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AUSTRALIA • Less frequent dosing in hemophilia B patients shows improved pharmacokinetic profile • Novogen identifies highly active drug candidates against prostate cancer
SINGAPORE • Gold nanoprobes used to unlock genetic profiles • Clinical checks to detect relapses for patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma just as effective as imaging • QT Vascular initiates chocolate cases in Singapore
THE PHILIPPINES • Trial set for world's first leprosy vaccine • Nickel-eating Philippine plant may have wide usesx.html">
EUROPE • New study to investigate dabigatran etexilate for prevention of recurrent stroke in high-risk patients • Researchers use DNA to build tool that may literally shine light on cancer
UNITED STATES • Scientists slow brain tumor growth in mice • Researchers pinpoint new role for enzyme in DNA repair, kidney cancer • Progress on multiple sclerosis treatment with embryonic stem cells • Researchers develop vaccine candidate using genetically engineered malaria parasite
EYE ON CHINA • ScinoPharm and Lee's Pharmaceutical jointly develop drug products for the Chinese market • WuXi PharmaTech begins construction of new R&D and cGMP manufacturing campus in Changzhou • NeoStem signs Licensing Agreement with Cellular Biomedicine Group and plans to begin Phase 2 hepatocellular carcinoma trial in China • Abiogen Pharma signed agreement with Lee's Pharma to market Neridronic Acid in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau • InSightec launches its first centers in China • Shuwen Biotech and DiagnoCure sign exclusive agreement for commercializing colorectal cancer staging test in China • The Jackson Laboratory and Frasergen to begin creation of cancer genomics facility in Hubei Province, China • RuiYi and iHuman Institute form collaboration to identify novel antibodies targeting GPCRs • Enigma Diagnostics and China's ICDC collaborate to develop MDX infectious disease assays for use at point-of-care • Drug to inhibit liver cancer discovered
FEATURES • Translating Research at SingHealth: Cancer • Translating Research at SingHealth: Cardiometabollic Diseases • Translating Research at SingHealth: Eye Diseases • Translating Research at SingHealth: Health Services Research • Translating Research at SingHealth: Infectious Diseases • Translating Research at SingHealth: Neurosciences (Stroke)
PEOPLE WATCH • Treating Asthma Differently
INSIDE INDUSTRY • Sanford-Burnham and Daiichi Sankyo form alliance to study novel drug targets in cardiovascular metabolic diseases • Sigma-Aldrich® to launch Austrianova's Cell-in-a-Box® Kit for research use • ASLAN Pharmaceuticals signs agreement with CSL to develop novel therapy for asthma • Self-assembling peptides for bone regeneration and drug delivery • Verisante Technology, Inc. receives the 2014 North American Technology Innovation Leadership of the Year Award from Frost & Sullivan • Agilent Technologies partners Women in Science, Engineering and Technology in Korea • Mundipharma and Genewel sign agreement across key global markets for licensing and promotion of Medifoam® • Janssen collaborates with ViiV Healthcare to develop two-drug single tablet regimen for the maintenance treatment of people living with HIV • AbbVie opens expanded manufacturing facility in Sligo, Ireland • AMRI to Acquire Oso Biopharmaceuticals Manufacturing • Merck to collaborate with Sysmex Inostics on a blood-based RAS biomarker test • Igenbio establishes direct presence in Japan • Mesoblast accelerates plans for commercial manufacturing operations in Singapore • Celerion and Korean Drug Development Fund form collaboration to strengthen early phase clinical research in South Korea • Dr. Carolyn Mountford, University of Newcastle, Australia receives Agilent Technologies Thought Leader Award • PHARM Connect — The business summit covering a full industry • New topics for the Next Generation Sequencing & Single Cell Genomics Asia Congress confirmed • Registration opened for Oxford Global's 6th Annual Next Generation Sequencing Congress
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