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Company News • AustCancer Starts Anti-Cancer Vaccine Trial • Australian Companies Cytopia and Xenome in Drug Development Partnership • Aggressive Growth Consolidates Dendrite Leadership in China • Raymedica Expands Distribution of PDN Device to China, Malaysia and Singapore • Shanghai Sine Pharmaceutical's Sales Reach New Height • Italian Flamma Forms Joint Venture in China to Produce Amino Acid • MDS Pharma Plans to Expand in Asia-Pacific in 2002 • IDL Biotech Collaborates in Research with HK University • Dr. Reddy's Sees Prozac Prices Hurting Exports • Ranbaxy Receives Approvals for Anti-Infective and Anti-Asthma Tablets • Indian Anthrax Vaccine Ready for Human Trials • Taisho Pharmaceutical Releases Anti-Cholesterol Beverage • Yamanouchi Closes UK Research Center as Part of R&D Reorganization • Chugai Transfers Marketing Right of Injectable Cephem Antibiotic to Fujisawa • Scandal-Hit Snow Brand Food to Close • Sanguine signs license agreement with Ascendiant • BLIS Technologies Appoints New Zealand Distributor for New Lozenges • CordLife Sets up State-of-the-Art R&D and Process Development Laboratory • Facilities Contact Lenses That Can Be Worn All Day and Night • Taiwan President Life Sciences to invest in US-Based Z-Kat
Rules & Regulations • Australia Cabinet Bans Embryonic Stem Cell Research • China Eases Restrictions of Viagra • Beijing Adopts Bidding System for Opening of New Drug Stores • India to Impose Dumping Duty on Paracetamol from China and Taiwan • Japan Proposes 1.3 Percent Discount for Doctor Visits • Korean Varsities to Adopt New Dental, Medical School System • Korea Promoting Law on Animal Experiments • Regulations Seen as Holding NZ Biotech Sector Back
Research News • New Hope in War against Cystic Fibrosis • Chinese Man with Transplanted Hands Cuts His Birthday Cake • China Reveals Rice Genome Sequence • Shanghai Cancer Survey Seeks Effective Treatments • Tokyo Scientists Find Cloned Mice Have Shorter Lives • Gene Study Sheds Light on Alzheimer's disease • Korean Researchers to Use DNA Chips for Cancer Study • Pig Cell Procedure Pioneered by NZ Firm Spurs Diabetes Study • Singapore World First to Use Cord Blood for Cancer Treatment • US Scientists Develops Device for Checking Blood Pressure in Heart • Men Carrying Pollutant PCBs Have More Boys
Alternative Medicine • West Interested in Using Chinese Ant to Boost Immune System
General Information & Statistics • Chinese Pharmaceutical Companies to Invest in Pakistan • China Mulls Fighting Iron Deficiency with Fortified Flour • Contaminated Imported Meat Destroyed in China • Northern Ireland to Collaborate with Hong Kong in Biotech • Hong Kong Cleans Up Poultry Markets to Halt Bird Flu Panic • Japan Issues Flu Warnings for 46 Prefectures • Japanese Consumers to Get Information on Beef • Some Agricultural Statistics in Korea • Malaysia and Thailand to Boost Scientific Collaboration • Singapore Expects More Biomedical Investments in 2002 • Simple Test Kit for Cancer to Hit Singapore Shelves Soon • Singapore Offers Online Medical Services • Second Heart Center Set Up in Singapore • Taiwan Industrial Parks Offer 40 Percent Rental Discount • Thai Government Urged to Strengthen Economic Ties with China
Trends and Prospects • HIV-AIDS Spreads along Asia's Drug Routes • Research Key to Making Singapore a Medical Hub • Replacing Lab with Computer in Drug Research
Patents • Peptech TNF Patent Granted in the US • Methods and Compositions for Diagnosing and Treating Chromosome-18p Related Disorders • Method for Detecting an HBV-derived Nucleic Acid Target Sequence
Calendar of Events • A comprehensive listing of upcoming biotechnology conferences in Asia-Pacific.