Contents
EDITORIAL
Erratum
BioBoard
INDIA
• Plastic bricks could protect Indian homes from monsoon
THE PHILIPPINES
• Philippines aims for better basic sanitation practices
SINGAPORE
• A*STAR scientists discover gene critical for proper brain development
AFRICA
• Project to conserve indigenous crops launched in Kenya
• Cellphone voice and SMS tech developed to fight Ebola
• Scientists say Kenya's GMO ban stalling biotech R&D
• Scientists unveil a plan to fight deadly banana disease
• Drug resistance to kill 10 million a year by 2050
BANGLADESH
• Aflatoxin threat in Nepal and Bangladesh
• Daily multivitamin improves pregnancy outcomes in South Asia
EUROPE
• New study describes, for the first time, a fundamental mechanism regulating a protein's shape
UNITED STATES
• Cells identified that enhance tumor growth and suppress anti-cancer immune attack
• Scripps Research Institute scientists uncover new, fundamental mechanism for how resveratrol provides health benefits
• Canopus BioPharma Inc. achieves positive results from an in vitro live Ebola virus study
EYE ON CHINA
• Neusoft Partners with Hony Capital and Goldman Sachs to create the new champion in the global healthcare community
• The Medicines Company and SciClone Pharmaceuticals establish strategic partnership for two cardiovascular products in China
• Syngenta receives Chinese import approval for Agrisure Viptera® corn trait
• TWi Biotechnology receives Notice of Patent Allowance in China for its lead drug candidate for the indication of type II diabetes
• China's largest fertilizer producer Sinofert and IBM use mobile to help farms increase crop yields
• Cardiome enters development and commercialization agreement with Eddingpharm
• Milestone Scientific signs distribution agreement for intra-articular instrument in China
• HUYA Bioscience International establishes alliance with China Wuqing Development Area
• Elekta Flexitron brachytherapy treatment delivery available in China
• Hong Kong pharmaceutical company pioneers world's first ever high-performance anti-pruritus nanopatch
FEATURES
• In Conversation with Ada E. Yonath, Nobel Laureate
• Making a Successful Journey from Lab to Clinic
• Indonesia 2015: New Market Attractions and Restraints in the Healthcare Market
• Asia-Pacific Biopharma: Entering New Era of Global Leadership & Innovation
PEOPLE WATCH
• Celebrating Innovation
REVIEW
• China Healthcare: Proposed New Regulation Grants Wider Access To Foreign Investors
• How Healthcare Networks are Evolving to Achieve Mobility and Analytics
INSIDE INDUSTRY
• A*STAR and GE Healthcare to improve healthcare outcomes through next generation innovations
• Phylogica enters into research and licensing agreement with Genentech
• FUJIFILM Completes Acquisition of Kalon Biotherapeutics
• Bina Technologies acquired by Roche
• ONO and Gilead enter exclusive license agreement to develop BTK inhibitor for the treatment of B-cell malignancies and other diseases
• Uroplasty and Vision-Sciences to merge, creating medical device company
• Amgen joins with LabCentral to support life-sciences and biotech startups in Cambridge
• Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory appoints Prof Yu Hao as Executive Director
• SomaGenics receives $2,275,000 in NIH funding to develop its RNAi Therapeutics and microRNA Technologies
CONFERENCE CALENDAR
|