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Asia-Pacific Biotech News
http://www.asiabiotech.com
Vol 8, No 02, 30 January 2004

Contents

Industry Watch

CSL Focuses on Plasma Industry
First Cancer Gene Therapy Approved in China
Top 100 Chinese Medical Enterprises in 2003
GlaxoSmithKline Launches New Cancer and Heart Disorder Drugs

Products/Services Highlight
Latest Virus Mask in Japan
Qxymix for Pre-Term Babies

Research Findings
Singapore Researchers Discover the Obesity Protein
Treatment for Muscle Atrophy with Myostatin Protein

Rules & Regulations
Indian: Capital Punishment for Spurious Drugs Makers
Japan to Allow Limited Stem Cell Research

Agriculture
Framers Agribiotech Exchange Workshop
Singapore to House Syngenta's Regional HQ

Commentaries & ****yses
Keeping Up Intellectual Property Lifelines for Life Sciences Ventures
Impact of the SARS Outbreak on the Australian Economy
Body, Heal Thyself?

General News
Indian Government Waives Duties on AIDS Drugs
Indian Biotech Industry Creates One Million New Jobs
Japan Investigates Antibiotics-fed Livestock Effect on Humans
Japanese Team Tackles Infectious Diseases

Global Development
WHO Update on Avian Influenza A (H5N1) — 14 January 2004
WHO Update on Influenza A (H3N2) — 13 January 2004
Endo wins suit to sell generic drug

Conference Calendar

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