Therapeutics
•  Common Cold Drug May Be the Answer to SARS Cure
•  Traditional Chinese Medicine Effective against SARS

Political & Business Impact
•  Patent Mapping for SARS Researchers

Business News
•  Japanese Firm Develops Negative Pressure Cubicles for SARS Patients
•  Olympus Donates Equipment to China to Fight SARS
•  Indian Thermometer Maker Benefits from SARS
•  SARS Vaccine in the Offing China Biotech Company Works on SARS Vaccines

Workshop
•  System Dynamics Simulation of SARS Propagation in Singapore

WHO Update
•  Cumulative Number of Reported Probable Cases
•  Update 80 — Change in Travel Recommendations for Parts of China, Situation in Toronto
•  Update 79 — Situation in China
•  WHO Officials to Visit China
•  Global Decline in Cases and Deaths Continues
•  Status of Diagnostic Test, Training Courses in China
•  SARS Travel Recommendations Summary Table

Country Update
•  Cambodia
•  Canada
•  China
•  Hong Kong
•  Taiwan
•  Korea
•  Macau
•  Malaysia
•  Singapore
•  Thailand

Contact Details

Company News
•  Axon's Latest Drug Discovery Software ÒImageXpress
•  PHIL Banks on Herbal Products to Double Profit
•  Aurobindo Pharma Bulk Drugs Globalization
•  Ranbaxy Strengthens Drug Discovery Team
•  Ono Pharma Terminates Licensing Agreement with Eli Lily
•  CordLife Acquires Cytomatrix

Rules & Regulations
•  Korea's Cancer Control Act Takes Effect

Research News
•  China's Breakthrough in Hemopoietic Stem Cell Transplant
•  Promising Remedy for Bird Flu
•  Dr. Reddy Focuses on Anti-Bacterial and Anti-Cancer Segments
•  Indian Scientists Discover Pancreatic Killer Gene
•  Japan Domestic Pigs Carry Hepatitis E Virus Antibodies
•  Singapore's NTU Embarks on SARS Investigations
•  Diabetics Can Soon Throw Their Needles Away

Patent News
•  Top10 Most Common Intellectual Property Rights Mistakes During Venture Capital Due Diligence

Feature
•  Competitive Positioning Strategies for Australian Biotech Companies
Part II -- Asia Pacific Biotechnology Markets: A Snapshot

General Information & Statistics
•  Biotechnology Center of Excellence to Boost Biotech Economy in Australia
•  Geological Disposal of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
•  Global Collaboration against Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
•  Biotech Council Recognizes Three Indian Innovators
•  Pharma Companies Turn to Lifestyle Drugs as Engine of Growth
•  Japanese Authority Assures Safety over Seafood Mercury Levels
•  Swiss Firm Stops Sale of Korean Ramen
•  New and Improved Drug for Hepatitis C Patients
•  BabyBanks and ITRI to Set Up Cell and Tissue Bank

Alternative Medicine
•  Dahlia May Be Useful for Treating SARS

Conference Calendar