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Company News • Progen Achieves Milestone in Heparanase Work • Neurosciences Victoria and Schering AG in Research Collaboration • Chemeq's Anti-microbial Approved in South Africa • Molecular Diagnostics' Clinical Trial Beneficial for Chinese Woman • Hong Kong S&T Launching DNA Reagent • Millipore to Set Up Bio-pharma Tech Center • Dr. Reddy's Gets Approval for Tizanidine • Orchid Chemicals and Bexel in Drug Discovery Joint Venture • Fujisawa Foundation Announces Research Grants • Mitsubishi Chemical Invests in Cancer Gene Therapy • Japan Consortium Invests in Biacore for Proteomics Research • E1biotech Co. Ltd. • Easy Bio System Inc. • NZ and Australia in Major Dairy Merger • Olivado Develops Longer Lasting Avocado Oil • MerLion Pharmaceuticals and Cancer Center Set up Collaboration • Aventis to Test AIDS Drug in Thailand
Rules & Regulations • Australia Releases Xenotransplantation Draft Guidelines • China Set Rules on Genetically Modified Food • Japan to Broaden Food-tracking Plan • GM Agriculture is Five Times Riskier for NZ • Singapore's AVA Given More Power to Test Food Authenticity
Research News • LEDs Reset Body Clock • Junk DNA Proposed as "Software" of Life • Brain Area with Perfect Pitch Capability Found • Chinese Scientists Develop High-protein Rice • HK Scientist Discovers Protein that Initiates DNA Duplicating • Stay in Places of Worship May Help Mental Patients • Tailor-made Cancer Drugs Found to be Effective • Full Cycle Breeding of Artificial Tuna Achieved • New Nano-based Anthrax Detection Device Developed • Glowing Mice to Help in Asthma Fight • Taiwan Scientists Develop Needle-free Drug Delivery • Taiwan Announces Advanced R&D Awards
General Information & Statistics • Australia, NZ and Canada in Joint Indigenous Health Research • New Glycemic Index for Food Packaging • US Grant for China to Fight AIDS • China Allocates Major Funding to Agricultural Technology • International Symposium on Biosafety of GMOs in Beijing • Hepatitis Vaccine to be Cheaper in India • Alarming Rate of Childbirth Death in Indonesia • Japan to Launch Biotechnology Panel • Study Shows Half of Japan's Population Insomniac • Students Tested for Meningitis after Two Deaths • Pacific Rim Biotechnology Conference in New Zealand • Chemical Synthesis Plant to Boost Drug Development • Singapore to Stop Giving Incentives to New Blood Donors • Taiwan and Canada in Biotech Collaboration • Overprescription of Antibiotics in Taiwan • Southern Taiwan Calls for Agricultural Tech Center • Tea Tree Oil Rises in Popularity • New Cancer Center Established • Thais Spending More on Medicines
Patent News • Bionomics Files Patents for Epilepsy Genes • Snail Venom Patent for Pain Treatment • CK Life Sciences in Biotech IP Brawl
Trends and Prospects • Singapore is Asia's Top Investor in Biotech Sector
Personality Profile • Kenneth H. Fischbeck
Calendar of Events • A comprehensive listing of upcoming biotechnology conferences in Asia-Pacific