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Otsuka Pharma Completes Acquisition Of Astex Pharma For US$886m

Otsuka Pharma has successfully completed its acquisition of Astex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for US$8.50 per share.

US Astronomers Skip NASA Meeting To Protest China Exclusion

Several prominent astronomers have decided to boycott a NASA conference in November after six Chinese researchers were barred from attending.

Holographic ‘Super-Discs’ For Safe Data Storage

Researchers in Australia have developed a new graphene-based material that may revolutionize secure optical information storage.

Micell Technologies Brings MiStent SES To China

Micell Technologies and Hefei Life Science will develop, market and distribute the MiStent Sirolimus Eluting Absorbable Polymer Coronary Stent System in China.

PAREXEL Launches Platform For Clinical Trial Registration

PAREXEL has launched a service called China Trials Solution to provide clients with local market knowledge and resources.

First Made-In-China Vaccine Prequalified By WHO

A new vaccine against Japanese encephalitis has been added by the World Health Organization (WHO) to its list of prequalified medicines.

Laos Is First SE Asian Nation To Introduce Pneumococcal Vaccine

Laos has become the first South East Asian nation to introduce a pneumococcal vaccine.

Takeda And New Institute In Early-Stage Drug Discovery Partnership

Takeda will partner the newly formed Tri-Institutional Therapeutics Discovery Institute (Tri-I TDI) in early-stage drug discovery.

More Than 99 Percent Of Youths In Korea and Japan Are ‘Digital Natives’

A global study has found that South Korea and Japan have the highest percentages of young people who are active on the Internet.