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Asian Scientist Magazine is an award-winning science and technology magazine that highlights R&D news stories from Asia to a global audience. The magazine is published by Singapore-headquartered Wildtype Media Group.
Stories by Asian Scientist Newsroom
Boehringer Ingelheim Opens R&D Lab In China
Boehringer Ingelheim has opened a chemicals R&D laboratory Center of Competence in the Zhangjiang High-Tech Park in Shanghai.
NTU Spin-Off Amaranth Medical Raises US$20m Series B Financing
Nanyang Technological University spin-off Amaranth Medical has closed a US$20 million Series B financing round led by new investor DCP Management Pte. Ltd.
PeptiDream & Ipsen To Expand Peptide Drug Collaboration
PeptiDream Inc., and Ipsen have expanded the scope of their collaboration to discover, evaluate, potentially develop and launch therapeutic peptides.
New View Of Dengue Fever
Researchers have produced a “humanized mouse” to study how the mosquito-borne dengue virus depletes blood platelets.
Children More Distracting Than Mobile Phones
Researchers in Australia have found that children are 12 times more distracting to a driver than talking on a mobile phone while driving.
7 Must-Read Stories In September 2013
Here are seven must-read articles from the September 2013 issue of Asian Scientist Magazine.
NTU Team Wins US$1 Million Algorithm Challenge
A team from NTU has won the top prize of US$1 million in a bioinformatics competition organized by the United States Department of Defense.
Student Board Game To Fight Rabies In Southeast Asia
The United Nations is partnering with the University of Sydney to manufacture a board game that educates children in Asia about the risk of rabies.
Rise In Alzheimer’s Disease Incidence Due To Western Diet
Increasing Alzheimer's disease incidence in Japan may be associated with a change from the traditional Japanese diet towards a Western one.