•  Systems Biology Center Connects UCSF and Peking University
•  Mitsubishi Pharma to License Internal Hemorrhoid Drug to Yuhan
•  Rockeby Secures Two Deals to Supply Avian Flu Test Kit
•  India to Invest More in Agriculture
•  China to Increase its Clinical Trials Activity
•  AgResearch Announces 2020 Science Strategy
•  Australia's Biotron Announces its Compounds Active against H5N1 Avian Flu Virus
•  Takara Bio Acquires Takara Biotechnology from Marubeni Corporation
•  New Zealand Bird Flu Researcher Dr Robert Webster Named the Country's Distinguished Biotechnologist of the Year
•  MerLion Pharmaceuticals Receives Frost & Sullivan Market Penetration Leadership Award
•  Schering AG Group Gears up to Expand Asia Pacific Business
•  Western Austrlia to Build Two Research Centers in Perth
•  Serum Institute of India Invests 12 Billion Rupee at India's First Biotech Special Economic Zone in Pune

Special Feature
•  Control of Reproduction in Mammals and Plants: Common Features Beyond Genes
•  Improving the Nutritional Value of Crops by Genetic Modification: Problems and Opportunities Illustrated by Vitamin C
•  Is Agricultural Biotechnology Worth the Risk?

Industry Watch
•  Advanced Ocular Systems Offered AusIndustry Commercial Ready Grant
•  Australia's Medivac Collaborates with Germany's Logmed Technologie
•  Genetic Technologies Partners with MetaMorphix
•  Phylogica and Garvan Collaborate on Phylomer Development
•  Sydney Scientists Discover and License Breakthrough Anti-inflammatory Treatment
•  Zenyth Announces In-Licensing Agreement from Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
•  Japan's Bioventures Today: Oxygenix Co Ltd
•  Edwards Lifesciences Breaks Ground on New Heart Valve Manufacturing Facility in Singapore
•  Illumina in Singapore
•  Leading Singapore Insurer, NTUC Income, to Provide Insurance Policy for CordLife Customers
•  MDS Sciex Opens Manufacturing Facility in Singapore

Alternative Medicine
•  Herb-Drug Interactions

Commentaries/Analyses
•  Recent Developments in the Biotech Industry in Asia Pacific

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