Company News • Australia's Chemeq to Start Independent Trials for Antimicrobial • Metabolic Sees Positive Results for Obesity Drug Trial • Bionomics Expands Drug Target Discovery Alliance with US Firm • AustCancer Furthers International Strategic Alliance • Avanir Signs Collaborative R&D Agreement with Chinese Company • World Class Fertilizer Production Line to Debut in Northwest China • Shanghai Scicon Develops Chip System for Detecting Multi-Tumor • Bristol-Myers Squibb and GlaxoSmithKline Lower Prices for Longer-Patent Deals in China • GSK to Focus More on R&D in China • Nicholas Piramal India to Tie Up with Gland Pharma • Sumitomo Electric Develops New Hair-Growth Substance • Olympus Develops World's First DNA Computer for Gene Analysis • Sakai Chemical and Theratechnologies to Develop and Market ThGRF Peptide in Japan • Korea's Isu Chemical Buys into UK Biotechnology Firm • Sanofi-Synthelabo to Market DVT Drug in Malaysia • Mead Johnson Set for Another Year of Healthy Growth • Malaysia Glove Maker Tops in US and Europe Glove Imports • New Zealand's Genesis and Landcare to Research into Grey Mould Genetics • Singapore's AP Genomics to Launch Innovative Dengue Diagnostic Kit • ViaCell Sets up R&D Stem Cell Lab in Singapore • Intel Provides IT Supports for Singapore's Biomedical Grid • Singapore-Based Osim Targets 500 Outlets Globally By 2005 • ITRI to Launch Biochip Consortium in Taiwan • Three Taiwan Firms to Jointly Develop Chinese Medicine
Rules & Regulations • China to Establish National Center for Disease Control • Beijing Reforms Its Free Medical Care System • Singapore to Relook Quota for Women Doctors • Taiwan Government Further Incentives for Agricultural Biotech R&D • Taiwan to Set up Certification System for DNA Exams • Thai Healthcare Reform in Financial Trouble
Research News • China to Participate in Worldwide Sleep Survey • Indian Institutes to Research on Type-II Diabetes • Clinical Testing Scheduled for Korea's First AIDS Vaccine • Korea Joins International Pig Genome Project • New Zealand Varsity Working on Tasty Food with Low Fat Content • Singapore University to Develop Eye Operation Software • Revolutionary Heart Device Introduced in Singapore • Singapore Scientists to Develop Chip Lab • Singapore Clinic Offers Prevention Treatment for High-Risk Cancer Group • Taiwan Researchers Achieve Breakthrough in Transgenic Pig • Taiwan Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise • Taiwan Applauds Breakthrough Bone Cement Treatment
Alternative Medicine • Ancient Chinese Recipe Good for Colds, Cancer • The Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine • Chinese Doctor Invents Acupuncture Treatment for Heroin Addicts • From Quack Medicine to Bona Fide Cures An Introduction to Mongolian Medicine • Hong Kong to Hold TCM Conference
General Information & Statistics • China's Imitation Generic Drug Sees Less Profit • Pharmaceutical Firms Vie for China's Cephalosporin Market • China to Hold Investment Conference in Frankfurt • Korean Adults Suffer Deteriorating Mental Health • Singapore Sets up Young Investigators Award to Boost Biomedical Research • Singapore Turn to Supercomputers to Process Life Science Data • Review Panel Calls for Overhaul to Singapore's Medical Education System • Neuroscience Symposium in Singapore • International Firms Invest in Taiwan's Biotech Market • Thailand Funds Six Genome Projects • Thailand to Hold Pharmaceutical Conference
Personality Profile • James P. Tam
Trends and Prospects • Foreign Drug Makers Face Expansion Bottleneck in China
Patents • Viagra Imitations Take up 70 Percent of China Market • Anti-cancer Therapy Awarded European Patent
Calendar of Events • A comprehensive listing of upcoming biotechnology conferences in Asia-Pacific.
