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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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