Contents
Policies & Regulations
• Indian Authority to Certify GM Foods
• Internet Sales of Liquor and Pharmaceuticals to be Approved in Korea
• India Increases FDI Limit of Pharmaceuticals to 74 Percent
Major Event
• New Fund to Boost the Pharmaceutical Industry in China
• Indian Oil Palm Cultivators to Receive Assistance
Research News
• Genetic Code of New Bacterium Mapped by Chinese Scientist
• MSD to Fund Emphysema Research in China
• Serono Discovers Possible Cures for Neurodegenerative Diseases
• Chinese Scientists Declare Blood Type Transformation a Success
Alternative Medicine
• Indian Medicinal Traditions on CD-ROM
Company News
• Gilead Sciences Starts Second Pivotal Phase III Trial of Hepatitis B Drug
• New Influenza Drug Approved for Use in Japan
• Korean Company to Invest US$177 Million in Biotech Projects
• BASF Undergoes Restructuring
• Nicotine Replacement Products Launched in China
• Plastics from Natural Plant Sugars No Longer a Fantasy
• Axcan Obtains Licence for Ilyang¡¯s New Ulcer Medicine
• Abbott Labs and NeuroSearch Collaborate on Neuroscience Research
• Joint Venture to Produce Doxycycline in China
• DuPont and General Mills to Link Up in Developing and Marketing Soy Foods
General Information & Statistics
• Study Shows Wide Variation in Breast Cancer Treatment
• Australia¡¯s Barley Production Set to Increase
• Fifth Record Harvest for WesternAustralia Wheat Growers
• India Releases Sixteen New Crop Varieties with High Yield
• More Korean Infected with HIV
• Indian Coffee Industry to Improve Quality and Expand Markets
Outstanding Scientisit
• Shang Fa Yang ¡ª Profile of a Plant Biochemist
Announcement
• Pesticide Workshop 2000
Patents
• Chinese Patents
Calendar Of Events
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