Asia-Pacific Biotech News

Palms have high net carbon gain efficiency

Leaf drought tolerance critical in multiple assembly processes in tropical forest communities

Chinese venture capital firm Virtus Inspire Ventures invests in Israeli company Gordian Surgical

China to revive corn-based ethanol amid record high stocks

EMEC to help develop marine energy test facility in China

Meet the New SpongeBob: Novel material Separates Oil from Water

Scientists reveal transboundary transport and deposition of Hg emission from biomass burning in the Indo-China Peninsula

Summer monsoon rain belt in East Asia to shift northward as Planet warms up

Study unveils the difference to Western and Indigenous Chinese Pig breeds when their feeds were exchanged

Researchers identify a miRNA that promotes Human Treg cell stability under Inflammation

Scientists discover ‘Super Material’ that can be used in bulletproof vests and military tanks

People with first-episode Schizophrenia exhibit persistent time-based prospective memory deficit within the first year of onset

Smog Free Tower: The Huge Hoover in the City

A New Look into Toxicology Risk Assessement and Environmental Safety

Effective remedies to the Southeast Asia Transboundary Haze: What’s burning?

The Haze Blanket on your Lungs, the Environment and the Costs

The Great Mind in Research & Enterprise: A conversation with Professor Jackie Ying

Duke Kunshan University, Professor Fang-Fang Yin

Learn more about the new treatment for Type-2 Diabetes Jardiance from Dr. Editha Arceo

Brighton Biotech, Inc. acquires exclusive global license for development, commercialization of vaccines for MERS, SARS

New Anti-PD-L1 Antibody enables deeper insights into Cancer Immunology Research

King’s College London and RCT establish new anticancer drug discovery company

ResMed completes acquisition of Curative Medical, a leader in sleep-disordered breathing and respiratory care medical devices

Bionomics announces extension of strategic collaboration with Merck & Co., Inc. for the discovery and development of novel pain medications

Asian American Medical Group returns to the black with S$0.6M net profit for FY2015; revenue up 65% on strong demand for liver treatment services

Cystic Fibrosis treatment receives FDA orphan drug designation and fast track status

Humacyte- Developer of lab-grown blood vessels receives $150M funding boost

Horizon Pharma plc announces favourable Markman ruling in RAVICTI^® (glycerol phenylbutyrate) oral liquid patent infringement lawsuit

SINGAPORE – Agilent Technologies opens training center focused on analytical laboratory skills: offers more than 200 courses

TAIWAN – Photodynamic therapy and Surgery to remove cancer cells in Pulmonary & Thymoma Pleurae spread

SWITZERLAND – Merck unites with UNESCO to build research capacity in Africa

SWEDEN – Laccure^® Pessary meets the needs of women suffering from Bacterial Vaginosis, a hidden health problem with reduced Quality of Life

UNITED KINGDOM – Ebola treatment beds prevented 57,000 Ebola cases and 40,000 deaths in Sierra Leone

UNITED STATES – Why Elephants rarely get Cancer

UNITED STATES – Surgeons restore hand, arm movement to Quadriplegic Patients

UNITED STATES – Lilly to discontinue development of Evacetrapib for high-risk Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

UNITED STATES – Study uses gene editing to take brakes off lab-based red blood cell production