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    Bioboard

      AUSTRALIA — AIBN and Dow Launch Research Collaboration.

      CHINA — US and China Ink Biofuels Cooperation Pact.

      INDIA — Sanofi-Aventis Opens First Asian Pharmaceutical Development Center in India.

      INDIA — India and France to Co-operate on Medical Research and Biotechnology.

      INDONESIA — Bird Flu Resurfaces in Asia.

      NEW ZEALAND — NZBio Launches Stem Cell Network.

      NEW ZEALAND — Killer Hospital Superbug Infected 65 Patients.

      SINGAPORE — MerLion Pharmaceuticals Wins Prestigious Pharmaceutical Industry Scrip Award.

      SINGAPORE — ES Cell International Announces the Production of World's First Clinical-Grade Stem Cell Lines.

      SINGAPORE — Association of Clinical Research Professionals Inaugurates Chapter in Singapore.

      SOUTH KOREA — Disgraced South Korean Cloning Scientist Seeks Comeback.

      SOUTH KOREA — Scientists Unlock Nanotube-Making Strain of Bacteria.

      SOUTH KOREA — Samsung to Open Cancer Center.

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      Industry Watch

        Novation, Cancer Therapeutics to Jointly Develop Cancer Therapies.

        Mesoblast Announces Positive Results in Bone Marrow Transplant Trial.

        Mingyuan Medicare Announces Collaboration on Major Infectious Diseases Detecting Platform.

        DHL Launches first Life Science & Healthcare Competence Centre in Shanghai.

        Abraxis Bioscience Launches ABRAXANE for Metastatic Breast Cancer.

        GSK Enters Flu-Vax JV in China.

        Biocon Launches Long Lasting Basal Insulin for Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetics.

        Kemwell to build Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility in India in Collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim, Germany.

        Hemispherx, Biken Expands Production Capacity for Swine Flu Vaccines.

        D-SIMLAB Awarded S$500,000 Grant under SPRING Singapore's Technology.

        GlaxoSmithKline Opens $600million Vaccine Plant.

        Agilent Technologies Opens New Life Sciences Manufacturing Facility in Singapore.

        Six Doctors Receive Clinician Scientist Awards.

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        People Watch

          UQ Researcher Receives $1000,000 Grand Challenges Explorations Grant.

          UQ Scientist Receives AAS Honor.

          Imperial College London Bestows its Highest Honor on A*STAR Chairman Lim Chuan Poh.

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          People Watch

            A*STAR Scientist Receives International Award for Innovation in Healthcare Technology.

            Six Clinician Scientists Receive Funding Support for Translational and Clinical Research.

            Japanese Stem Cell Scientist Wins Kyoto Prize.

            BIOTEC Researcher Wins Great Gigabase Grant.

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            Bioboard

              AUSTRALIA – Australian Drug Delivery System to Kill Cancer.

              AUSTRALIA – Vitamin C Helps Fight Cancer.

              AUSTRALIA – Keyhole Hysterectomy Surgery Best.

              AUSTRALIA – UQ and Alere Team to Develop Dengue Fever Test.

              AUSTRALIA – World's Largest ADHD Study at UQ.

              CHINA – Book on Chinese Patent Medicines Soon.

              CHINA – China's Organ Donations on the Rise.

              CHINA – Toxic Cancer-Causing Dyes Found in China Garments.

              INDIA – Stereotactic Lung Radiosurgery Treatment First in India.

              JAPAN – Japan Contributes $10 Million to AIDS Vaccine Development.

              KOREA – UMass, Korea Explore Asian Medicinal Herbs for Diabetes.

              KOREA – South Korea Industries to Invest $18.5 Billion in Clean Energy Projects.

              MALAYSIA – Future Chinese Medicine Centre in Salak Tinggi.

              NEW ZEALAND – Vegetable Growers Using Banned Chemical.

              SINGAPORE – GIS Partners Life Technologies to Develop New DNA Sequencing Protocols.

              SINGAPORE – HPB's Be Positive!

              SINGAPORE – A*STAR's ICES Receives GSK-Singapore Partnership for Green & Sustainable Manufacturing Grant Award.

              SINGAPORE – New Drug for Eye Disease.

              SINGAPORE – Singapore to Make Smallest Biosensors in the World.

              SINGAPORE – IME and Stanford University to Develop Nano Circuits Inspired by Human Brain.

