EDITORIAL

BioBoard

India
•  Bioven starts BV-NSCLC-001 Phase III trial in NSCLC
•  Initiative in Chemical Biology and Therapeutics

Phillippines
•  Asia–Pacific analysis: The slow road to green energy

Singapore
•  Takeda progressing well in Asia with New Drug Applications (NDA)
•  NTU and University of Warwick boost brainpower in global neuroscience research

Thailand
•  Thai PhD. student awarded Monsanto’s Beachell–Borlaug International Scholarship for rice improvement research

Europe
•  Open access will change the world, if scientists want it to

United States & Canada
•  Verisante places Aura Beta Units for safety, verification testing in B.C., Alberta and Ontario clinics
•  Life Technologies sets new worldwide standard for criminal forensic testing with introduction of GlobalFilerTM Express Kit
•  How immune cells can nudge nerves to regrow
•  Improved genomic target selection using IDT Oligos
•  US team uncover non-invasive method for diagnosing epilepsy

Eye on China
•  Institute of Biological Chemistry researchers find new protein-DNA interaction
•  Medicago to receive up to US$12 million
•  INEX inks partnership with BGI for new non-invasive, prenatal test
•  China emerging as ‘major player’ for pharmaceuticals
•  Possible cure for dementia found by Taiwan researchers
•  BGI@CHOP Joint Genome Center to offer clinical next- generation sequencing services
•  Biologists at Academia Sinica develops a new molecular strategy to suppress Hepatitis C virus replication
•  Molecular cloning, characterization, and expression analysis of genes encoding Gibberellin 20-Oxidase in Dasypyrumvillosum dwarf mutant

Features
•  Powering Up Paralyzed Muscles – Functional Electrical Stimulation
•  Latest Technology Innovations Provide a Boost to Stroke Rehabilitation
•  An Impulse Radio Ultra Wideband System for Contactless Non-invasive Respiratory Monitoring
•  Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease Using Electric Signals of the Brain – A Grand Challenge

Review
•  Finding the Right Partner: Transforming Pharmacovigilance Operations within Asia into Strategic Advantage
•  Leveraging on External Expertise

Inside Industry
•  Agilent Technologies licenses SureFISH to BioDiscovery
•  Bionomics acquires US-based cancer stem cell company Eclipse Therapeutics
•  AB SCIEX announces biologics initiative
•  Phylogica licenses skin-repair peptide to Le Métier de Beauté for cosmetic market
•  Brooks’ single-use REMP tubes support optimization of automated serum and plasma storage
•  Genetic Technologies announces key managerial appointment Mark Ostrowski to head-up U.S. sales for BREVAGen™

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