BioBoard
•  Biomedical Waste Handling Issue in India
•  Lawsuit Seeks to Block Sales of GloFish
•  Integrated Bioconfinement Approach Recommended to Reduce Risks of Biotechnology
•  Ribavirin for SARS Treatment?
•  Fears of Ricin Poisoning Continue to Plague Americans
•  Recombinant TB Vaccine Trial in Humans

Industry Watch
•  Sunless Tanning
•  R&D Start Grant for Prana's Alzheimer's Drug
•  China in Brief:
    •  New Commercial R&D Facility in China
    •  New Giant Pharma
    •  Cheaper Anti-histamine in China Market
    •  Cardinal Health Enters China Market
    •  Sino-Japan HIV Vaccine Collaboration
    •  Sporanox Injection Available in Market
•  USFDA Re-evaluate Approval for DRL's AmVaz
•  Santen Partners Johnson & Johnson in Eye Drug Market
•  Silicon Valley Edging towards Biotech Industry
•  Immunitor's AIDS Vaccine Pending Phase III Clinical Trial

Products/Services Highlight
•  CardioMonitor Launched in Asia Pacific

Research Findings
•  Icelandic Researchers Developing Diagnostic Test for Osteoporosis
•  New BSE Strains Raise Concerns of Human Transmission
•  South Korea Researchers Successfully Clone Human Embryos

Agriculture
•  Increasing Growth for Biotech Crops
•  Green Light for GM Crops Import
•  Public Institutions Lead in RM Research

Commentaries & Analyses
•  Impact of the SARS Outbreak on the Hong Kong, China (HKC) Economy and the more Recent Rebound

General News
•  India Ranked First in DMF Filings in 2003
•  Bird Flu Virus in Japan Infectious to Humans
•  Singapore's Conducive Biomedical Sciences Environment
•  Singapore's First Public Cord Blood Bank

Global Development
•  BIO's Legislation and Regulatory Recommendations for the US
•  Viral Secures Commercial License to West Nile Virus Vaccine
•  FDA Tightens Regulations on Animal Feed to Prevent Mad Cow Outbreak

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