
Upcoming Webinars in Singapore for start-ups, SMEs and entrepreneurs - August 2020
Singapore has such a dynamic ecosystem that sometimes the number of events offered can be overwhelming. With the sudden disruption of COVID-19, you may now find yourself overwhelmed with the plethora of Webinars. Here at FirstCOUNSEL, we're going to help you out by putting together a curated list of upcoming online events in Singapore for start-ups, SMEs and entrepreneurs: August 4 - EmTech Asia 2020 - FREE (invite only, proceed to registration for your invite) August 6 - SM

Singapore gene therapy start-up clinches deal of over $1.2b with global pharmaceutical giant
SINGAPORE - A local gene therapy start-up has clinched a deal of more than $1.2 billion with a global pharmaceutical giant to develop and eventually commercialise its treatments for rare genetic diseases. Carmine Therapeutics, formed last year and believed to be the first gene therapy company in South-east Asia, and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, an R&D-driven, Japanese multinational pharmaceutical company, inked the deal on June 19. Gene therapy is a treatment where genes ar