All Asia articles – Page 26
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NewsFree generics for India's poor but big pharma misses out
India’s healthcare plans will see a massive expansion in the use of generic drugs at the expense of branded medicines
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China targets patented drugs with law change
Domestic drug companies can apply for licences to produce patented drugs when public health overrides intellectual property considerations
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NewsShake-up for Russian universities and research
The new education minister is set to bring about big changes in the country’s higher education and research establishment
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CareersThe Middle East
With oil-rich economies and a burning desire to be on the global map for research, the Middle East is a tempting destination for scientists, as Vikki Cantrill finds out
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Business
Solvay opens 200 employee Indian R&D centre
Belgian chemical company opens centre in Savli, Gujarat State
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Methane hydrate success
The US and Japan have successfully completed their trial of methane hydrate production technologies
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Russia to ease qualification vetting bureaucracy
Simpler recognition process for foreign qualifications planned to attract more skilled workers
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Ranbaxy launches new anti-malarial Synriam
India is still waiting for its first fully home grown drug as firm commercialises molecule discovered by charitable venture
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Opinion
Breaking the surface?
Philip Ball is perplexed by the EPSRC’s decision to cut surface science funding
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Russia mulls plan for overseas study scheme
Students that receive funding to study abroad will have to return and work in Russia
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Quake-hit Japanese universities move on
Among the universities damaged by the earthquake, by far the hardest hit was Tohoku University
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India green lights production of patented cancer drug
For the first time India has invoked a ‘compulsory licence’ clause to cut the cost of a patented anti-cancer drug
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Asia beats US R&D spend
A bloc of 10 Asian countries now accounts for 32% of global spending on science
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NewsTax policies to target research centres in China
Imposing tax on imported instruments angers industry