EDITOR'S LETTER

EYE ON CHINA

• Scientists in Guangzhou engineered pig model of Huntington's disease
• Heart-on-a-chip device to aid drug screening
• Nanozymes to target tumor cells
• Cancer stem cell therapy breakthrough
• Hong Kong researchers invent antibody drug for HIV-I prevention
• SNAB technology to mark tumor cells during cancer surgeries
• Draft genome of tea plant sequenced
• International Earth BioGenome Project proposed to sequence DNA of all known species on Earth
• Chinese pharma regulatory reforms will help to attract foreign investment
• Merck receives patent for CRISPR Technology in China
• STA Pharmaceuticals to build new R&D center in Shanghai

COLUMNS

• Are boys with asthma more susceptible to bone fractures?

FEATURES

• Adding value through additive dentistry
• Dental care for the silver generation
• Digitising Dentistry
• Dental dangers - Poor oral health and NCDs

SPOTLIGHTS

• Enhance clinical laboratory practice in Vietnam through LEAN
• Industry and academia must work together; an interview with Prof Carolyn Lam

INSIDE INDUSTRY

• Drugs to watch 2018
• First Pharmaceutical Regulation Graduate Certificate programme offered by
  Duke-NUS CoRE
• Evonik intensifies research into regenerative medicine
• SGInnovate completes investment in deep tech startup NDR Medical Technology
• Australian biotech AdAlta makes improvements to lung fibrosis drug
• AI and blockchain will counteract unsustainability of soaring drug prices
• Availability of orphan medicines varies between European countries

BIOBOARD

ASIA