Generics market taking centre stage in Southeast Asia

Top tier government, buyers, distributors, big pharma as well as regional and local manufacturers focus on generics at CPhI Southeast Asia Summit 2013 from 23 - 25 September in Bangkok

Wisconsin Ginseng relieves fatigue in cancer patients

Promising Mayo Clinic study shows Wisconsin Ginseng helps reduce fatigue in cancer patients

Boston Scientific completes enrollment for new stent trial

Innovative bare metal self-expanding stent system designed to treat peripheral artery disease (PAD)

Portal links Connecticut and Chinese life sciences industries

Connecticut's CURE network welcomes HLK, its first Chinese member company

Viet Nam rice exports sliding

The country’s shipments of aromatic and broken rice are slightly lower in 2013 compared to previous years

Thailand’s beer industry records solid growth in 2012

Favourable macroeconomic factors push sales of mainstream, national beers

Wilden? FSIPD receives US patent

The newly patented full-stroke integral piston diaphragm for AODD pumps is made of Santoprene? and does not incorporate an outer metallic plate that requires the pump to be cleaned manually.

Darjeeling tea production in trouble

A political strike in the region causes a shutdown of Darjeeling hills

UPM Raflatac to improve manufacturing competitiveness

UPM Raflatac is planning to reduce labelstock production capacity in Europe, South Africa and Australia to secure cost competitiveness and profitability in low-growth markets.

Sasol exits from Iranian joint venture

Sasol disposes of its investment in the Iranian joint venture Arya Sasol Polymer Company

Phil government to continue research on Golden Rice

Field trials for golden rice - an international project - will resume despite damage to research site by anti GMO groups

Plastics industry in India grows 20% annually

India's plastics industry may touch Rs 1.7 lakh crore by 2015 on account of rising consumption of the material for producing various goods, a study has said.