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Millipore, one of the leading providers of technologies, tools and services for the global life science industry, has introduced ICW-3000 water purification system. The new system produces a constant and reliable source of ultrapure water for Dionex
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Solasia Pharma, a developer of oncology pharmaceuticals has signed a license and supply agreement with Kyowa Hakko Kirin that provides Kyowa Hakko Kirin with an exclusive right to market and sell SP-01 in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia
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Singapore got S$1.2 bn investment in BMS in 2009
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| Biomedical sciences investments in Singapore amounted to S$1.2 billion in total fixed asset investment and S$700 million in total business spending in 2009. When fully implemented, it will create more than 1,600 jobs for professionals, managers |
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Neurodegenerative Market: $30 billion potential
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| What was thought to be the diseases of the European and American ancestry, neurodegenerative diseases are now becoming prevalent amongst Asian population as well. This has got the attention of drug developers in Asia |
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Nu Skin announces Dr Stuart Kim as scientific advisor
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| Nu Skin Enterprises, a premier anti-aging company, announced Dr Stuart Kim, professor at Stanford University in the departments of Developmental Biology and Genetics, as a new member of the Nu Skin Anti-Aging Scientific Advisory Board |
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Exploit Technologies appoints new chairman and CEO
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| Exploit Technologies, the commercialization arm of Singapore Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), announced that Mr Boon Swan Foo stepped down as the Executive Chairman of the Board on December 31 2009 |
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UK-Singapore organizes symposium on Medicinal Chemistry
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| The Royal Society of Chemistry, in collaboration with A*STARs Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences and GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Singapore and with support from the British High Commission Singapore organized a symposium on Medicinal Chemistry |
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PPD's central lab in Singapore gets CAP Accreditation
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| PPD, a major contract research organization announced that its global central lab operations in Singapore has earned accreditation by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), validating its ability to deliver high-quality and reliable data |
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HealthLinx soon to launch OvPlex in Singapore
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| Melbourne based HealthLinx is looking at launching its OvPlex, Ovarian Cancer Diagnostic Test in Singapore in the second quarter of 2010. The company is also in discussions with companies in other Asian countries |
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