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INDONESIA • Oil palm industry linked to Indonesia's forest loss
SINGAPORE • Scientists discover protein responsible for DNA compaction • Missing protein explains link between obesity and diabetes • Novel use of fluorescent probe shines new light to finding future anti-cancer drugs • Singapore scientists make breakthrough discovery in stomach cancer research using technology developed at Genome Institute of Singapore
AFRICA • New vaccine against five livestock diseases in progress
EUROPE • Combination therapy is more effective than monotherapy in removing beta-amyloid plaques from the brains of mice
UNITED STATES • Combination vaccine for ricin and anthrax achieves simultaneous protection milestone • Pseudogenes may provide clearer understanding of biomarkers • Smell and eye tests show potential to detect Alzheimer's early • Neurons, brain cancer cells require the same little-known protein for long-term survival • Transplanting gene into injured hearts creates biological pacemakers
EYE ON CHINA • Yabao Pharmaceuticals enters innovative partnership with Eli Lilly and Company to develop diabetes treatment • MicroPort Orthopedics & MB Innovations enter partnership • Taipei Medical University-Taipei Cancer Center offers a new and noninvasive treatment for bone cancer pain • HD Biosciences and Marshall University reach drug discovery co-development agreement • Uni-Bio Science Group's osteoporosis drug Uni-PTH meets phase III primary endpoint • D-Pharm's anti-epileptic drug DP-VPA granted Fast Track Status by CFDA • BGI collaborates with the Edinburgh Genome Foundry to synthesize the largest synthetic eukaryotic chromosome in the UK
FEATURES • Public-Private Partnerships in the Pharmaceutical Industry • KEEEN: The Keen Success in Public-Private Partnerships • Strengthening Singapore's Drug Discovery Capabilities through Public Private Partnerships • Universities: A Treasure Trove of Technologies
PEOPLE WATCH • Drugs in the Real World
REVIEW • Leading Site Model for Preventive Medicine Trials in Vietnam • Overcoming the VLP Characterization Challenge with a Light Scattering Toolbox
INSIDE INDUSTRY • NCCS doctor wins recognition in the prestigious Singapore Youth Awards 2014 • Singapore - Republic of Korea collaboration on biomedical technology shows results • International Stem Cell Corporation signs agreement with Rohto Pharmaceutical of Japan • AstraZeneca and Max Planck Institute enter research agreement to create satellite chemistry unit for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases • Reaction Biology receives NIH grant award for epigenetic database • New Zealand and Singapore to collaborate on food and nutrition research • 5th Biomass Pellets Trade & Power spotlights on Asia's unprecedented biomass industry growth and mega opportunities • 'Sustainability' issues take center-stage when 6th Palm Oil Asia Summit returns to Jakarta this August • Asia's supremacy in oleochemicals market takes center stage at 2nd Olechemicals Outlook Summit in Jakarta, this August
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