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Company News • IATIA Launches Electron Microscope Enhancement • Australian High Pressure Processors Company Launched • Meditech Completes Phase 1 Trial of Anti-cancer Drug • Medica Subsidiary Cytopia in Supercomputing Deal with IBM • Double Dove Agrees with Retractable Technologies to Produce VanishPoint Safety Syringes • CompuMed's Osteoporosis Diagnostics Technology Going for China Market • Beijing Erdos Altachem Pharma Ltd. Approved in China • Boehringer Ingelheim Opens New Manufacturing Facility in China • Dr. Morepen Acquires Yash Pharma Brand Lemolate • Orchid Healthcare to Launch Business Unit in Brazil • Ranbaxy and CorePharma Get Approval for ADHD Medicines • Fujitsu and Riken to Jointly Research Bioinformatics • Kyowa Hakko's Anti-cancer Agent Enters Phase I/early Phase II Study • Ono Launches World's First Drug for Acute Lung Injury • Dreambiogen Co. • DMJ Biotech Corporation • Comvita Receives Grant for Natural Health Solutions • Siemens to Invest More in Hearing Aids Venture in Singapore
Rules & Regulations • Australia Seeks Stiff Penalty for Human Cloning • Instant Fines Help New Zealand's Biosecurity • Strict Guidelines on Stem Cell Research in Singapore
Research News • Implantable Contact Lens Developed • Study Shows GM-free Zones Unnecessary • Melbourne Scientists Grow Thymus Organ • Artificial Livers to Cure Hepatitis • University of Tokyo Selects Olympus SNP Typing System for Research • Chronic Fatigue Linked to Low Serotonin • Tanabe Seiyaku and GSK to Collaborate on Genome Drug Discovery • Anti-alcoholic Gene in Polynesians Shows Asia-pacific Ancestry • Tooth Minerals Replenished by Milk
Alternative Medicine • Dr. Schwabe to Spread Awareness about Homoeopathy • Traditional Chinese Medicine Combines with Modern Technology
General Information & Statistics • Challenges for Australia's Biotechnology Sector • Website on Poisonous Creatures and Plants Launched • Pharmaceutical Giants to Set up Research Centers in China • MedPharmaWorld Conference to be Held in Hong Kong • Hong Kong Science Park Unveiled • Yogurt's on a Roll in Japan • Controlling Korea's Foot-and-mouth Disease Outbreaks • Sugar Cane Extract Available for Treating Cholesterol • Increase in Premature Births Perhaps Due to Work • NZ's Opportunity in Bio-pharmaceuticals • Study on Rice Structural Genomics to be Completed By 2002 • Filipino Farmers Urged to Adopt Biotechnology • Singapore Varsity Students to Study at US Biotech Firms • Taiwan to Build R&D Center as Showcase for Enterprises
Trends and Prospects • Proposed EU Directive on Herbal Medicinal Products and Traditional Chinese Medicine
Calendar of Events • A comprehensive listing of upcoming biotechnology conferences in Asia-Pacific