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Australia's promising 3
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| BioSpectrum has named year 2008 as Year of the Entrepreneur. We are celebrating it by bringing you a series profiling entrepreneurs from the Asia Pacific region. The first in the series had three hot and happening companies from Singapore |
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WHO 2008-15 Global Plan
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| There are over a dozen diseases, prevalent mainly in tropical areas of the planet, inhabited by people living in abject poverty. These diseases together affect one-sixth or over one billion people |
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It's food vs fuel for now
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| Asian countries have introduced several measures to support the nascent biodiesel industry. These measures are creating a viable domestic market within the region |
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Where are the biotechnology investors?
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| Mark Ravera is a principal of Strategic Pharma Consulting Group, which provides advisory services to both emerging market and western biopharmaceutical companies. This work makes him a frequent visitor to Asia |
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Italy beckons Asian biotechs
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| Italy is known for its fashion, design and engineering industries, besides the mouth-watering pizzas, pastas and olive oil. The country also has a vibrant biotech sector, with 222 companies and annual revenues of $6 billion |
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Sweden calling!
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| The country is looking for partnerships and investments from all over the world |
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The nano hype
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| Industry estimates project a $1-trillion global nanotech market by 2015. According to some market research experts, 65 percent of global demand for nanobiotech products will come from the US |
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RGCB at the forefront of biotechnology
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| The Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram in the southwestern state of Kerala has been declared as one of the national center for biotechnology research in India |
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