Contents
BioBoard
Australia
• Australia Commits Extra Fund to Combat AIDS in Asia Pacific
• Australia Joins European Molecular Biology Laboratory
• Australian Scientists Discover New Drugs to Treat Childhood Cancer
China
• China Tries to Reduce Corruption in Medical Equipment Industry
• Chinese Police Arrest Fake Drug Ring
• China Donates US$30 000 to Cambodian Red Cross for Dengue Control
• Sino-Dutch Center for Plant Molecular Breeding Established in Shanghai
• Project of S&T for Grain Harvest Launched
• UNAIDS Chief Heaps Praise on China's Anti-AIDS Efforts
• China and ASEAN Work as a Team to Fight Against Avian Flu
Hong Kong
• Guangdong Province, Macau and Hong Kong Health Authorities Cooperate in Infectious Diseases Control
India
• Indian Health Ministry to Finalize Draft on HIV/AIDS Bill
Indonesia
• Indonesia to Step Up Fight Against HIV/AIDS
Japan
• Japan Scientists Develops Artifical Womb
New Zealand
• Government Urged to Reject Dangerous GM Corn
Singapore
• Singapore and France Launch Workshop on Managing Bird Flu Epidemic
• National Registry of Diseases Act to Help Medical Data Collection for Research
• New Cervical Cancer Vacccine Available in Singapore Shortly
South Korea
• Korean Scientists Advance Genome Research with Bioinformatics
Taiwan
• Taiwan to Develop US$900 Million National Biotech Park
Others
• Asia Braces for New Dengue Outbreak
Special Feature
• Brisbane Technology Park — A Hub For Biotech In Queensland
• China Invests in Biotechnology and Biomedical Sciences
• The Genome Valley — Doing India Proud as A Major Biotech Research Hub
• Biotech and Life Science R&D Shining Strongly in the Land of the Rising Sun
• Singapore — The Biopolis of Asia
• Taiwan's Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park and Kaohsiung Biotechnology Park
Industry Watch
• Mesoblast Expands Pipeline into Spines
• Model Company For Biotech in Hong Kong—HKDNA Chips
• Constella Group Collaborates with TCG Lifesciences
• Interview with EPS International Co Ltd
• Nicholas Piramal Gets Approval for Cancer Trials
• Novozymes Buys Enzyme Business of Biocon Pharmaceuticals Ltd for US$102 Million
• RFCL Acquires Biomedical Company from Wipro
• ESI Remains Focused on Stem Cell Research
Commentaries and Analyses
• China's Biotech Long March
General News
• Asia's Leading Process Engineering, Controls, Instrumentation and Scientific Equipment Event to Return to Singapore
Interview
• A Woman's Dream Come True Interview with Dr Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
People Profile
• AgResearch Appoints New Board Director
• Ambrx Appoints Stephen Kaldor as Chief Executive Officer
• WuXi PharmaTech Appoints Deepak Hegde as VP
• Stem Cell Expert, Dr Alan Colman, Joins A*STAR to Head Stem Cell Consortium
• ICP Biotechnology Ltd Appoints New CEO, Mr Sanne Melles
Conference Calendar
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