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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
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