BioBoard

Australia
•  Brain Scan Breakthrough Helps Predict Schizophrenia
•  International Bio Partnering
•  New Generation Heart Assist Devices Show Promise for Patients
•  Patterson Tables Embryonic Stem Cell Bill
•  Peter Maccallum Cancer Centre and Affymetrix Initiate Five-Year Research Collaboration
•  Portland Orthopaedics' $360K US Hip order
•  Professor Colin Masters Received the Lewis K. Black International Prize
•  Victorian and Israeli Companies Announce Collaborations
•  Victorian Medical Research Institutes Receive A $26M Boost

China
•  Advances in Agriculture in China
•  Application Guidelines Issued for Projects in the 863 Program
•  China's First Official Database for Academic Journals
•  China Proposes Plan to Curb Emissions of SO2
•  Chinese Scientist Meet to Discuss Ground Water Management
•  China and U.S. Cooperate in Nanotechnology
•  Current Agriculture Research in China
•  Five scientists Awarded China's Highest Aerospace Honor
•  Food Poisoning Hits 200 Students

India
•  Ranbaxy Hungry for Growth

Malaysia
•  Ranbaxy Launches the First Generic Atorvastatin in Malaysia

Singapore
•  Mr Phillip Yeo Springs over to Spring Singapore
•  US Cancer Clinic Sets up Shop in Singapore

South Korea
•  Daiichi Pharmaceutical Korea to Become Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co Ltd

Taiwan
•  ADImmune Seals Deal on Cell Biotechnology
•  China Synthetic in US$ 821 Million Drug Royalty Agreement
•  Possible New Lung Cancer Marker Discovered
•  SRI International to Conduct Preclinical Studies of Cancer Drug for Taiwan Liposome Company

Others
•  European Institute of Technology to Begin Operations in 2008

Special Feature
•  Ethical issues in the Development and Use of Biotechnology for Health Care in Developing Countries
•  What is Life Worth to You?
•  Replacement, Reduction and Refinement in Biomedical Research with Particular Emphasis to the -omics Technologies

Industry Watch
•  Phosphagenics Successful in Transdermal Insulin Clinical Trial
•  Phylogica Delivers on International Drug Co-Development Deal
•  Prima Biomed and Burnet Institute Collaborate on Cell Therapies for Cancer
•  SciGen Acquires Shreya Biotech
•  Neuren's Third Lead Drug Candidate Proves Effective at Reversing Memory Loss
•  Living Cell Technologies Granted Diabetes Patent Across the EU
•  China's Most Profitability Biotech Company: GenSci
•  Japan Bioventures Today - BioMatrix Research
•  Prisma Biotech Corporation

Agricultur
•  Untapped Potential for Natural Products Discovery in Australian Mega Biodiversity

Research & Findings
•  Visionaries Who Inspire -16 Outstanding Researchers and Young Talents Receive Singapore's Highest Honor in Science and Technology

General News
•  Asia's first RFID Cold Chain Solution for the Life Sciences Industry Pioneered in Singapore

People Rpofile
•  2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology / Medicine - Professor Craig C. Mello and Professor Andrew Z. Fire

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