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JAPAN • New broad strain anti-influenza macrocyclic peptide therapeutic developed
LAOS • bioCSL supports public health efforts in Laos with donation of more than 700,000 doses of seasonal influenza vaccine
SINGAPORE • New NUS spin-off company to reduce cancer death and disease burden through real time cancer diagnosis
THAILAND • Bats protect rice fields against pests
THE PHILIPPINES • Hotter nights may cause rice yields to fall • Study suggests shift in strategy on pneumonia vaccinations
BANGLADESH • Mutant bird flu worries Bangladeshi scientists
EUROPE • Novel strategy to molecular anticancer therapy
SRI LANKA • Evolving dengue strains plague Sri Lanka
UNITED STATES • Gene sequencing project discovers mutations tied to deadly brain tumors in young children • Laboratory-grown vaginas implanted in patients • Stem cells in circulating blood affect cardiovascular health • New point of attack on HIV for vaccine development • GAIM-changing molecules to combat Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and other neurodegenerative disorders discovered • Breath analysis offers non-invasive method to detect early lung cancer • Researchers discover new genetic brain disorder in humans
EYE ON CHINA • WuXi PharmaTech receives honorable mention at 2014 ISPE Facility of the Year Awards • UCLA launches joint venture with Chinese firm to open sophisticated lab in Shanghai • Mucosis enters strategic partnership with Changchun BCHT Biotechnology of China • Catalent enters biosimilar development collaboration with Zhejiang Hisun Pharma • Bio-Techne acquires Shanghai PrimeGene Bio-Tech • Sinovac receives notification of China government grant for EV71 vaccine project • Sinovac enters technology transfer agreement with intravacc to develop and commercialize Sabin Inactivated Polio Vaccine (sIPV) • WuXi PharmaTech breaks ground on new cell therapy manufacturing facility • China study to see how Pacific current affects climate • ResearchDx receives Strategic Partner Award from WuXi AppTec • iBio receives patent allowance in China for fusion protein compositions and technology
FEATURES • Neuroscience and the Law • Neurological Impairment and the Capacity to Consent to Participate in Research • Ethical Responsibility to Manage Incidental Findings in Brain Imaging Research • The Impact of Discrimination on Research into Depression
PEOPLE WATCH • Microchip Innovations
INSIDE INDUSTRY • Sanaria® PfSPZ malaria vaccine wins 2014 Vaccine Industry Excellence Award for "Best Prophylactic Vaccine" • Analytik Jena AG planning merger by absorption of CyBio AG • Sanguine to begin work with Mayo Clinic Bioservices to accelerate individualized medicine research and development • Thermo Fisher Scientific and the National University of Singapore Sign MOU to create strategic alliance to accelerate life science research in Singapore • Sun Pharma to acquire Ranbaxy in a US$ 4 billion landmark transaction • Meda and Valeant terminates joint ventures • Crown Bioscience enters Japanese market via strategic partnership with Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories • Quintiles and Biogen Idec enter comprehensive clinical development partnership • Registration opened for Oxford Global鈥檚 Drug Discovery USA Congress • Speakers for Oxford Global鈥檚 Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Congress released • Daiichi Sankyo and UC San Francisco announce collaboration in drug discovery research for neurodegenerative diseases • Funding crunch hits neglected diseases plan • Coca-Cola partners with A*STAR to expand technology presence in Singapore • DaVita expands kidney care services in Malaysia acquires Sinar Indentiti clinics in Seremban
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