BioBoard

Australia
•  Brain Gene Can Lead to Testis, Male Genitalia in Females
•  ALSIS 2010 Heats Up Aussie Biotech
•  World First Research on Jet Fuel Exposure Syndrome
•  Genetic Link Found Between Spinal Arthritis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
•  Superbug in Melbourne
•  Possible Peanut Allergy Treatment Discovered

China
•  Bank to Freeze Eggs of Women Cancer Patients

India
•  Asia's First Biodegradable Stent
•  Swine Flu Returns - 20 Cases in a Week
•  Rare Double Hip Replacement in Noida

Singapore
•  •  Hydrogel Innovation Promises Multiple Uses
•  Software Detects Genetic Mutations in Influenza
•  NCCS to Establish Peritoneal and Pelvic Cancer Center Other Regions
Europe
•  Common Blood Test Could Detect Heart Disease

Feature
•  Bioinformatics in Communicable Diseases — The Way Forward
•  Hitting the Bull's Eye with Biopharmaceuticals
•  Silkworms Give Spider Silk New Spin
•  ÄKTA Avant: Icon of Process Development
•  JEM-2100 — The Nanoanalysis Expert

Industry Watch
•  Phylogica to Discover Peptide-based Vaccines with Pfizer
•  TGR BioSciences Partners with Cedarlane
•  China Sky One Medical Cultivates TCM Herbs in Northeast China
•  Chindex and Fosun Pharma Ink Joint Venture
•  China SHESAYS Introduces Sirona's CEREC AC Dental Restoration Robot
•  Novozymes Opens New R&D Center in India
•  Avila, Sanofi-aventis Partner to Develop Targeted Covalent Oncology Drugs
•  Biogen Idec Launches Tysabri for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment in India
•  GSK, Impax in $11.5 mn Deal for Parkinson's Drug
•  Eisai Enters Local Oncology Market with Treakisym
•  RaQualia Announces Collaboration and License Agreement With Lilly for Pain Treatments
•  Bristol-Myers Squibb and Oncolys BioPharma Enter Global Licensing Agreement for Investigational HIV Compound
•  A*STAR and Cytos Extend Influenza Vaccine Collaboration to Supply of Clinical Trial Material

People Watch
•  DSI Scientist Awarded Optical Society of America Fellowship
•  Philanthropist and Vaccine Researcher Honored
•  Vet Awarded Gatton Gold Medal
•  UQ Professor Is Australia's Highest-Ranked Researcher

Research And Findings
•  The Benefits of Perforin Revealed
•  Singapore Scientists First to Perform the Largest Genome-wide Association Study on Central Corneal Thickness
•  Molecular Simulations Confirm Role of Functional Rotation in Multidrug Resistance

General News
•  Biomarkers in Diagnostics & Therapeutics

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