Special Report
•  3 Recent Developments of Japan's Bioindustry

Industry Watch
•  Australia's Bioinitiative Program: Pharmaceuticals Partnerships Program
•  China's OTC Market
•  Care Hospital and IICT Collaborates to Launch Indigenous Coated Stent
•  Glenmark GRC-3886 Enters Clinical Trial
•  Angioplasty Market in India
•  AHSL Acquires US-based MBPO
•  Eisai Acquires Zonegran� Exclusive Market Rights
•  Singapore Supports Isis Pharma's Micro-RNA Drug Discovery Program

Products/Services Highlight
•  Fagerdala Thermal Control Systems
•  TNT Launches Clinical Express

Research Findings
•  Genetic Link to Osteoporosis Found in Alox15 Gene
•  Kangaroo Genome Offers Clues on Prions Related to Mad Cow Disease
•  R&D Successes of Singapore's Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

Agriculture
•  Legal Tussle over Publication of Data Access

Commentaries & Analyses
•  The Impact of the SARS on the New Zealand Economy

Conference Calendar
•  Biotechnology Asia 2004 Conference and Exhibition
•  Biotech China 2004