              TAIWAN – Scientists Reach Hybrid Sterility Breakthrough.

              TAIWAN – Cooperation Agreement Between Taiwan and Malaysia Med-tech Firms Signed at BioBusiness Asia.

              OTHER REGIONS — NORTH AMERICA – Researchers Discover Most Powerful HIV Antibody.

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              People Watch

                Monash University Professor Receives GSK Australia Award for Research.

                Professor Philip Hogg Wins Lead Eureka Prize.

                Austin Health researchers Honoured in 2010 Premier's Awards.

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                People Watch

                  New Honor for Eminent Cardiac Surgeon Cherian.

                  Austin Researcher a Dual Award Winner.

                  Medals Awarded to Top New Zealand Researchers.

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                  REVIEW

                    Science Academies' Role in Development: Presidents Reveal It All.

                    Protein Nanocages: The Versatile Molecular Shell.

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                    INSIDE INDUSTRY

                      Cognoptix licenses AD detection technology.

                      3D cell culture firm Reinnervate and specialist Oncology CRO Oncotest GmbH enter collaboration agreement.

                      Medicago awarded contract from the U.S. Department of Defence.

                      Clinical Network Services acquires New Zealand partner BELTAS' business assets.

                      VABIOTECH licenses cell-based Japanese encephalitis technology from Inviragen.

                      University of Illinois licenses novel anti-cancer therapies to StemPar Sciences.

                      Adimab announces new discovery collaboration with Kyowa Hakko Kirin.

                      Priaxon enters collaboration with GSK on protein-protein-interactions.

                      Lantheus Medical Imaging and FUJIFILM RI Pharma renew long-term license and distribution agreement.

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                      BIOBOARD

                        INDIA – Rice diplomacy in South Asia.

                        INDIA – Indian court's Novartis ruling keeps door to cheap drugs open.

                        INDONESIA – A blueprint for changing diabetes in Indonesia.

                        SINGAPORE – Understanding abnormal proteins in degenerative diseases.

                        SINGAPORE – Singapore scientist wins coveted Chen New Investigator Award 2013.

                        SINGAPORE – Singapore single-cell research center opens door for Asian biological discoveries.

                        THE PHILIPPINES – Wild parent spawns super salt-tolerant rice.

                        AUSTRALIA – Women: Hormone therapy won't harm your head.

                        AUSTRALIA – QLD government's removal of "green tape" will achieve results for all.

                        AUSTRALIA – Chinese herbs help cut diabetes symptoms.

                        AUSTRALIA – iSonea launches new Asthmasense™ cloud technology.

                        EUROPE – Bone Therapeutics and Erasme University Hospital start Phase IIa trial in osteoporosis.

                        NORTH AMERICA – Medicago and IDRI reports positive results for its Phase I clinical trial for an H5N1 vaccine.

                        NORTH AMERICA – Civitas Therapeutics announces positive Phase II clinical results an inhaled L-dopa for Parkinson's disease.

                        NORTH AMERICA – Impel NeuroPharma completes industry's first nose-to-brain human imaging study.

                        NORTH AMERICA – A new treatment option for alcohol dependence: Reduced consumption rather than abstinence.

                        NORTH AMERICA – Targacept completes recruitment in Phase IIb schizophrenia trial.

                        UNITED KINGDOM – ID deadly pathogens without growing bacteria.

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                        INSIDE INDUSTRY

                          Nuvilex acquires rights to use Austrianova's technology.

                          Cancer Research Technology and Nuevolution collaborate to seek potential cancer drugs.

                          JPT and Immudex enter partnership.

                          BIOQuebec and Rx&D join forces to strengthen Canada's biotechnology sector.

                          Helsinn and Chugai Pharma Marketing enter into agreement.

                          Berg and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai announce R&D partnership for drug discovery and development.

                          NovAliX and Kyowa Hakko Kirin to collaborate on Fragment-Based Drug Discovery Project.

                          Biopharm GmbH enters into co-research agreement with Merck.

                          Agilent Technologies to collaborate with University of Queensland on oral cancer research.

                          PSR-Agility Orphan Drug Development wins ROAR Award for “Best Orphan Drug CRO”.

                          Vietnam Ministry of Health and Quintiles collaborate to advance clinical trial excellence.

