Company News
•  ES Cell International Opens Stem Cell R&D Facility
•  Meditech Grants LEI Exclusive Worldwide Rights
•  Mimotopes and Baker Institute Sign Letter of Intent
•  US-based DiaSys Reports Additional Sales to China
•  International Clinical Trial Firm Teams up with Hong Kong Software Developer
•  TeleVital Launches Electronic Patient Care System in India
•  Natco Pharma Gets TGA Nod for Manufacturing Plant
•  Bharat Biotech to Unveil Streptokinase
•  Sanyo Electric Biomedical and BioCrystal Collaborates on Distribution of OptiCell
•  Goodman to Acquire Avantec Vascular of the US
•  Fujisawa to Launch New CalciChew Products
•  BioEnterprise Asia CEO on How to Finance Biotechnology
•  Taiwan Biowell Unveils World's First DNA Anti-counterfeit Label
•  Thai Firm Releases AIDS Vaccine Clinical Data

Rules & Regulations
•  GM Corn Approved in Australia and New Zealand
•  Indian Minister Calls for Regulatory Measures for GM Foods

Research News
•  Location of Heart Attack Genes Found
•  Australia-made SIRT Administered in First US Patient
•  Study Concludes Loss of Sexual Function with Menopause
•  Giant Step forward for the Tasmanian Tiger Cloning Project
•  Genetic Research into Soybeans Proposed
•  Rare Cattle Successfully Cloned
•  China to Produce First Cloned Giant Panda
•  "Solid Water" Helps Trees Grow in Deserts
•  Super-bra to Detect Breast Cancer
•  Chinese Scientists Develop Single DNA Molecular Nanomotor
•  Trials on More GM Seeds
•  Japanese and Thai Scientists Inoculate Monkeys against Simian AIDS
•  Korea's Latest Car to "Drive" out Terrorism
•  Bed-sharing May Increase Chances of Cot Death
•  Rice Researchers Win Major Environmental Prize

Alternative Medicine
•  Indian Medicinal Plant Trade Seen at US$112 Million

General Information & Statistics
•  Australian GPs Register with E-health Service
•  Medical Research and Education Precinct Launched
•  Another Soy Sauce Found to Contain Cancerous Chemical
•  Antibiotic-free Milk Available in Shanghai Soon
•  Major Life Sciences Park Launched in East China
•  China Launches Major Biodiversity Programs
•  India Working on DNA Park
•  AHA Gives Apollo Hospitals Global Recognition
•  Agreement to Share Rice Genome Data
•  Increase in Plant Gene Technology Funding
•  Liggins Institute Programs Win Big Grants
•  Meningococcal Vaccine to Combat Epidemic
•  First Anti-aging Medicine Conference in Asia Pacific
•  Global Harmonization Task Force on Medical Devices
•  Bioscience Asia Forum Held in Taipei

Trends and Prospects
•  Singapore Law Gets Ready to Meet Novelties of Life Sciences Industry

Calendar of Events
•  A comprehensive listing of upcoming biotechnology conferences in Asia-Pacific