China in Africa

Y WANG et al., Anal Chem, 2015, doi:. 10.1021 / ac503974e

According to CAS, China at present has just 30 robots per 10.000 workers, as compared to 323 in Japan and 282 in Germany, but expects to use 428.000 robots in its manufacturing industries by 2017, driven by the car industry. Foxconn produces already an own robot, and ABB, Kuka, Yaskawa and Fanuc all have production sites in China.

CAS news release, Feb. 6, 2015

The groups of Zhixi TIAN and Wen WANG from CAS Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology and the CAS Kunming Institute of Zoology investigated a total of 302 wild, landrace and cultivated soybean lines at average coverage depth of > 11x for each line. Bioinformatic analysis revealed a total of 121 and 109 selective sweeps during soybean domestication and improvements. QTL analysis showed that 96 of 230 selected regions correlated with oil production.

CAS news release, Feb. 5, 2015

Team leader is Prof. ZHANG Yong who has over 6 years experience in modern methods of genome editing in husbandry, including cattle and sheep.

China Bio news release, Feb. 3, 2015

As outlined by director YUAN Zhiming, the core lab area covers 300 square meters, is divided into three cell laboratories, two animal laboratories, an animal dissection room, a culture collections room, and a sterilization room. In addition, the laboratory gives full consideration to how to prevent and respond to earthquakes and other natural disasters.

CAS news release, Feb. 3, 2015

Under the guidance of Bin YAO (姚斌), who just won the 2nd prize of the 2014 National Science and Technology Progress Award Competition, the institute and cooperating units have issued 66 granted patents, accounting for 69% of domestic feed enzyme gene patents. Phytase runs high on the agenda

China Bio news release, Feb. 4, 2015

The groups of SUN Shihui from Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology and ZHAO Guangyu from Academy of Military Medical Science found that i.v. application of antibodies targeted against H7N9 reduced acute lung infection and systemic inflammation in infected African green monkey.

CAS news release, Jan. 20, 2015

Pseudomonas otitidis JY9 was found to degrade aniline in salt-containing wastewater at concentrations of 2 g/L nearly completely .

Patent No: ZL 201310379188.0

The digester plant turns wheat and corn straw into 5 million m3 biogas per year and supplies nearby communities and CNG-based cars. Advanced biogas production technology from Germany allowed to overcome traditional shortcomings Engineering equipment design, modular standardized assembly, using intelligent control system, and reaction efficiency led to significantly increased gas production without odor and with zero emissions. The gas does not contain sulfur compounds and can be directly entered as a household fuel into the pipe network. The plant is operated by 山东宝力生物质能源股份有限公司.

China Bio news release, Jan. 29, 2015

The Center, located in Beijing, will include a National Agricultural technology Transfer trading platform”. The Center will organize and trade the country’s agricultural scientific and technological achievements. It will inform on and disseminate agricultural science and technology achievements and promote public information and trade.”

China Bio news release, Jan. 29, 2015

In Asia, China and India are still the main developing nations cultivating genetically modified crops. In 2014, cultivation of genetically modified crops were 3.9 million hectares. 2014 GM cotton adoption rate increased from 90% to 93%, while the anti-virus papaya acreage increased by about 50%. The production of food products from GM crops is hotly debated in China.

CAS news release, Jan. 29, 2015

The equipment detects breast tumors smaller 0.5 cm, is easy to operate undinexpensive.

CAS news release, Jan. 28, 2015

According to BioAtla CEO Jai Short, therapeutic antibodies for various types of cancer treatment will be produced (30 % related to lung cancer), and the Hefei center will develop in the world’s largest center for antibody production, with about 100 target antibodies. Bioatla has operations in San Diego and Peking. The project is in cooperation with Peking University.

China Bio news release, Jan. 28, 2015

The team of Weisheng TIAN developed a process in the pilot scale which allows to oxidize sisal saponin to megestrol acetate using hydrogen peroxide instead of chrome oxide. China produces 4.000 t/a of saponins, about 90 % of the global production. The method was used to manufacture pregn-16-ene-20-one-3-ol acetate and other steroid drugs. Industrieller Partner ist Jiangsu Jiaerke Pharmaceuticals Co. in Changzhou.

China Bio news release, Jan. 28, 2015

Using electron microscopy facilities from the Institute of Biophysics, Tsinghua University, high-throughput mutagenesis profiling revealed that residues involved in the oligomer state formation are critical for viral life cycle and may offer clues for drug development.

China Bio news release, Jan. 31, 2015