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Contents
BioBoard
Australia
• New Cooperative Research Center for Cancer Therapeutics in Melbourne
• WEHI Collaborates with Genentech to Develop New Cancer Drugs
• Australia Prepares to Vaccinate its Entire Population Against Bird Flu
China
• China Revokes Licenses of 160 Drug Firms
• Three More National Laboratories to be Set up at CAS
• Covance Expands Operations in China
• CAS Launches a New Round of Academician Selection with Strict Procedures
• China Slashes Cost of Overpriced Drugs
• New Diabetic Drug Manufactured in Shanghai
Japan
• apan Confirms 32nd Mad Cow Case
• New Bird Flu Outbreak Suspected in Japan
Indonesia
• Indonesia to Declare Bird Flu a National Disaster
• Baxter Collaborates with the Indonesian Government
• Indonesia Develops a Bird Flu Vaccine
India
• India to Carry Out First Multi-centric Clinical Trial with Stem Cells
• Lotus Labs and Labindia Team Up to Build a Clinical Research Academy
• Bangalore to Build Knowledge City
• Indian Companies to Bid for Merck's Generics Business
• India and Croatia Pledge One million Euros for Scientifi c Research
• India to Lead in Global Stem Cell Market by 2010
• Biotech Leaders Receive Indian Government Awards
Malaysia
• Malaysia Opens a New Laboratory for Hazardous Disease Research
Philippines
• Philippines Bans Imports of Live Birds and Poultry from Japan
Singapore
• Singapore Keeping up Vigilance Against Infectious Diseases
• Singapore Health Ministry Considering Legislation on Biomedical Research
• TNT Appoints Onno Boots as South East Asia's Regional Managing Director
South Kore
• South Korea Aims to Become Top 10 Science Nation by 2010
Taiwan
• Taiwan Works on Bird Flu Vaccine
• Taiwan Introduces World's First DNA chip
Thailand
• Bird Flu Strikes in Thailand Again
• Thai Pharma Industry Against Thai Government's Decision to Produce Generic Drugs
Special Feature
• Short Biodata of Dr Chung-Hsuan Winston Chen
• Professor Judith A. Whitworth -- Director of the John Curtin School of Medical Research and Howard Florey Professor of Medical Research at the Australian National University
• Using Biodiversity Information Effectively
Industry Watch
• CS Trail Closure Statement Unaffects VivaGelTM Clinical Trails Progress
• Living Cell Technologies to Run World's First Xenotransplantation Trial in Diabetes without Immunosuppression
• China Medical Technologies Inc -- A Medical Device Company
• Sinovac Biotech to Increase Stake in China Subsidiary
• Aurigene Collaborates With Forest Labs
• Transgene Biotek Developing Oral Vaccine to Fight Diabetes
• ImClone and Bristol-Myers Team up for Cancer Treatment in Japan
• Japan Bioventures Today -- Medical ProteoScope Co Ltd
• Fluidigm Launches Biomedical Product Development Center
• Singular ID Launches Enxure On-Line Portal with the Delivery of Two Enxure Evaluation Kits
Research and Findings
• Taiwan Develops New Biochip Technology
• Scientists Develop Cost-effective Nuclear Medicine Kit
• Protein Found Key to Human Flu Transmission
• IMCB Partners with Hitachi for Better Diagnostics
• Creating Safer and Cheaper Therapeutic Options for Stem Cells
Agriculture
• Medicinal Plants of Sri Lanka
General News
• Opening of NUS Center for Life Sciences
Conference Calendar
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