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.

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May-Jun 2008

 
   IN THE NEWS  
   MARKET NEWS  
Jubilant Organosys to acquire DRAXIS Health # Novartis acquires a quarter of Alcon # China approves its first human H5N1 vaccine #  Monsanto partners with Bayer CropScience # Ranbaxy and Orchid enter into strategic alliance  # Biocon to form a subsidiary for R&DN # Caliper Life Sciences allies with Horizon Discovery # Ranbaxy signs drug discovery development pact with Merck
   GENOMICS  
   MEDICAL BIOTECH  

First diagnostic test for neurodegenerative diseases # Experts move closer to identifying best embryos # Promising new nanotechnology for spinal cord injury # Effective colon cancer prevention treatment discovered # Tumour-sensing role for blood pressure enzyme # Infant rotavirus vaccine proves effective at critical age # Cancer pathways that control the adult stem cell population # First successful libraries of avian flu virus antibodies
   PROTEOMICS  
   AGRI BIOTECH  
‘GM potatoes do not affect microflora in the soil # Boost for ‘green plastics’ from plants # PCR-based rapid diagnostic kits for GM crops # Scientists sequence GM papaya genome # Tomato stands firm in the face of fungus # Gene for yield, height in rice identified # Salt-tolerant gene found in simple plant
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