EDITORIAL
BioBoard
India • Lack of access to technology ‘hampers detection of substandard drugs’
Japan • Daiichi Sankyo announces development of nucleic acid treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy utilizing proprietary technology
Singapore • IBN creates unlimited source of human kidney cells • Dyesol and Singapore’s NTU sign agreement
The Philippines • Global biotech/GM crop plantings increase 100-fold from 1996
Australia • Phosphagenics further expands pain portfolio • Primary Health Care signs Australia distribution agreement for iGeneScreenTM prenatal test • Folic acid in pregnancy linked with reduced autism risk • Phylogica and Bio-Link collaborate to commercialize anti-inflammatory Phylomers • ABRAXANE® plus gemcitabine improves survival in Phase III study of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer
Canada • Verisante Technology, Inc. announces first sales of aura, a revolutionary medical device for the detection of skin cancer
Europe • Project eyes robust medical technology for poor countries
United Kingdom • Asthma sufferers have more lung fungi • Pioneering drug discovery gets major funding to move to next stage
United States • Gilead’s sofosbuvir for hepatitis C meets primary endpoint in fourth pivotal Phase III study • Eleven Biotherapeutics publishes data on EBI-005, a novel IL-1 inhibitor protein for topical treatment of dry eye disease • Phase I/II trial of ADXS-HPV in anal cancer conducted by Brown University Oncology Group • Scopolamine: An old drug with new psychiatric applications • New bioengineered ears look and act like the real thing • To trap a rainbow, slow down light • AB SCIEX responds to milk contamination concerns with new method to detect dicyandiamide
Eye on China • Regeneron and Bayer initiate Phase III trial of EYLEA® (aflibercept) injection for the treatment of diabetic macular edema in Asia and Russia • Crystal Pharmatech and Particle Sciences form a US-China pharmaceutical CRO partnership • SFDA grants approval for clinical studies to Benapenem • Chinese scientists develop cheap e-notebook for the blind • China and India catching up in the innovation stakes
Features • ASEAN Economic Community 2015 • Advancing Rice Agriculture through Molecular Breeding • Boosting Thailand’s Food and Feed Industry • Building Manpower Capacity and Capabilities for Thailand and ASEAN • Pursuing Immunopathophysiology Research to Support Typhus Vaccine Developement
People Watch • When the West meets the East
Review • Treating An Aging Population — Innovative Dutch Solutions
Inside Industry • Concert Pharmaceuticals announces completion of enrollment in Phase II CTP-499 clinical trial for the treatment of diabetic kidney disease • NanoLogix bacteria detection plates break longevity records using Anthrax • AngioLight lands strategic partnership with Medical Technologies Innovation Asia • BioScience Managers expands Asia Pacific presence • Simbionix signs an agreement with the Laparoscopic Surgical Skills Foundation • The Institute for Systems Biology and AB SCIEX partner to help make medical care more predictive and personalized • Alchemia appoints Charles Walker as Chief Executive Officer • Anergis expands management team • Novozymes acquires enzyme business from Canadian Iogen Corporation
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