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Contents
BioBoard
Australia
• New Meningococcal Test to Identify Genetic Predisposition
• Scientists Discover the Double Life of Proteins
• Gene Discovery Offers Cancer Hope
China
• The American Psychiatric Association's Awards for Young Scientists Encourage Research Expertise in China
• DuPont Partners with China to Increase Farm Productivity
• Deadly Enterovirus Afflicts Chinese Children
• CAS Researchers Decode Genome of Mosquito-Killing Bacterium
• CAS, Local Governments to Jointly Set Up a Biomedical Institute in Suzhou
• Chinese and US Scientists Map Papaya Genes
• Genzyme to Build New R&D Center in Beijing
India
• Avesthagen Launches Bioactive Teestar
• Scientists Find Kala-azar Protein
• Bayer Launches Disease-Resistant Hybrid Rice Arize Dhani
• SCHOTT Forms Pharmaceutical Joint Venture in India
• IIT Mumbai Develops Chip to Detect Myocardial Infarction
• Tamil Nadu Plans Poison Treatment Center in Every District
• RFCL Opens Integrated Manufacturing Plant in India
Japan
• Pfizer to Launch Champix® — The First Prescription Oral Smoking Cessation Aid in the Country
New Zealand
• Asthma Linked to High Fat Diet
Philippines
• Surge in Dengue Cases in the Philippines
South Korea
• Bird Flu Outbreaks Spread in South Korea
Singapore
• Edwards Lifesciences Opens Its First Heart Valve Manufacturing Facility in Singapore
• Bioimaging and Stem Cell Research in Singapore gets a Million Dollar Boost from Latest Grant Calls by A*STAR
• Maccine Receives Bio-Industry Award for Best Preclinical or Clinical CRO in Asia
Taiwan
• New Group for Biomedical Electronics Established
• Stroke Evaluation Indicator Discovered
Vietnam
• Vietnam Bird Flu Vaccine Returns Positive Results
Feature
• Making headway by Dario Campana Recent advances in the treatment of childhood leukemia look set to improve the disease's cure rates.
• The Second St Jude Viva Forum in Pediatric Oncology by Associate Professor Allen Yeoh and Dr Sally Blair
• A Mother's Journey by Nicola Horlick A True-life Account of a Mother's Sad, Affecting Journey when Her Child was Diagnosed with Leukemia.
Industry Watch
• Prana Discovers New Drug Candidates for Parkinson's Research
• Cytopia Announces Novel Anticancer Drug Development Collaboration
• CSIRO Signs Agreement with Oncaidia to Develop Anticancer Drug
• First Commercial Product Launch of Starpharma's DNT Priostar
• China Sky One Develops SemiQuantitative Automatic Inspection Device for Diagnostic Kits
• Ranbaxy Laboratories Signs Drug Discovery Development Pact with Merck
• IAVI and CHAVI Team Up on AIDS Vaccine Development
• DxTech and Nicholas Piramal signs Product Development and Licensing Agreement for Point-of-care Diagnostic Testing System
• Sanofi-Aventis Launches SoloSTAR Insulin Pen in India
• Strategic Alliance between Ranbaxy and Orchid
• Piramal Diagnostics Introduces Asia's First High-definition PET/CT Scanner
• Ocimum Biosolutions Launches Genowiz 4.0
• BIOVET Launches Asia's First and World's Second BSL-4 Manufacturing Facility in India
• Intas Plans Filgrastim launch in North America, Europe
• Taisho and Chugai enter Co-Development and Co-Marketing Agreement for Activated Vitamin D Derivative, ED-71
• Astellas and CoMentis Sign Agreement to Collaborate on the Research, Development and Commercialization of Beta-Secretase Inhibitors
• New Hope for Burn Victims
• Agendia and Agilent Technologies Announce Plans to Jointly Develop New Diagnostic Tests, Extend Supply Agreement
• First CCD 2D Gel Imaging System Installed at Singapore's New SMART Centre will Help Accelerate Pace of Infectious Disease Research in Southeast Asia
Product News
• Siemens Presents a World's First with Novel Hearing Instrument Design
• Extreme's Lab-on-a-chip Developed at IBN
Research and Findings
• Pfizer and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Support the Future of Cancer Research in Australia
General News
• Asia Poised as the Next Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Powerhouse of the World
• Scientists Form International Cancer Genome Consortium
• 12th SCBA International Symposium Comes to Taipei in 2009
Commentary and Analysis
• Testing 1, 2, 3 by Clayton Pquignot One of the top challenges in combating the avian flu is in developing a suitable test kit.
Conference Calendar
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