Company News
•  Adipogen Identifies Key Protein in Fat Cell
•  New Vector Construction Unit for Virax
•  Xenome and TheraSci in Nervous System Drug Discovery Collaboration
•  China's B-Soft in Hospital Information and Image Management Agreement with Cedara
•  Mindray, US Partner in License and Purchase Alliance for Medical Device
•  DuPont Establishes Commercial Seed Business in China
•  Dainippon and Kyorin to Jointly Develop Diabetes Drug
•  Ranbaxy Obtains Right to Produce Generic Accutane
•  BOC Medical Launches Pain Relief Gas for Childbirth in India
•  Macrogen to Market Novel Mouse DNA Chip
•  Pastoral Genomics in Joint Clover Gene Venture
•  Good Progress in LactoPharma's Milk Research
•  ES Cell International Acquires Curis' Diabetes Technology
•  Boston Scientific to Launch Novel Cardiovascular Device in Singapore
•  DNA-based Security System Launched by Biowell

Rules & Regulations
•  Australia OKs Limited GM Sugarcane Release
•  New Drug Registration Law in China
•  Use of Dead Fetuses for Stem Cell Research Allowed
•  Japan to Revise Patent Laws
•  Bt Corn Approved for Planting in the Philippines

Research News
•  Australia Helps Map Transcriptome of Mouse Genome
•  Blood Cell Protein Mutation Slows Malaria
•  Chinese Scientists Complete Detailed Rice Genome Map
•  Three New Human Genes Discovered Among Chinese
•  Abnormal Chromosomes Related to Habitual Abortion Found
•  Rice Genome Sequencing by Japan-led Team Completed
•  Study Shows Rats not Affected by Electromagnetic Wave
•  Researchers Clone Monkey Embryos
•  Folic Acid Reduces Heart Disease Risk
•  NZ in International Brain Hemorrhage Study
•  NTU and Sun Microsystems Collaborate on High Performance Computing for Life Sciences
•  National Cheng Kung University Named as Bioinformatics Center of Excellence
•  Carpal Tunnel Effectively Treated with Short-term Steroids
•  Taiwan Scientists Clone Liver Cells

General Information & Statistics
•  New Center for Heart Diseases
•  Rice Genome Scientists Named as Research Leader of the Year
•  China and US to Cooperate in Agriculture Biotech
•  Good Soybean Market in China
•  China Launches Diabetes Fight with Foreign Help
•  China to Set up Largest TCM Export Base in Tianjin
•  HK Updates Physical Measurements of Newborns
•  Asia's First Children Continence Care Center Established
•  India in Danger of AIDS Epidemic
•  Side Effects from Anticancer Drug Kill 124 Japanese
•  Korea Approves New Pneumonia Drug
•  Korea Becoming Aged Society Due to Falling Birth Rate

Education
•  High School Students do Genetic Engineering
•  Singapore Offers Scholarships for Further Research

Personality Profile
•  Philip Yeo
•  Sydney Brenner

Trends & Prospects
•  India and Japan's Life Sciences Industries Hold Great Promise

Patent News
•  Cytopia Applies Further Patents for Prostate Cancer Novel Molecules
•  Dr. Reddy's Paves Way for Indian Firms to Sell Generics in US

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