Asia-Pacific Biotech News

Progen Achieves Milestone in Heparanase Work.

Neurosciences Victoria and Schering AG in Research Collaboration.

Chemeq's Anti-microbial Approved in South Africa.

Molecular Diagnostics' Clinical Trial Beneficial for Chinese Woman.

Hong Kong S&T Launching DNA Reagent.

Millipore to Set Up Bio-pharma Tech Center.

Dr. Reddy's Gets Approval for Tizanidine.

Orchid Chemicals and Bexel in Drug Discovery Joint Venture.

Fujisawa Foundation Announces Research Grants.

Mitsubishi Chemical Invests in Cancer Gene Therapy.

Japan Consortium Invests in Biacore for Proteomics Research.

E1biotech Co. Ltd.

Easy Bio System Inc.

NZ and Australia in Major Dairy Merger.

Olivado Develops Longer Lasting Avocado Oil.

MerLion Pharmaceuticals and Cancer Center Set up Collaboration.

Aventis to Test AIDS Drug in Thailand.

Australia Releases Xenotransplantation Draft Guidelines.

China Set Rules on Genetically Modified Food.

Japan to Broaden Food-tracking Plan.

GM Agriculture is Five Times Riskier for NZ.

Singapore's AVA Given More Power to Test Food Authenticity.

LEDs Reset Body Clock.

Junk DNA Proposed as “Software” of Life.

Brain Area with Perfect Pitch Capability Found.

Chinese Scientists Develop High-protein Rice.

HK Scientist Discovers Protein that Initiates DNA Duplicating.

Stay in Places of Worship May Help Mental Patients.

Tailor-made Cancer Drugs Found to be Effective.

Full Cycle Breeding of Artificial Tuna Achieved.

New Nano-based Anthrax Detection Device Developed.

Glowing Mice to Help in Asthma Fight.

Taiwan Scientists Develop Needle-free Drug Delivery.

Taiwan Announces Advanced R&D Awards.

Australia, NZ and Canada in Joint Indigenous Health Research.

New Glycemic Index for Food Packaging.

US Grant for China to Fight AIDS.

China Allocates Major Funding to Agricultural Technology.

International Symposium on Biosafety of GMOs in Beijing.

Hepatitis Vaccine to be Cheaper in India.

Alarming Rate of Childbirth Death in Indonesia.

Japan to Launch Biotechnology Panel.

Study Shows Half of Japan's Population Insomniac.

Students Tested for Meningitis after Two Deaths.

Pacific Rim Biotechnology Conference in New Zealand.

Chemical Synthesis Plant to Boost Drug Development.

Singapore to Stop Giving Incentives to New Blood Donors.

Taiwan and Canada in Biotech Collaboration.

Overprescription of Antibiotics in Taiwan.

Southern Taiwan Calls for Agricultural Tech Center.

Tea Tree Oil Rises in Popularity.

New Cancer Center Established.

Thais Spending More on Medicines.

Bionomics Files Patents for Epilepsy Genes.

Snail Venom Patent for Pain Treatment.

CK Life Sciences in Biotech IP Brawl.

Singapore is Asia's Top Investor in Biotech Sector.

Kenneth H. Fischbeck.