Company News
•  ResMed Releases New Mask and Receives US Award
•  VRI BioMedical Launches First Product in US
•  North China Pharmaceutical to Export Genetic Medicines
•  Ranbaxy Gets US Approval for Generic Version of Augmentin
•  Dr. Reddy's Launches Health Education Foundation
•  Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim to Make Oral Therapy for Hypertension
•  NicOx and AstraZeneca to Develop AZD3582 in Japan
•  Yamanouchi Invests in Avalar Bioventures Fund
•  Kyowa Hakko Starts Clinical Studies for Antiasthmatic Agent
•  Auckland Company Develops Mole-map Camera
•  TNT to Launch Life Sciences Excellence Center in Singapore

Rules & Regulations
•  China to Classify Prescription and Non-prescription Medicines
•  India Approves International Protocol on Bio-safety
•  New GE Compliance Project Begins

Research News
•  Genetic Links to Breast Cancer Uncovered
•  Malaria's Complete Genome Sequenced
•  Australian Study Finds Good News for HRT
•  Gene Mapping for Cancer, Heart Diseases
•  Japan Sees Improvements to Research Methodology Vital
•  Tall Men Susceptible to Colon Cancer
•  New Study Offers Hope For Parkinson's Disease
•  Singapore Researcher Develops Hair Loss Remedy
•  Twin Goats Successfully Cloned in Taiwan

General Information & Statistics
•  CSIRO Life Sciences Center Opens
•  Australia to Buy Smallpox Vaccine
•  China and ASEAN to Collaborate on Functional Food
•  China Faces Impending Cardiovascular Epidemic
•  No Dengue Tests for Blood Supply
•  Panel to Promote Biotechnology in India
•  Japan to Boost Annual Biotech Expenditure
•  Japanese Workers Suffer from Depression
•  NZ to Join Trend for Designer Babies
•  NZ and Novartis in Provisional Glivec Deal
•  Software to Help in Ethical Dilemmas
•  Philippines Authority Assures Safety of Biotech Food
•  Survey Shows Asians More Receptive towards GM Foods
•  Taiwan Plans to Promote Biotech

Trends and Prospects
•  Pharma Firms Fuels China's Medicine Retail Sector
•  Japan's Pharmaceutical Industry Facing Foreign Competition

Special Feature
•  BioMedical Asia and Botechnica Asia 2002

Calendar of Events
•  A comprehensive listing of upcoming biotechnology conferences in Asia-Pacific