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FEATURES |
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BioSpectrum Top 20: Taiwan
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| Taiwans pharmaceutical industry is expected to touch $1.86 billion in 2008 up from $1.84 billion in 2007. The increasingly fierce competition and declining margins of pharmaceutical brands in Taiwan are said to be the cause of this weak production value growth of local pharmaceutical industry. |
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PEOPLE |
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We have people, projects, money and infrastructure
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| FOUNDED in 1973, the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) is a primary R&D center for industry in Taiwan. Back then, there were very few high-tech industries in Taiwan. Today, Taiwan is known for its ICT industries |
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EVENTS |
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Medical electronics market to reach $90bn in 2010
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| The size of the global medical electronics market in 2010 is poised to reach $90bn. It is with this in mind that the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA)s Industrial Development Bureau is sponsoring the 2009 Medical Electronics in Taiwan forum |
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BioBusiness Asia 2009 opens in Taipei
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| The eighth BioBusiness Asia conference, a two-day gathering of life science business professionals from around Asia held annually in Taipei, Taiwan, opened Tuesday |
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POLICIES |
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Taiwan approves PharmiGene's DNA detection kit
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| PharmiGene, a pharmacogenetic-based molecular diagnostic company, has received approval from the Department of Health (DOH) in Taiwan to begin marketing the PG 1502 DNA detection kit, one in the line of the company's rapid genetic tests |
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Taiwan government revamps pharma regulations
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| Taiwan's Science and Technology Advisory Board has implemented key changes in the drug regulations to increase foreign pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies foray into Taiwan
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PRODUCTS |
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Teijin licenses gout drug to Astellas in Taiwan
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| Teijin Pharma has signed an exclusive distributorship agreement with Astellas Pharma Taiwan, the Taiwanese sales and marketing arm of Tokyo-based Astellas Pharma, regarding the marketing of TMX-67 in Taiwan |
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TRENDS & ANALYSIS |
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Blood Pressure Monitors gaining popularity in Taiwan
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| According to GfK Retail and Technology, healthcare has been receiving more attention in Taiwan and as a result, Personal Diagnostic products such as Blood Pressure Monitors (BPM) have had more focus in recent years |
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