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Indonesia • Quintiles expands patient access for clinical trials to Indonesia
Japan • Legacy Healthcare announces breakthrough clinical results in hair re-growth
Singapore • iNova Pharmaceuticals relocates regional HQ to Singapore as part of Asia-centric reorganization
Australia • Silencing the bird flu gene: scientists prep live hen trials • Helsinn grants Specialised Therapeutics Australia (STA) rights to Anamorelin, to treat cachexia-anorexia
North America • To survive, genes pick up new skills • Phase III study evaluates two investigational hormone-releasing IUDs for prevention of pregnancy for up to three years • Agilent Technologies introduces SureDesign • Progress made towards production of biosimilar products in tobacco plants • FDA approves Aerospan for asthma
Europe • New technology offers improved chances for couples undergoing IVF • Phase IIa Laquinimod trial results show positive data for potential use in active Crohn’s Disease • Pfizer donates vials of Factor IX to the World Federation of Hemophilia • nViso gets research grant to study 3D facial imaging technology for healthcare applications • New evidence-based 3D cell culture web portal launched by Reinnervate Ltd • The social side of vaccine effectiveness
Eye on China • BG Medicine announces agreement with Kindstar Diagnostics which will provide Galectin-3 testing services in China • MicuRx lands $9.6 Million to fund China trials of antibiotic • AstraZeneca and Ironwood announce linaclotide collaboration for China • BGI-Shenzhen extends tender offer for Complete Genomics, Inc. • China Cord Blood Corporation continues share repurchase program • NCKU, Science Park join hands to boost academia-industry collaboration • Pharmaron forms strategic partnership with AstraZeneca to accelerate drug discovery • Regulatory mechanisms of an acid-activated type VI secretion system in Agrobacterium tumefaciens • Seasonal plasticity of peripheral auditory sensitivity associated with vocal communication in frog
Features • Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes: Current Asian Perspectives • A Crisis in the Development of Antibiotics • The Marketing of Unapproved Stem Cell Products: An Industry-wide Challenge • Draining the Goodwill of Science – The Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing Industry in East Asia • Biodiesel – From Lab to Industry • The Appearance and Development of Commercial Laboratories in China • Cord Blood Banking – To Go Public or Stay Private • Open Source – The Future of Drug Discovery • Vaccines – Where are we headed? • Leveraging on External Expertise
Inside Industry • InDex Pharmaceuticals granted Japanese patent for novel treatment of steroid-resistant inflammation • RCC announces marketing partnership with ViruSure for India • InteRNA Technologies receives notice of allowance for miRNA sequences of its lead pre-clinical product • Mederi Therapeutics signs exclusive agreement with Farouq, Maamoun, Tamer & Co. to distribute the new Stretta(R) and Secca(R) Systems in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia • BAC and GE Healthcare collaboration wins industry award
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