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Contents
EDITORIAL
BioBoard
INDIA
• Oral chlorea vaccine 'offers protection for five years'
JAPAN
• Gene discovery leads way to more rice
MALAYSIA
• Top international hospitals to hold summit in Asia to address efficiency, patient safety issues
SINGAPORE
• Study led by NUS scientists provides new insights into cause of human neurodegenerative disease
• Recycled plastic proves effective in killing drug-resistant fungi
• Singapore scientists engineer human stem cells and move closer to mastering regenerative medicine
• A*STAR scientists discover novel hormone essential for heart development
• New discovery on how skin cells form "bridges" paves the way for advances in wound healing and tissue engineering
AUSTRALIA
• Pathogen study explores blocking effect of E. coli protein on immune system
CANADA
• Alzheimer's risk gene may begin to affect brains as early as childhood
EUROPE
• Simple blood test detects 85% of colorectal cancers and over 50% of polyps
JERUSALEM
• New compound for slowing the aging process can lead to novel treatments for brain diseases
US
• Older mice fed wolfberries show reduced risk for flu virus with vaccine diseases
• Molecular sensor detects early signs of multiple sclerosis, Gladstone study finds
• Scripps Research Institute scientists achieve detailed picture of key part of Hepatitis C virus
• Researchers discover promising new treatment to help people with spine injuries walk better
• Personalized vaccine for most lethal type of brain tumor shows promise
EYE ON CHINA
• Sareum enters co-development agreement in China for Aurora+FLT3 program
• Helsinn Group opens representative office in China
• Biotech China to be held in NanjingClinic's Center for individualized medicine
• Shanghai Ajinomoto Amino Acid Co., Ltd. expands amino acid production capacity
• Agilent Technologies Thought Leader Award supports Dr. Junying Yuan, Chinese Academy of Sciences
• to-BBB and Sihuan enter into collaboration agreement
• JHL Biotech selects GE's FlexFactory64 bio manufacturing platform for Taiwan facility
• Senhwa Biosciences raises $17M in Series B
• New bat virus in China can infect people
• Chi-Med and Sinopharm form China drug distribution and marketing joint venture
• MicuRx expands global clinical trial program for oral antibiotic MRX-I
• TaiGen Biotechnology receives Qualified Infectious Disease Product and Fast Track designations from the U.S. FDA
FEATURES
• Indian Pharma Industry: Trends, Predictions and Challenges
• Imaging in Focus
• Technology Innovation to Drive Efficiency: Unprecedented Transformation in Care Delivery Across Asia Pacific
PEOPLE WATCH
• Collaborating for Oncology
REVIEW
• Development of Uniform Embryoid Bodies for Differentiation, Using Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells
INSIDE INDUSTRY
• AMSilk founder Professor Thomas Scheibel receives DECHEMA award
• ProJect Pharmaceutics and TUM-Spin-off ImevaX collaborate on development of pharmaceutical formulation for IMX101
• DSM and Tunitas Therapeutics to develop lead allergy therapeutic
• RCSI led EU Consortium receives major funding to develop materials to regenerate cardiac tissue following heart attacks
• Teva and Takeda to research multiple sclerosis treatment in Japan
• AB SCIEX helps accelerate food safety testing in Southeast Asia's largest food producer
• Merck enters into license agreement with the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre
• Agilent Technologies and Nanyang Technological University collaborate on wastewater treatment research
• IBC Life Sciences and ISPE Singapore Affiliate to partner on ISPE Singapore Conference & Exhibition 2014
• Novogen enters global collaboration to drive the development of drugs to treat brain cancer
• CONFERENCE CALENDAR
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