Asia-Pacific Biotech News

AUSTRALIA – US$6.5 Bn for Australia Science and Innovation.

AUSTRALIA – Genes Linked to Vitamin D Involved in Susceptibility to Multiple Sclerosis.

AUSTRALIA – Scientists Find Weak Link in Malaria Portal.

CHINA – China Makes First Pig Stem Cells.

CHINA – Genetic Tests to Unravel Prodigies.

INDIA – India Can Become a Global Pharma Innovation Hub.

INDIA – Anti-diarrhea Vaccine in Development.

JAPAN – Inevitable Public Debate over GM Primates.

NEW ZEALAND – NZ Biotech Industry Continues to Thrive.

SINGAPORE – 'Simulation Model' for Disease Spread.

SINGAPORE – Singapore's Challenge: Sustain Environment Long-Term.

SINGAPORE – Water Industry Players Partnering Education Sector.

SINGAPORE – World-Wide Debut For 16 Inventions.

TAIWAN – New Treatment for Uterine Fibroids.

TAIWAN – Taiwan to Develop Methods to Test Melamine Tableware.

TAIWAN – New Research Expected to Help Develop Universal Flu Vaccine.

VIETNAM – Herbal Capsules to Treat Womb Ulcers.

OTHER REGIONS — US – Baxter Could Have Pandemic Flu Vaccine in July.

OTHER REGIONS — US – Will US Dominate Biotech?

Interview with Frost & Sullivan — Celebrating Best Practices in Healthcare.

Interview with InterSystems Corporation — Connecting Applications, Processes and People Intelligently.

Interview with Philips Healthcare — Excellence in Medical Imaging & Radiology.

Interview with Roche Diagnostics — Cutting-Edge Clinical Diagnostics.

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.

Two Gene Loci Linked To Multiple Sclerosis Uncovered.

Mice with Extra Chromosome Region Show Many Autistic Signs.

Fatal Brain Infections Can Be Cured With Nanotechnology.

NCCS Oncologist Receives Prestigious Award.

Dr Michael Entzeroth Reelected as Chairman of BioSingapore.

India's Biotech Queen Wins Nikkei Asia Prize 2009.