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ICON, a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, announced that it will expand its footprint in Asia-Pacific with the opening of an office in Manila, Philippines
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Rahul Koul
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Mr Santiago A. Palizada is a member of Post Approval Monitoring committee, Bureau of Plant Industry, Biotech Core team, (BPI-BCT) Dept. of Agriculture, Govt. of Philippines. Here he shares his views with Biospectrum on the introduction of bt crops
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NEWS |
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ICON to open new office in Manila
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| ICON, a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, announced that it will expand its footprint in Asia-Pacific with the opening of an office in Manila, Philippines |
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FEATURES |
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Philippines grows a success story out of Bt corn
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| The success of Bt corn in Philippines can be seen as an example for the countries having agriculture as main contributors to the economy. Biotechnology has come to the rescue of 90 mn people of Philippines, where the economy heavily relies on agricul |
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EVENTS |
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APEC agri-biotech summit begins in Philippines
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| Experts in the field of biotechnology from at least 15 countries in the Asia Pacific Region have come together in Manila. The week-long event will witness idea exchanges among regional biotech experts on emerging research and development issues |
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TRENDS & ANALYSIS |
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Philippines pharma market to grow at 4.94%
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| Over the 2009-2014 forecast period, Business Monitor International expects the value of the Philippines drug market to increase by a CAGR of 4.94% in local currency terms, reaching $3.69bn (PHP151.3bn) |
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