China’s stimulus plans are accelerating growth in the R&D and technology sectors. Cong Cao of the Levin Graduate Institute of International Relations and Commerce at the State University of New York estimates that CNY 1.4 billion ($205.2 million) of the stimulus plan’s science and technology funding will be used for the country’s Medium- and Long-term […]

A new report from the Organization of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI) and Ernst & Young finds that India remains among the most attractive outsourcing locations for the biopharmaceutical industry. Excluding clinical trials, in 2010, the country is expected to account for 5.7% of the $66 billion pharmaceutical contract research and manufacturing marketing. In a […]

Thailand’s food safety testing equipment market grew 4% last year to $377 million. Over the next three years, the market is estimated to grow 3%, driven by demand for diagnostic or lab reagents, lab instruments (including protein and fat analyzers, gas analyzers, incubators, freezers, microscopes, physical and chemical analysis instruments, lab sterilizers) and floating meters […]

The Taiwanese government’s National Development Fund has announced plans to invest TWD 24 billion ($731.7 million) to develop the country’s domestic biotechnology industry, including TWD 60 billion in funding next year. Private investments in the program are expected to be TWD 36 billion. In addition to the TWD 3 billion limit on funding from any […]

The latest proposed amendments to China’s law on the environment management of chemical substances has been released. Eco-toxicological testing of new chemical substances would be required, even if the products have passed similar tests in other regions, and would have to be conducted at Chinese labs. Notification procedures would be simplified for chemicals manufactured or […]