Asia-Pacific Biotech News

AUSTRALIA — UWA Researchers Link New Gene to Osteoporosis.

AUSTRALIA — Australian Surgeons Save Unborn Baby's Leg.

CHINA — China Honors IRRI for Contributions to Food Security and Science.

CHINA — Chinese Red Yeast Rice Extract Reduces Repeat Heart Attacks/Mortality Rates.

CHINA — Cholesterol Absorbing Mechanism Unveiled.

CHINA — Academia Sinica and BASF to Develop Rice Strains.

HONG KONG — Hong Kong Scientists Make New Bird Flu Breakthrough.

INDIA — Mirrus Opens India R&D center.

INDIA — United States Launches Rs 580 million Health Initiative in India.

INDIA — IBSD to Analyze Herb with Cancer Curing Property.

INDIA — Rare Heart Surgery at Delhi Hospital.

JAPAN — First Optical Pacemaker: Laser Controls Beating Of Heart Muscle Cells in Cell Culture.

SINGAPORE — Singapore-led Team Starts S$3.5 Million Liver Cancer Clinical Trial.

SINGAPORE — Wealth of Genomic Hotspots Discovered in Embryonic Stem Cells.

SINGAPORE — Scientists Identify Genetic Regulator of Colon Cancer and Develop a Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Colon Cancer Treatment.

SINGAPORE — First Confirmed Common Genetic Risk Factors for Breast Cancer Uncovered by Genome Institute of Singapore and Partners in international Breast Cancer Association Collaboration.

Australia's Biodiversity Crisis – For all of Australia's weird and different organisms, the richness of the country's biodiversity has never been under greater threat.

A Life Devoted to Botany – APBN speaks to the executive director of Sydney's Botanic Gardens Trust, Dr Tim Entwisle, about his passion for plant life and the challenges facing botany.

Saving the Shark – There are less than 500 Grey Nurse Sharks off Australia's coasts and this species is in danger of slipping into extinction.

Who's Who – William Burns tells APBN about the latest ongoings at top Australian research center, the Diamantina Institute for Cancer, Immunology and Metabolic Medicine.

Trading Currency – Treat flora and fauna as economic currency to prevent their deterioration, says Australia 21.

The Wark™: At the Interface of Nano and Bio-materials.

Molecular Plant Breeding Cooperative Research Centre.

Pressing On – Scientists at Sydney's Centenary Institute are working to improve health outcomes for the community at large.

Redrawing the Map – Donald Hobern takes a look at the challenges of managing biodiversity data.

Fostering the Good Drop – Businesses like Foster's Wine Estates show that they can thrive while committing themselves to stronger conservation standards.

Arana and greenovation in Anticancer Co-development Deal.

AMAG Pharmaceuticals and 3Sbio to Develop Ferumoxytol in China.

Biocon Launches Prefiled Syringes for Cancer.

Ranbaxy Ties up with Yemen's Pharma.

Cato Research and Neuland Laboratories Form Joint Venture in India.

Alnylam, Takeda Ink RNAi Deal.

Seahorse Bioscience Enters into Agreement with Primetech Corporation to Bring XF Technology to Japan.

Faust Pharmaceuticals Announces Research Agreement with Takeda.

Agilent Technologies Introduces First Commercial GC/MS Metabolite Library.

Innogene and NCCS Starts Clinical Trial for Drug to Treat Head and Neck Cancer.

Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and Siam Life Science Develop New Gold Standard for Pharmacological and Toxicological Test Systems.

Greater Global Awareness of Chinese Medicine.

Pharma Marketing, Philippines.

Asia Pacific's Finest Healthcare Players Recognized.