BioBoard

Australia
•  Cervical Cancer Vaccine for Babies
•  Cancer Research Using Kangaroos Given Grant
•  New South Wales Funds Cyclotron to Boost Neurological Research

China
•  China Has 120 Million Hepatitis B Carriers
•  China Stresses International Pharmaceutical Cooperation
•  Chinese Traditional Medicine Tested in Space

Hong Kong
•  Detection of 111 New HIV Cases in Hong Kong

India
•  New Program in Hospital Operations Management to be Launched
•  Global Diabetes Research Center to be Set Up Near Chennai
•  India's First Stem Cell Facility to be Set Up in Karnataka
•  British Companies Seeking Collaborations with Indian Pharma Healthcare Sectors

Malaysia
•  Malaysia to Set Up Agency to Control Distribution of GM Foods

Singapore
•  Singapore Cancer Society Gives Out Grants to Four Research Projects

Taiwan
•  Food and Drug Administration Permit Sought for Human Testing of New Taiwan Drug

Thailand New Push for GMO Field Tests

Special Feature
•  The Scientific Basis of Chinese Medicine and Cancer Care: A Western Medicine Perspective
•  Kampo Treatment for Cancer
•  A Chinese Medicinal Plant to Combat Cancer
•  Using Endangered Animal Species in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Industry Watch
•  Cancer Research Technology Plays Critical Role in New Australian Cancer Research Venture
•  Phylogica Licences Anti-microbial Technology to Dynamic
•  AstraZeneca Enhances Clinical Research Capabilities in China with First Clinical Pharmacology Unit
•  Philips and the Institute of Health Sciences Join Forces in Molecular Medicine
•  Avesthagen Explores Possible Research Initiatives with Thailand
•  DRL Plans High Margin Drugs for India and Europe
•  Olympus Establishes Imaging Laboratory with the National Center for Biological Science in Bangalore
•  Japan's Bioventures Today — CanBas Co., Ltd.

Research & Findings
•  Killing Cancer at its Birth

Commentaries and Analyses
•  Accelerating the Renaissance in BioScience Entrepreneurship in Asia — Part 2

Interview
•  Interview with Richard Yu (CEO, Eu Yan Sang)
•  Interview with CEO of Maguang, Mr Huang Chuan Sheng