China expects to profit on generic monoclonal antibodies

Dec 24, 2013

Among the $ 160 billion value of drug patents which expire in 2015, antiboides will constitute a significant part. Global monoclonal antibody drug market will reach $ 62.8 billion by 2015, and some of the patents will also expire. Chinese companies such as CITIC...

China’s 5.700 seed companies on a fast course of concentration

Dec 24, 2013

Within just 2 years, the number of companies were reduced by 1/3. At present, the top 50 companies have a market share of over 30 %. Leading companies are Yuan Longping High-tech Agriculture Co., Shandong Denghai Seeds Co., Wilderness Kenfeng Seed Industry Co., China...

Beijing team sequences genome of single oocyte

Dec 23, 2013

A team around Peking University 3d Hospital sequenced the triads of the first and second polar bodies (PB1 and PB2) and the oocyte pronuclei from same female egg donors, phased the genomes of these donors with detected SNPs and determined the crossover maps of their...