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Company News • Biota in Hepatitis C License Deal with GSK • Progen Manufacturing Alliance with CSIRO • AustCancer and BioFocus to Accelerate RVD Breast Cancer Program • Kinacia Develops Anti-clotting Drug • Mimetica Receives Queensland Government Funding • Boehringer Ingelheim Builds Pharmaceutical Plant in Shanghai Pudong • Dr. Reddy's Delays Ciprofloxacin Launch • Goodman Completes Two Acquisitions • Olympus to Use CDM Optics's Wavefront Coding in Endoscopy Products • Sumitomo Chemical and Takeda to Form Business Alliance • Daicel Acquires Sorbic Acid and Potassium Sorbate Enterprise in China • Green Biotech Co. Ltd. • PanGenomics Inc. • GeneMedix Sets up Drug Production Plant in Malaysia • ES Cell to Open Shop in Singapore Soon
Rules & Regulations • GM Poppy License Granted • New Guidelines on Foreign Investment in Healthcare Industries • GM Experiment Dodges New Ethics Council • Singapore Sets Stricter Rules for Chinese Medicines
Research News • Gene Variant Contributes to Anorexia Nervosa • Apoptosis Gene Found • Australia Uncovers Genetic Trigger for Asthma • Chinese Scientists Found New Gene for Liver Cancer • Cloned Cattle to Produce Human Antibodies • Elements of Gene Expression Found in Circadian Night • New Technique to Treat Artery Inflammation • Way to Block Growth of Brain Tumor Cells Found • Scientists Hail Health Benefits of Oilseeds • Auckland University in Osteoporosis Drug Deal • Cannabis and Tobacco Equally Bad for Health • Dental Filling that Strengthens Damaged Teeth
General Information & Statistics • More Meningococcal Vaccine Distributors Allowed • CSIRO Biotechnology Strategy Statement for Australia • International Rice Congress to Kick off in Beijing • Ranking of China's Leading Pharmaceutical Companies 2001 • Liver Waste in HK Hospital Highlights Funding Woes • Statistics Show One in Four Malaysians Obese from Overeating • Arthritis New Zealand Calls for Access to Better Drugs • Contaminated GE Maize Destroyed • Seminar to Discuss Biosafety Transportation Issues • Taiwan's First Cancer Research Center Established • Dengue Outbreak in Taiwan • Soy Sauce Contains Cancer-causing Chemical
Trends and Prospects • Asians Need Lower BMI to Reduce Heart Risks • New Zealand Cannot be GE-free • New Risk Factor Identified for Stroke among Asians • Malaysia Forging Ahead in Telemedicine Sector
Calendar of Events • A comprehensive listing of upcoming biotechnology conferences in Asia-Pacific