Contents
BioBoard
Australia
• US$6.5 Bn for Australia Science and Innovation
• Genes Linked to Vitamin D Involved in Susceptibility to Multiple Sclerosis.
• Scientists Find Weak Link in Malaria Portal
China
• China Makes First Pig Stem Cells
• Genetic Tests to Unravel Prodigies
India
• India Can Become a Global Pharma Innovation Hub
• Anti-diarrhea Vaccine in Development
Japan
• Inevitable Public Debate over GM Primates
New Zealand
• NZ Biotech Industry Continues to Thrive
Singapore
• Simulation Model' for Disease Spread
• Singapore's Challenge: Sustain Environment Long-Term
• Water Industry Players Partnering Education Sector
• World-Wide Debut For 16 Inventions
Taiwan
• New Treatment for Uterine Fibroids
• Taiwan to Develop Methods to Test Melamine Tableware
• New Research Expected to Help Develop Universal Flu Vaccine
Vietnam
• Herbal Capsules to Treat Womb Ulcers
Other Regions
• Baxter Could Have Pandemic Flu Vaccine in July
• Will US Dominate Biotech?
Feature
• Interview with Frost & Sullivan - Celebrating Best Practices in Healthcare
• Interview with InterSystems Corporation - Connecting Applications, Processes and People Intelligently
• Interview with Philips Healthcare - Excellence in Medical Imaging & Radiology
• Interview with Roche Diagnostics ¡ªCutting-Edge Clinical Diagnostics
Industry
• Novation, Cancer Therapeutics to Jointly Develop Cancer Therapies
• Mesoblast Announces Positive Results in Bone Marrow Transplant Trial
• Mingyuan Medicare Announces Collaboration on Major Infectious Diseases Detecting Platform
• DHL Launches first Life Science & Healthcare Competence Centre in Shanghai
• Abraxis Bioscience Launches ABRAXANE for Metastatic Breast Cancer
• GSK Enters Flu-Vax JV in China
• Biocon Launches Long Lasting Basal Insulin for Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetics
• Kemwell to build Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility in India in Collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim, Germany
• Hemispherx, Biken Expands Production Capacity for Swine Flu Vaccines
• D-SIMLAB Awarded S$500,000 Grant under SPRING Singapore's Technology
• GlaxoSmithKline Opens $600million Vaccine Plant
• Agilent Technologies Opens New Life Sciences Manufacturing Facility in Singapore
• Six Doctors Receive Clinician Scientist Awards
Research and Findings
• Two Gene Loci Linked To Multiple Sclerosis Uncovered
• Mice with Extra Chromosome Region Show Many Autistic Signs
• Fatal Brain Infections Can Be Cured With Nanotechnology
People Watch
• NCCS Oncologist Receives Prestigious Award
• Dr Michael Entzeroth Reelected as Chairman of BioSingapore
• India's Biotech Queen Wins Nikkei Asia Prize 2009
Conference Calendar
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