EDITOR'S LETTER

EYE ON CHINA

• High-throughput brain imaging institute to be set up in Suzhou
• Breakthrough in pig-to-human organ transplant
• Scientists identify central neural circuit for itch sensation
• Silk-based wearable body sensors developed by Tsinghua researchers
• First AI-assisted treatment center in Hefei city
• China moves higher in Global Innovation Index

FEATURES

• Antivirals Targeting Host Proteins: A Feasible or Suicidal Approach in the Treatment Against HFMD?
• Vaccination against Infectious Diseases More Important than Ever
• Mosquito-borne infectious diseases: Crafting an Asian solution
• The Ebola Epidemic: Why So Many Deaths Resulted

SPOTLIGHTS

• Managing Dengue

INSIDE INDUSTRY

• Humabs BioMed and University of California, Berkeley announce publication of data for novel antibody-based assay to detect zika virus infection
• Philips’ Lumify to make ultrasound more accessible and affordable in Singapore
• AdAlta pioneers novel drug for rare lung disease
• Industry’s first cryo-dualbeam system automates preparation of frozen, biological samples
• Kinetica helps GlaxoSmithKline manage its R&D information platform
• Functional fragrances developed to fight mosquito-borne diseases
• Immatics starts phase 1 trial of IMA101 for treatment of solid tumors
• Royal Philips appoints new Country Manager for Singapore

BIOBOARD

JAPAN

• Potential drug for treating chronic pain with few side effects

AUSTRALIA

• Fellowship supports search for new disease treatments

TAIWAN

• A novel platform for neurodegenerative disease studies: Applying photocontrollable probe to induce pathological proteins into amyloid fibers in live cells
• CLEC5A is critical in innate immunity against bacterial infections

SINGAPORE

• Singapore scientists uncover how neural stem cells are activated intrinsically by spindle matrix proteins
• NUS establishes additive manufacturing facilities for biomedical applications

SINGAPORE & GERMANY

• Breakthrough immunotherapy for Chronic Hepatitis B virus infection

SINGAPORE, HONG KONG & SOUTH KOREA

• First in Asia - Launch of multi-centre lung cancer research platform

SINGAPORE & TAIWAN

• ASLAN Pharmaceuticals collaborates with Academia Sinica’s Genomic Research Centre

GERMANY

• ASIT biotech announces follow-up study of Phase I/IIa clinical trial for house dust mite rhinitis

USA

• Test uses nanotechnology to quickly diagnose Zika virus

CONFERENCE CALENDAR