Asia-Pacific Biotech News

INDIA – Stem cell therapy is ‘no remedy for stroke’.

THE PHILIPPINES – Farmers losing from GM eggplant ban, says expert.

SINGAPORE – Breakthrough discovery by researchers contributes towards future treatment of multiple sclerosis and autoimmune inflammation.

VIETNAM – Some Asians found to carry gene resistant to typhoid.

VIETNAM – Vietnam eyes water-saving technology for its rice farms.

AFRICA – South Africa's healthcare ‘still burdened with diseases’.

AFRICA – Healthcare workers use buddy system to fight Ebola.

AFRICA – STI ministerial summit appeals for Africa-led research.

BANGLADESH – Jute as possible arsenic remover in Bangladesh.

EGYPT – Interest grows in unusual Egyptian method of mosquito control.

EUROPE – Research team proves the efficacy of new drug against stem cells that provoke the onset and growth of cancer and its metastasis.

UNITED STATES – Protein predicts response to new immunotherapy drug.

UNITED STATES – A link between DNA transcription and disease causing expansions which lead to hereditary disorders.

UNITED STATES – Penn Medicine team develops cognitive test battery to assess the impact of long duration spaceflights on astronauts' brain function.

UNITED STATES – Survival differences seen for advanced-stage laryngeal cancer.

UNITED STATES – Mosquitoes and malaria: Scientists pinpoint how biting cousins have grown apart.

MRC Technology and Yabao Pharmaceuticals enter exclusive partnership in China to develop novel therapeutics for Parkinson's disease.

CARsgen completes series A financing.

Bitter food but good medicine from cucumber genetics.

Aeterna Zentaris and Sinopharm A-Think sign master collaboration agreement for Zoptarelin doxorubicin in China.

Plant used in traditional Chinese medicine may treat metabolic diseases and obesity.

Evidence that domestic chickens first found in China.

Climate change may blunt China's effort to fight disease.

Sino-Swiss Heart-Lung Transplantation Institute founded in Tongji hospital.

DKU Campus officially opens.

Medical education exchange meeting held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of relationships between China and France.

Hips more popular than knees for large joint replacement surgery in China, says GlobalData analyst.

Indian Pharma Industry: Trends, Predictions and Challenges.

RFID Smart Sensing.

Rational Design for the Next Generation of Vaccines.

Is Aging a Risk Factor for Cancer?

China's Synthetic Biology Research.

Ethical Responsibility to Manage Incidental Findings in Brain Imaging Research.

Translating Research at SingHealth: Cardiometabollic Diseases.

Universities: A Treasure Trove of Technologies.

The Increasing Need for Bioinformatics in Life Science and Biotechnology Research.

Site Mapping the Innovative Way.

New Antifungals or Old?

Future Healthcare Solutions.

Singapore's Khoo Teck Puat Hospital achieves HIMSS Analytics Stage 6.

PSR-Agility wins second consecutive ROAR Award for “Best Orphan Drug CRO”.

Ooredoo Myanmar maternity app “maymay” wins bronze at 2014 Stevie Awards for Women in Business.

Vietnam and IRRI jointly craft strategy to boost country's rice industry.

Cognizant completes acquisition of TriZetto, creating a fully-integrated healthcare technology and operations leader.

Teduglutide granted orphan drug designation in Japan.

Murata joins Singapore's EcoCampus initiative.

AbbVie acquires manufacturing facility in Singapore; further expands capabilities in Asia.

Regen BioPharma acquires University of Toronto cancer stem cell intellectual property.

Vetter opens office to support growing Asian healthcare market.

Ceapro's research scientist, Bernhard Seifried, Ph.D., honored with Scientific Achievement & Innovation Award from BioAlberta.

U.S. Department of Agriculture awards telemedicine grant to Good Samaritan Hospital.

UCB and Daiichi Sankyo partner to bring treatment to people living with epilepsy in Japan.

Amgen opens Next-Generation Biomanufacturing Facility in Singapore.

Women dominate Rice Scientist awards.