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VATIS Update Biotechnology
is published 6 times a year to keep the readers up to date of most of the
relevant and latest technological developments and events in the field of
Biotechnology. The Update is tailored to policy-makers, industries
and technology transfer intermediaries. |
Co-Publisher
Biotech Consortium India Ltd.
Editorial Board
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Subscription Costs
(per annum)
In India: Rs. 1000
Other countries: US$ 100
(50% concession for educational and research institutions.)
(70% concession for SAARC countries - Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.)
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G8 supports biotech’s role in addressing global food security # New regulatory body in India for recombinant pharma products # Massachusetts allocates US$1 billion for biotech industry # China
approves big budget for GMO amid food worries # Indian biotech sector
grows by 20 per cent # India adopts new guidelines for GM plants and
foods
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Invitrogen to buy Applied Biosystems # Eden Biodesign expands
Research Triangle Park facility # ThromboGenics and BioInvent in
strategic alliance with Roche # GSK, Mpex Pharma enter drug
development pact # Invitrogen partners with IRC to advance stem cell
research # Sanofi-aventis to develop new molecules and vaccines # NITD and TB Alliance join hands to accelerate TB treatment
# Pharma giants to collaborate on new discovery technology
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Gene mutation improves leukaemia drug’s effect # Gene therapy for
heart failure # New ways identified to regulate genes, reduce heart
damage # Safer, better gene therapy # New targets for RNAs that
regulate genes identified # Genes that control embryonic stem cell
fate identified # New mode of gene regulation uncovered in mammals
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New stem cell therapy may aid repair of damaged brains # Inhalable
form of gene therapy for treating lung diseases # Adult stem cell
findings offer hope for Parkinson’s cure # Cell-based pandemic vaccine successful in human trial # New source of heart stem cells discovered # Mechanism that prevents cells from turning cancerous # New strategy
to rapidly describe outbreak strains # Fruit fly gene study could yield
new flu treatments
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Protein could lead to new HIV treatments # Potential biomarker panel
for early stage pancreatic cancer # Proteins could relate to increased
longevity in women # Killer enzymes play key role in cell fate # Protein
deepens understanding of autoimmune diseases # Liver protein
associated with type 2 diabetes in older adults
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Food-borne pathogens effectively killed in minutes # Bt brinjal seed
production # Tomatoes as a carrier for Alzheimer’s drug? # Key genes
for hormone production in plants
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