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EDITORIAL
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India • Zinc Treatment for Infections in Children
Japan • Japan Pharma Portfolio Finds Renewed Strength through Record Growth in 2012 • Joint Development of a Novel Lyophilized Dual Chamber Prefillable Syringe System • A Genetic Alternative to Fertilizer
Singapore • Made-in-Singapore H5N1 Bird Flu Diagnostic Kit - Detects All Known Strains of H5N1 Virus with a Single Test
Thailand • KEEEN, Thai Bioremediation Product, Awarded Gold Medal for “Bioremediation Agent developed to Greenovation Product"
EUROPE • MorphoSys Antibody Reaches Major Milestone in Collaboration with Roche • New Technique to Predict Heart Attacks
USA • FEI Launches ‘Living Lab’ for Structural Biology Research at NIH • Synthetic Platelets Built to Treat Bleeding • Software Scans Tongue for Signs of Disease • US Legislation Will Ensure Tighter Checks on Foreign Drug Factories
Eye on China • Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies receives two prizes at AquaTech China for AnoxKaldnes™ MBBR technology and its Carbon Footprint Reduction Program • International Consortium Led by Chinese Scientists Announce the First Complete Sequencing of Pear Genome • Eli Lilly Opens Diabetes Research Center in China • China ‘Soaring Ahead’ in Nanotechnology Research • Latest Genomic Studies Shed New Light on Maize Diversity and Evolution • Insight Genetics and Kindstar Global Partner to Enhance Cancer Care in China • Two studies from the Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology published in PNAS show how plants respond to changing environments • China’s Pharmaceuticals Sales Force Levels Surpass US for First Time
FEATURES • The Appearance and Development of Commercial Laboratories in China • Independent Medical Laboratories in China - A Sunrise Industry under the Circumstances of Healthcare Reformation • Tracing the Rise of KingMed and its Future Route – A Correspondence with Hongbo Li • Establishment of IML Quality Managerial System in China • The Collaboration between IML and Major Medical Institutions – Supplement Service with Esoteric Testing • Notice from Ministry of Health on Printing and Distributing “Basic Standards for Medical Laboratory (on Trial)” – Ministry of Health of the People’s Republic of China
Review • Painting at the Molecular Level • A Peek at Brazil and Chile’s Healthcare Sectors – An Investor’s Perspective • An Industry Perspective NO PAIN, NO GAIN – Frost and Sullivan analyzes the underlying forces behind the pain management market potential in Asia.
Inside Industry • Big Pharma in legal battles for monopoly prices in India • Aeterna Zentaris: Phase 3 Data for Perifosine in Colorectal Cancer Presented at ASCO Meeting • Vietnam partners with Australia to combat TB • Artemisinin resistance emerged on Thai-Myanmar border 'years ago' • Research and License agreements between National Cheng Kung University and Novo Nordisk A/S
• Conference Calendar