Asia-Pacific Biotech News

AUSTRALIA – Genetic Link Found for Brain Disorders.

AUSTRALIA – Burns Treatment to Replace Skin Grafts.

AUSTRALIA – Australian Scientists Discover How Liver Kills "Killer Cells".

AUSTRALIA – High Fat Food Triggers Gene 'Switch' Leading to Type 2 Diabetes.

CHINA – First Biologist from China Wins Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award.

INDIA – H5 Bird Flu Outbreak in West Bengal.

JAPAN – New Zealand, Japanese Scientists Collaborate on Functional Foods Research.

SINGAPORE – Antibodies Can Bind Cancer Proteins on the Inside.

SINGAPORE – A Guinness World Record for Singapore with A*STAR IMRE's world's smallest Working Gears.

SINGAPORE – IBN Harnesses Ultrasmall Peptides to Repair Spinal Disc Damage.

TAIWAN – Meningitis C Vaccination Breakthrough.

TAIWAN – Taiwan Targets Developing High-end Medical Equipment in Three Stages.

TAIWAN – Scientists Announce Technology to Grow Meat Faster at Lower Cost.

TAIWAN – Taiwanese-American HIV/AIDS Academic Joins Team.

OTHER REGIONS — Gene Behind Chronic Blood Cancer Identified.

OTHER REGIONS — New Technology Could Make You Light-Hearted.

OTHER REGIONS — HIV/AIDS Researcher David Ho Wins NIDA's 2011 Avant-Garde Award.

OTHER REGIONS — Steven Chu - 2011 R&D Magazine's 49th Scientist of the Year.

OTHER REGIONS — Shu Chien Awarded 2011 National Medal of Science.

Promoting Biotechnology in Hong Kong.

Achieving the Extreme Power for Common Drugs.

Funding Biotechnology Ventures.

Hong Kong Science Park - Supporting Biotechnology Development in Hong Kong.

Mu-ming Poo: The Janusian Neurobiologist.

MVA: A promising viral vector platform for Asian Infectious Diseases.

International, Scientific, Environmental and Analytical Technology Business Event at Suntec, Singapore.

Mesoblast and Lonza Establish Strategic Global Manufacturing Alliance.

Alchemia Announces Initiation of Phase II Trial in Small Cell Lung Cancer.

ShangPharma Subsidiary and Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Partner in Therapeutic Antibody Research and Development.

Pfizer And Guoyuan Form Joint Venture To Expand Development, Manufacture And Distribution Of Animal Vaccines In China.

DSM and Sinochem Group Establish Global Anti-infectives Joint Venture.

Trivitron Healthcare Partners with Hitachi Medical Systems.

Agilent Technologies and Chungnam National University Collaborate to Further Glycomics Research.

Bristol-Myers Squibb and Ono Enter into Strategic Agreement.

Clearbridge BioMedics, Abnova Corporation Announce Collaboration.

LAByrinth - Magnifying science through the lens of design and culture.

A*STAR Scientists Uncover Critical Link between Inflammation and Cancer.

New Study Finds Cord Blood-derived Stem Cell Treatments Improve Ataxia Patients' Functionality and Quality of Life.

New Chemical Reagent Turns Mouse Brain Transparent.