CONTENTS Jul-Aug 2002
IN THE NEWS
WHO calls for increased genome research Ö Tax holiday urged for Indian biotech industry Ö EU promotes post-genomic research Ö International centre for product evaluation Ö Biotechnology in a quarter of drug development Ö Indian state announces biotech policy Ö Virchow to enter biotech sector
MARKET NEWS
Prolinx, Biodiscovery to co-develop proteomics tools Ö Collaboration on multiple sclerosis treatment Ö Orchid sets up joint venture with Bexel Biotechnology Ö BresaGen and EvoGenix to work on protein project Ö GeneFormatics-Incyte pact for identifying protein structure
INVENTIONS/NEW PRODUCTS
Biotech drug for osteoarthritis Ö Enzyme that silences genes Ö DNA fragments for microarrays Ö New aerobic wastewater bioreactor Ö Novel DNA sequencing process
R&D IDEAS
Turning one type of human cell into another Ö Muscle gene influences fat storage in mice Ö Improved process for ethanol Ö Deep cleansing
GENOMICS
Cow genome mapped Ö India's genome valley Ö Genome sequencing of life-saving bacterium Ö Giardia genome project
MEDICAL BIOTECH
CSIR develops recombinant streptokinase Ö High-tech malaria vaccine Ö Indian biotech breakthroughs Ö Antisense drug can change gene expression
PROTEOMICS
Proteomics initiative in India Ö Applied Biosystems & HTS Biosystems to develop functional proteomics system Ö New proteomics company in Japan
BIOINFORMATICS
Bioinformatics solution for Glaucus Proteomics Ö TCS to develop consolidated software package for bioinformatics Ö IBM to launch three biotech data storage units
AGRI BIOTECH
Transgenic potato developed Ö ACL’s technology to make beta-carotene Ö Egypt quantifies GM benefits Ö New Bt cotton variety from Monsanto Ö Syngenta shares rice genome data
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Nabi receives patent for antibody technology Ö Patent for fluid-control technology Ö India patents its first transgenic mouse in the United States Ö New web portal Ö NRDC bags international patents for clot dissolving agent
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