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Company News • Progen's Cancer Drug Trial Progresses • EpiTan to Expand into Dermatology Products • Progen Adds Drug to Development Pipeline • Cellestis Produces New TB Test • Chinese University to Produce Medical Cyclotrons with GE • China National Genome Center and Genetastix Start Joint Venture • Dr. Morepen Distributes Products in Bangladesh • Ranbaxy Hits OTC Market • USV to Produce Biotech Medicine for Foot Ulcers • Shionogi Launches Anti-allergic Product • Takara Bio Develops Glass Slide for DNA Microarray • Takeda and Biosense Collaborate to Distribute ELISA Kits • NEC Offers High-throughput Turnkey System for Homology Searches • SC BioSciences Establishes Business Partnership with Proteom • GenoProt Co. • MGenbio • Fonterra Puts NZ$60 Million into Biotech Venture • Tru-Test Acquires Brainz Instruments from Neuronz • Inhibitex in Research Collaboration with Singapore's BMTC • TaiGen in Collaboration with Italy's BioXell • TurboWorx Revolutionizes Asian Life Science Computing
Rules & Regulations • Two Gene GM Cotton Given OK in Australia • NZ Approves Foreign Genes in Cows • Taiwan Mulls Stem Cells as Public Assets Proposal • Biolaw 2002 Takes on Biotech's Legal Aspects
Research News • Australian Breakthrough on 3-D Structure of Cancer Cell Protein • Guidance Mechanism for Brain Stem Cells Discovered • Synthetic Elastin for Tissue Repair in Humans • Clue to Cause of Chronic Lung Disease Uncovered • New Insights into Cause of Stomach Cancer • Chinese Scientists Develop Salt-resistant Plants • ED Study Yields Good Results • CUHK Joins Drug Delivery Study for Posterior Uveitis • Japanese Researchers Achieve Gene Targeting in Rice • Device to Detect Tooth Decay in Advance • Japan to Study Whether Cloned Cows are Safe to Eat • Researchers Look for Clues to Slow Down Aging • Malaysian Institute Applies Genetic Engineering to Crops and Fruits • NZ Develops GM Potatoes • Breakthrough Technique in Eye Surgery • Researchers to Develop Biodegradable Heart Stent • Taiwan Scientists Discover Gastric Cancer Markers
General Information & Statistics • CSIRO Participates in Nipah and Hendra Virus Study • Antibiotics Search on Fly Surfaces • Shanghai Bioinformatics Tech Center in International Collaboration • Beijing Shares Rice Genome Sequence Knowledge • India and Australia Develop Enhanced Feed Supplement for Cattle • Malaysia Aims to be Biotechnology Hub • Malaysia Establishes Cord Blood Bank • Massey Opens New Functional Genomics Center • Transgenic Rice Variety Shows Good Agronomic Results • Dengue Fever on the Rise in Singapore • Gene Advisor to Singapore Wins Nobel Prize • Pioneering Stem Cell Researcher Receives National Science Award • Taiwan Rolls out Java-based Health Cards
Trends and Prospects • China's Rice Technology to Help Eradicate Global Famine • Protein Discovery Could Lead to New HIV Treatment • Life Sciences Investment by Asian Tigers to Boost Bio-IT Growth
Patent News • China Denies Producing Patent-violating AIDS Drugs
Calendar of Events • A comprehensive listing of upcoming biotechnology conferences in Asia-Pacific