BIOBOARD

AUSTRALIA – Cynata achieves major stem cell manufacturing milestone.

INDONESIA – Rice crucial to Indonesia's food security.

JAPAN – Japan joins Gates's Grand Challenge on tropical diseases.

JAPAN – On-farm system turns rice plants into biofuel and fodder.

SINGAPORE – Infant gut microbiota linked with gestation duration, delivery method and healthy weight gain.

SINGAPORE – Mundipharma demonstrates efficacy of BETADINE(R) formulations against Ebola virus.

SINGAPORE – Scientists determine mechanical forces that drive epithelial wound healing.

SINGAPORE – A*STAR researchers develop expert systems for identifying treatment targets for cancer and rare diseases.

SINGAPORE – NUS researchers pioneer novel strategy to prevent progression of inflammation-associated cancers.

THE PHILIPPINES – New biotech hub aims to nurture more rice researchers.

AFRICA – NAU researcher works to understand forces of abrupt climate change.

AFRICA – Researchers create new model to aid tech selection.

AFRICA – Combining bednets, vaccines ‘good or bad for malaria’.

AFRICA – Experts call for innovations to aid Africa's healthcare.

EUROPE – Europe's first fully remote diabetes trial approved.

UNITED STATES – Scientists identify genetic variations leading to hearing loss in young cancer patients.

UNITED STATES – 3D vaccine spontaneously assembles to pack a powerful punch against cancer, infectious diseases.

UNITED STATES – Researchers design “evolutionary trap” to thwart drug resistance.

UNITED STATES – Common allergy medication may be effective in starving and killing the bacteria that causes Lyme disease.

UNITED STATES – Scripps Research Institute scientists develop anti-HIV agent so powerful it can work in a vaccine.

UNITED STATES – Possible strategy identified to combat major parasitic tropical disease.