                          Morflora's TraitUP™ wins Agrow Awards for the Best Novel Agricultural Biotechnology.

                          Europe's most influential Biomarkers Congress. Manchester, to be held in UK February 2014.

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                          EYE ON CHINA

                            Sareum enters co-development agreement in China for Aurora+FLT3 program.

                            Helsinn Group opens representative office in China.

                            Biotech China to be held in Nanjing Clinic's Center for individualized medicine.

                            Shanghai Ajinomoto Amino Acid Co., Ltd. expands amino acid production capacity.

                            Agilent Technologies Thought Leader Award supports Dr. Junying Yuan, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

                            to-BBB and Sihuan enter into collaboration agreement.

                            JHL Biotech selects GE's FlexFactory™ bio manufacturing platform for Taiwan facility.

                            Senhwa Biosciences raises $17M in Series B.

                            New bat virus in China can infect people.

                            Chi-Med and Sinopharm form China drug distribution and marketing joint venture.

                            MicuRx expands global clinical trial program for oral antibiotic MRX-I.

                            TaiGen Biotechnology receives Qualified Infectious Disease Product and Fast Track designations from the U.S. FDA.

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                            INSIDE INDUSTRY

                              AMSilk founder Professor Thomas Scheibel receives DECHEMA award.

                              ProJect Pharmaceutics and TUM-Spin-off ImevaX collaborate on development of pharmaceutical formulation for IMX101.

                              DSM and Tunitas Therapeutics to develop lead allergy therapeutic.

                              RCSI led EU Consortium receives major funding to develop materials to regenerate cardiac tissue following heart attacks.

                              Teva and Takeda to research multiple sclerosis treatment in Japan.

                              AB SCIEX helps accelerate food safety testing in Southeast Asia's largest food producer.

                              Merck enters into license agreement with the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre.

                              Agilent Technologies and Nanyang Technological University collaborate on wastewater treatment research.

                              IBC Life Sciences and ISPE Singapore Affiliate to partner on ISPE Singapore Conference & Exhibition 2014.

                              Novogen enters global collaboration to drive the development of drugs to treat brain cancer.

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                              PEOPLE WATCH

                              Science Needs Women.

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                              INSIDE INDUSTRY

                                Boston Scientific receives prestigious Shingo award for operation excellence.

                                Yakult Honsha and JAXA collaborate on research of the effect by probiotics on human immune function and gut microbiota.

                                Danziger Innovations and Precision BioSciences collaborate on genome modification in ornamental plants.

                                Agilent Technologies to host young scientist forums in Asia Pacific to provide platform for rising talents.

                                AstraZeneca and MRC enter strategic collaboration to create new center for early drug discovery in Cambridge, UK.

                                Otsuka acquires rights to hematological cancer treatment Dacogen® from Eisai.

                                ICON to acquire Aptiv Solutions.

                                Actavis acquires Silom Medical Company.

                                CROMA-PHARMA signs a significant distribution agreement with Asia's leading producer of Botulinum Toxins and anti-aging products.

                                Biametrics successfully finalizes feasibility study with MorphoSys in the area of high-throughput antibody screening.

                                Proctor & Gamble opens newest research center in Singapore.

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                                INSIDE INDUSTRY

                                  Innovation in Academic Medicine.

                                  Merck Serono awards Grant for Growth Innovation (GGI) for the first time.

                                  National Cancer Institute awards KIYATEC nearly $2M to fund 3D breast cancer, 3D brain cancer micro-tumor development.

                                  Frost & Sullivan honors 2014 Growth, Innovation & Leadership Award winners.

                                  Abcam licenses novel Ceefourin inhibitors of multidrug resistance protein 4 from Australia's Children's Cancer Institute.

                                  Daiichi Sankyo further expands TaNeDS collaborative drug discovery program in Europe.

                                  Veolia Water Technologies South-East Asia to provide advanced water solutions for Tun Razak Exchange Project in Malaysia.

                                  Biocept and Rosetta Genomics collaborate to evaluate microRNAs from circulating tumor cells.

                                  Biocept expands collaboration with MD Anderson Cancer Center.

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                                  INSIDE INDUSTRY

                                    Singapore's Khoo Teck Puat Hospital achieves HIMSS Analytics Stage 6.

                                    PSR-Agility wins second consecutive ROAR Award for “Best Orphan Drug CRO”.

