Asia-Pacific Biotech News

AUSTRALIA – World-Class Cancer Center to be Built in Parkville.

AUSTRALIA – Cure Found for Devastating Muscle Disease.

AUSTRALIA – HIV Test to Help Monitor Sufferers.

AUSTRALIA – Radium Weed Weeds Out Sun Spots, Skin Cancer.

AUSTRALIA – Kava Safe and Effective in Reducing Anxiety.

CHINA – CAS Develops New Salt-tolerant Wheat.

CHINA – Search for Passengers on Flights with Flu Case.

HONG KONG – Hong Kong Confirms Asia's 1st Swine Flu Case.

INDIA – Indian Healthcare Market to Grow Despite Slowdown.

INDIA – WHO Lifts Vaccine Embargo on India.

JAPAN – Scientists Create World's First Transgenic Monkeys.

JAPAN – Japan Swine Flu Cases Surge.

NEW ZEALAND – New Frontiers in Gene Behavior.

NEW ZEALAND – Innovative Pet Food Research Consortium Launched.

SINGAPORE – 50 Receive Healthcare Humanity Awards.

SINGAPORE – No-Go for Swine Flu Parties.

SINGAPORE – Asia's First Combined Heart and Liver Transplant.

SINGAPORE – Singapore to Host Conference on Tobacco or Health.

SINGAPORE – Diabetes Hits Asia's Youth.

SOUTH KOREA – $14.6 mn for Fight Against New Flu.

TAIWAN – Flu Vaccine to be Available by End of Year.

TAIWAN – Mutation in Gene allows Cancer to Spread.

TAIWAN – Scientists Find Ways to Improve Cancer Drugs.

TAIWAN – Team Makes Discovery in Search for New Antibiotic.

TAIWAN – Taiwan Tags Sixteen Countries with Yellow Travel Alert Over Flu.

TAIWAN – Team Makes Breakthrough in Therapy for Childhood Cancer.

THAILAND – Thailand Tries to Become Starch-Production Hub.

THAILAND – Thailand and Taiwan to Begin Biotech Cooperation Plan.

VIETNAM – US gives Vietnam Protective Bird Flu Equipment.

OTHER REGIONS — UNITED STATES – Over 52's May Be Better Protected.

Situation of Chinese Medicine in China.

World's First Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine in Clinical Trial.

Facing ITC Investigation? What Chinese Biotechnology Companies Should Know About Patent Litigation in the United States International Trade Commission.

"Off-The-Shelf" Stem Cell Treatment for Heart Failure.

Cytopia Cancer Program Reaches Important Milestone at Cancer Therapeutics CRC.

Starpharma and Elanco Agree to Develop New Products.

China Sky One Medical, Inc. Achieves Significant Breakthrough In Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) Early Examination Kit.

Roche Applied Science Opens Application Support Center in Shanghai.

Luminex Expands Globally and Opens Facility in People's Republic of China.

Genesis Pharmaceuticals Launches Three New TCM Products.

China Sky One Medical, Inc. to Develop New Anti-Cancer Drug with Taiwan Golden Biotechnology Corp.

Solvay Pharmaceuticals Announces Strategic Partnership with HUYA to Access New Drug Candidates From China.

Sinovac Receives $US12.9 mn Purchase Order for Healive^® from China's Ministry of Public Health.

GE Launches Lullaby Warmer for Newborn in India.

SymBio Pharmaceuticals Limited and Eisai Co., Ltd. Conclude License Agreement for Bendamustine Hydrochloride (SyB L-0501) in Korea and Singapore.

Aperio Expands Global Digital Pathology Presence with New Subsidiary in Asia.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals Grants Schering-Plough Exclusive Option in Japan for Taribavirin in Exchange.

Genome Institute of Singapore and Roche NimbleGen Develop Rapid Approach to Identify H1N1 Virus Mutations and Resistance to Drugs.

Key Protein Regulating Inflammation May Prove Important in Controlling Sepsis.

Tomato Pills Fight Heart Disease.

Malaysian Scientists Decipher Oil Palm Genome.

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Appoints Dr. Peng Wang as Chief Scientific Officer.

Circadian Technologies Limited's Professor Kari Alitalo, Wins Prestigious Biomedical Research Award.

Top Scientists to Further Research at A*Star.

French Republic honors A*STAR Immunology Chairman.