the world’s second-largest bottler of coconut water, started trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange on Monday after completing a HK$1.16 billion (US$147 million) initial public offering... https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3316249/can-singapore-regain-allure-more-citys-companies-flock-hong-kong-ipos?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3316249/can-singapore-regain-allure-more-citys-companies-flock-hong-kong-ipos?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:30:12 +0000