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Exterior tilt shot of a sky-bridge between Biopolis buildings, tilt down traffic on road2. Road sign3. Two men beside entrance to building4. Sculptured map of Biopolis5. Novartis sign6. Nanos building sign7....\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eSingapore - recent\u003cbr/\u003e1. Exterior tilt shot of a sky-bridge between Biopolis buildings, tilt down traffic on road\u003cbr/\u003e2. Road sign\u003cbr/\u003e3. Two men beside entrance to building\u003cbr/\u003e4. Sculptured map of Biopolis\u003cbr/\u003e5. Novartis sign\u003cbr/\u003e6. Nanos building sign\u003cbr/\u003e7. GlaxoSmithKline sign\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Beh Swan Gin, Singapore Director of Biomedical Services: \"We intend to ...\"\u003cbr/\u003e9. Sky-bridge between buildings, zoom out to street\u003cbr/\u003e10. People walking in plaza\u003cbr/\u003e11. People sitting at cafe table\u003cbr/\u003e12. Wide shot of steps and watercourse with cafe tables behind\u003cbr/\u003e13. Interior shot of laboratory showing researcher operating genetic sampling equipment\u003cbr/\u003e14. Various shots of equipment in operation\u003cbr/\u003e15. Dr Alan Coleman operating microscope\u003cbr/\u003e16. Mid shot of Dr Coleman operating microscope\u003cbr/\u003e17. CU sample on microscope monitor\u003cbr/\u003e18. Researcher preparing samples\u003cbr/\u003e19. CU equipment on desk\u003cbr/\u003e20. CU hands measuring sample into container\u003cbr/\u003e21. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Alan Coleman, ES Cell: \"I had been ...\"\u003cbr/\u003e22. Scientist takes container from freezer\u003cbr/\u003e23. CS of hands using a mortar and pestle\u003cbr/\u003e24. Various shots of scientist at work in laboratory\u003cbr/\u003e25. Various shots of scientist operating centrifuge to separate samples\u003cbr/\u003e26. Exterior shot of signs on Singapore street and tops of buses passing\u003cbr/\u003e27. Various street scenes\u003cbr/\u003e28. Various shots of people in street restaurants\u003cbr/\u003eSingapore has come late to the field of bio-technology research, but it has big plans to catch up.\u003cbr/\u003eLate in 2003 the government opened a multi-billion dollar science park, fitted with the latest equipment and now home to some of the world''s leading bio-tech researchers.\u003cbr/\u003eSingapore has targeted stem-cell research as a key area of expertise -- just as restrictions imposed by the Bush government in the United States have stifled such research there.\u003cbr/\u003eSingapore''s Biopolis -- a state of the art bio-technology park and work-place for more than two-thousand scientists.\u003cbr/\u003eSingapore has spent billions of dollars and recruited top scientists from around the globe to establish a world-class bio-medical science centre.\u003cbr/\u003eInternational drug companies have been enticed here by tax-breaks and the quality of the research and facilities.\u003cbr/\u003ePharmaceuticals contributed 13.9 (b) billion dollars to the Singapore economy last year.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE (English) \u003cbr/\u003e\"We intend to be the biopolis of Asia, one of the leading global bio-medical sciences hubs. I think today many of the leading biotech centre, bio-medical centres, would include locations like Boston, the Bay Area, San Diego is rapidly emerging; certainly in Europe you have the Cambridge area, you have in Germany various hot-spots. And we do intend to be part of this network. Certainly in Asia there will be other bio-hubs that will emerge in the coming years, but Singapore firmly believes that we can be one of they key hubs for biomedical \u003cbr/\u003esciences here in Asia.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER-CAPTION: Dr Beh Swan Gin, Singapore Director of Biomedical Services\u003cbr/\u003eThe biopolis buildings are designed to encourage interaction between genomics, nanotechnology and pharmaceutical research labs.\u003cbr/\u003eSky-bridges between buildings help overcome the tyranny of road traffic.\u003cbr/\u003eA landscape of plazas, fountains, cafes and restaurants encourages scientists to get together.\u003cbr/\u003eOne of the attractions of Biopolis for private research firms are shared high-technology facilities like these laboratories.\u003cbr/\u003eThat can save companies from having to pay the full cost of expensive equipment that may only be used part of the time.\u003cbr/\u003eBut it''s not just the technology.\u003cbr/\u003eRenowned scientists from around the world are here, including Britain''s Dr Alan Coleman, who cloned Dolly the Sheep. \u003cbr/\u003eDr Coleman heads a 25-strong research team at ES Cell, working to turn stem cells into insulin-producing cells for patients with diabetes.\u003cbr/\u003eSuch research has become heavily restricted in the United States.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE (English) \u003cbr/\u003e\"I had been working at a UK biotech firm for several years, many years in fact, and got particularly interested at the back end of my stay there in stem cells, and possible uses in stem cell therapy. I wanted to continue this work but the firm could not afford that distraction, and they suggested I spin-out the technology. I looked for venture capital support both in the US and the UK -- couldn''t find it -- and an opportunity arose in Singapore to pursue my commercial interests in stem-cell therapy in Singapore\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER-CAPTION: Professor Alan Coleman, ES Cell International\u003cbr/\u003eBreakthroughs at Biopolis so far include the discovery of two genes linked to breast cancer, which could improve detection of the disease.\u003cbr/\u003eA synthetic protein fragment has been developed which can target and kill cancer cells.  \u003cbr/\u003eOther researchers have developed new methods of deciphering the functions of human genes.\u003cbr/\u003eStem cell research has been identified as one of Singapore''s niche areas.\u003cbr/\u003eThe government is spending roughly seven million dollars to support stem cell research, in addition to university funding.\u003cbr/\u003eBut in spite of its strides in biotechnology, there have been doubts about long-term creative initiatives within Singapore''s 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