                                    Ooredoo Myanmar maternity app “maymay” wins bronze at 2014 Stevie Awards for Women in Business.

                                    Vietnam and IRRI jointly craft strategy to boost country's rice industry.

                                    Cognizant completes acquisition of TriZetto, creating a fully-integrated healthcare technology and operations leader.

                                    Teduglutide granted orphan drug designation in Japan.

                                    Murata joins Singapore's EcoCampus initiative.

                                    AbbVie acquires manufacturing facility in Singapore; further expands capabilities in Asia.

                                    Regen BioPharma acquires University of Toronto cancer stem cell intellectual property.

                                    Vetter opens office to support growing Asian healthcare market.

                                    Ceapro's research scientist, Bernhard Seifried, Ph.D., honored with Scientific Achievement & Innovation Award from BioAlberta.

                                    U.S. Department of Agriculture awards telemedicine grant to Good Samaritan Hospital.

                                    UCB and Daiichi Sankyo partner to bring treatment to people living with epilepsy in Japan.

                                    Amgen opens Next-Generation Biomanufacturing Facility in Singapore.

                                    Women dominate Rice Scientist awards.

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                                    INSIDE INDUSTRY

                                      Abcam signs exclusive partnership agreement with A*STAR’s Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology.

                                      MED-EL founders Ingeborg Hochmair, PhD, and Professor Erwin Hochmair awarded 2015 Russ Prize from the National Academy of Engineering.

                                      Epic Sciences receives CLIA Certification for its cancer diagnostics laboratory.

                                      MedImmune enters licensing agreement with Omnis Pharmaceuticals for oncolytic viruses in immuno-oncology.

                                      Daiichi Sankyo receives approval in Japan for the manufacture and marketing of methemoglobinemia treatment.

                                      Aptuit to divest two non-core sites; facilitates reinvestment and accelerated growth in core area of integrated solutions.

                                      Immune Therapeutics, Inc. enters agreement with KRS Global Biotechnology, Inc.

                                      Collaboration between Delta Group and Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology targets the global medical technology market.

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                                      INSIDE INDUSTRY

                                        Helsinn Group signs exclusive agreement with Mundipharma for distribution and licensing of netupitant/palonosetron (NEPA) in Brazil.

                                        CrystalGenomics partners with Daewoong Pharmaceutical for Acelex commercialization in Korea.

                                        Roche acquires Signature Diagnostics to advance translational research for next generation sequencing (NGS) diagnostics.

                                        Boehringer Ingelheim renews global technology collaboration agreement with VTU Technology.

                                        Maverix wins $150,000 STTR Award by the National Institute on Drug Abuse for detection of RNA modifications.

                                        Rosetta Genomics receives first patent allowance in Japan.

                                        First-line oral treatment for multiple sclerosis approved in India.

                                        LKCMedicine scientist wins Young Investigator Award at 40th Lorne Conference.

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                                        EYE ON CHINA

                                          Coin-sized Micro-needles Patch to deliver Insulin: An innovation by Shanghai University Scientists

                                          Stem Cells Help Researchers Study The Effects of Pollution on Human Health

                                          A Novel and Robust Muscle Activity Onset Detection Technique by Using an Unsupervised Electromyogram Learning Framework

                                          Early Modern Humans and Neanderthals were close bedfellows

                                          FANCD2 and REV1 Cooperate in the Protection of Nascent DNA Strands in Response to Replication Stress

                                          Spiders' Foraging Strategies Have Cascading Effects on Litter Decomposition Rates

                                          Yingli Announces Sale of 18.8 MW Solar Power Plant in the UK to NextEnergy Solar Fund

                                          China's Award Winning Desertification Control in Kubiqi Desert

                                          Earthquake Early Warning System for Nepal

                                          Mechanical Coupling Mechanism of a Mechanical Force-sensing Channel Protein Discovered by IBP Scientists

                                          Jiahui International Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital to Co-Develop Women's Health Center of Excellence in Shanghai

                                          Big Grain1: The ‘Mr. BIG’ for Crops to Grow Bigger by Regulating Auxin Transport in Rice

                                          When there is no Queen in the house, Asian Hive Bees Avoid Risky Foraging for Reproduction

                                          UNICEF HK joins hands with Government to help Mothers sustain Breastfeeding

                                          Fresenius Medical Care Springs into Action after Deadly Tianjin Explosion