Contents
BioBoard
Australia
• ASIC Sues Citrofresh
• IDT's Blackman, Mattick Awarded "Science Oscars"
• Medical Fellowship in Honor of Zhou
• Stem Cell Sciences Joins European Program
China
• Johnson & Johnson Breaks Ground for the Biggest Base in Asia
• Beijing Sinovac Biotech Seeks Volunteers for 2nd Bird Flu Vaccine Trial
• CAS Establishes Five More Research Institutes
• China to Increase Support for Drug Research and Production
• Chinese Government Reduces Drug Price
Hong Kong
• Shaw Prize for Six Scientists
India
• India Ayurvedic Medicine Gives Hope to Alzheimer
• Indian Drug Maker Buys DHA
Indonesia
• Indonesia Opens up Access to Bird Flu Gene Codes
Japan
• Takeda's Actos Reduces Risk of Second Stroke
Malaysia
• KL's New Initiatives for its Biotech Industry
Singapore
• Professor Philip Ingham to Boost Singapore's Biomedical Drive
• Health Agreements Between Singapore and Chinese Companies
• Biosensors Confident of Approval for its Stent
• More Drug Companies Conducting Trials in Singapore
• New Breed of Doctors to be Trained at Duke-NUS Medical School
Taiwan
• Taiwan Hosts International Biologics and Vaccine Conference
• Taiwan and Vietnam Sign Agreement to Fight Disease
• Taiwan to Invest NT$300 million for Biofuel Research Efforts
• Taiwan's Medical Sensor Breakthrough
• HIV Vaccine Trials in Taiwan
Others
• Vietnam Prepares for Potential Bird Flu Outbreaks Among Humans
• AIDS Meeting Urged to Rethink Prevention Strategy
• WHO Warns About Drug-Resistant TB
Special Feature
• Pharmacogenomics: An In-House Advantage?
• Pharmacogenomics and Hope for Individualized Medicine
• Patentability of Pharmacogenomics Inventions in Europe
Industry Watch
• BioDiem Bird Flu Vaccine Picked Up by Top US Facility
• Biota, GlaxoSmithKline Ready for Showdown
• A Comprehensive Pharmaceutical Manufacturer -- Beijing Zizhu Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
• An Introduction to Beijing Four-Rings Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
• Mylan Acquires 71.5% of Matrix
• Japan's Bioventures Today -- PharmaDesign, Inc.
• Rockeby biomed Secures Orders from Jordan
Research & Findings
• When Less is Better
• Master Regulator of Stem Cell Genes Discovered
Commentaries & Analysis
• Outlook of Asia's Pharmaceutical Sector
General News
• BIO 2006 and the Involvement of Biotech Companies in Bird Flu R & D
• Singapore's Biomedical Sector Gets New Boost from Korea
People Profile
• Professor Xiaowei Zhuang
Conference Calendar
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