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Company News • Stem Cell Sciences to Commercialize Therapeutic Cloning for Human Medicine • Metabolic Licenses New Drug for Iron Overload Diseases • Epitan Completes Phase I/II of Melanotan Clinical Trial • Bionomics and Genmab to Jointly Develop Human Antibodies for Angiogenesis Targets • MSD Launches New Painkiller in China • Dupont China to Focus on Food and Nutrition Business in 2002 • China Exports HIFU Knife to the UK • Shanghai AJ Nano-Science to Make Scanning Tunneling Microscopes • German-Based GeneScan Sets up Asian Office in Hong Kong • Ranbaxy to Exclusively Market Penwest's Cardiovascular Drug • Wockhardt and Ranbaxy Form Strategic Business Alliance in US • India's Cipla in WHO List of AIDS Drug Suppliers • NTT Data to Provide Free Software for Compressing Genome Data • Otsuka and Snow Brand to Establish Clinical Nutrition Joint Venture • Shimadzu to Develop Next-Generation DNA Sequencer • Dong Wha Recognized for Liver Cancer Treatment • Seoul Dairy Children's Milk Strengthens Immune System • Digital Sleep Smart Sensor to Bring Relief to Chronic Snorers • Plade Develops Computerized Management Tool for Farmers • Compaq to Build Asia-Pacific's Largest Bio-Supercomputer in Singapore • Cray and Singapore Varsity to Develop Advanced Bioinformatics Software • Thai-Made AIDS Cocktail Drug on Sale Soon • Chokchai Dairy Farm Looking into Livestock Ventures with Malaysia
Rules & Regulations • Rules on Transgenic Farm Products Take Effect in China • China Biotech Rules Scrutinized at WTO • China to Further Open Agricultural Market • Cosmetics from Mad Cow Disease Countries Banned in China • Japan Proposes New Agency for Food Safety • WHO Body Agrees on GM Food Safety Checks • NZ Websites Violate Medicine Act • Taiwan Health Department Releases Stem Cell Research Guidelines
Research News • Chinese Scientists Make Breakthrough in Hypertension Genes • Chinese and Australian Scientists Join Hands in Deaf Therapy • Scientists in China Successful in Calve Cloning • India's New Technologies to Benefit Rice Farmers and Consumers • Indian, Pakistani and US Researchers Discover Gene for Hereditary Deafness • Japanese Dolphin Products Have High Mercury Levels • Japanese Scientists Create Traceable Stem Cells • Leaf-Shaping Genes May Help to Fight Cancer • Malaysian Scientist Identifies Fruit Bats as Culprit for Spreading Nipah Virus • NZ Issues Warning over New Contraceptive Pill
Alternative Medicine • First International TCM Exhibition to be Held in Chengdu • Baptist University Launches Hong Kong's First Purpose-Built TCM Facility • Indian Breathing Exercise Helps Treat Depression • Korean Firm World First to Extract Saponin from Red Ginseng
General Information & Statistics • Australia Announces Funding for Cutting Edge Biotechnology • Australian Plant Research Facility Enables World Class Research • China-UN Joint Project to Improve Agriculture Product Processing • World Bank Lends China US$104 Million for Anti-TB Program • Taking Singapore Ahead in the Realm of Neuroscience • Stem Cell Expert Moves to Singapore • Singapore to Set up New Bioengineering Institute • Thailand Bids for More Rice Export Quota to China
Personality Profile • Simon Shorvon
Trends and Prospects • China's Agriculture and Pharmaceutical Sectors to Rise up to WTO Challenge • Packaging as an Essential Part of Drug Delivery • South Asia AIDS Rates on the Surge
Patent News • Peplin's Proprietary Molecules for Skin Cancers Secure US Patent
Calendar of Events • A comprehensive listing of upcoming biotechnology conferences in Asia-Pacific.