ISELIN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2006--Advanstar Communications, Inc. announced today that Pharmaceutical Technology magazine, the industry's most authoritative source of drug-manufacturing information for pharmaceutical and biotech professionals, has published the first issue of Pharmaceutical Technology Asia (http://Asia.PharmTech.com) in April 2006. The magazine is the first of its kind in targeting a rapidly emerging pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturing market with peer-reviewed technical information on new technologies and techniques.