Asia-Pacific Biotech News

AUSTRALIA – New Test Will Help Identify Viral Cattle Disease.

AUSTRALIA – Vision CRC Technology to Control Myopia.

AUSTRALIA – Living Skin for Burns Victims.

AUSTRALIA – IVF Clinic Develops Improved Screening.

AUSTRALIA – Glaucoma Affecting 150,000 Australians.

AUSTRALIA – Bionic Eye Design to be Unveiled.

AUSTRALIA – Australian Scientists in TB Drug Breakthrough.

CHINA – China Suffering Diabetes Epidemic: Report.

CHINA – Chinese Researchers Discover First Therapeutic Hepatitis B Vaccine in the World.

CHINA – In Annual Rite, Chinese Science Showered With Riches.

HONG KONG – Swine Flu's Got New Genes On.

INDIA – Apollo Hospitals to Conduct Research in Ayurveda.

INDIA – Project to Check Heart Disease in Corporates Launched.

INDIA – Indian Scientist Develops Low-cost Cancer Detector.

INDIA – Conjoined Twins Separated After a 14-hour surgery at Delhi hospital.

JAPAN – Genetically Modified Mosquitos may Help Fight Malaria.

SINGAPORE – NUHS to Partner Harvard.

SINGAPORE – S'pore Team Develops Mobile ECG Machine.

SINGAPORE – Novel Method to Produce Precise Medical Images for Detection of Diseases.

SINGAPORE – Singapore Got S$1.2 bn Investment in BMS in 2009.

SINGAPORE – Singapore and Sweden Institutes Ink Research Collaboration on Environmental Technologies.

SINGAPORE – Simple Test for Lung Patients.

TAIWAN – Taiwan, Japan Entities Team up on Research.

VIETNAM – HCM City Public Hospitals Run Out of Recognized Vaccines.

OTHER REGIONS — NORTH AMERICA – Researchers Seek Funding to Study How Climate Change Influenced Human Evolution.

OTHER REGIONS — EUROPE – A Blood Test to Detect Breast Cancer.

Open Innovation: Next Frontier In Global Biopharma Industry.

Integrated DNA Technologies and Glycon Partner in Australia.

Phosphagenics to Develop Transdermal Insulin for Pets.

NanoMaterials Technology Signs Exclusive Licensing Agreement for Hyperlipidemia-controlling Drug with Beijing Winsunny Pharmaceutical.

MicuRx Pharmaceuticals,Cumencor Pharmaceuticals Partner with Pfizer to Discover and Develop Antibiotics for Drug-Resistant TBChina.

Qiagen Ties up with Chinese University.

Syngene to Collaborate with Endo Pharmaceuticals to Develop Anti-cancer Novel Therapeutic Molecules.

Ranbaxy Collaborates With Pfenex on Development of Biosimilar Therapeutic Protein.

Metabolex Initiates Research Collaboration with Takeda.

AMAG, Takeda Agree to Collaborate on Feraheme Injection.

Medicago Signs MOU with NITT Partners for Commercial Development of Influenza Vaccines in Japan.

ICON to Open New Office in Philippines.

HealthLinx Soon to Launch OvPlex in Singapore.

Invida Strengthens Asia-Pacific Presence Analysis.

Prof Chung Recognized for His Effort in Sustainability.

Australian Academy of Science Honours UQ Scientist.

UQ Scientist Receives Inaugural Australia-India Science Award.

Two UQ Researchers Ranked Highest in Nation.