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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.7

                              Joint R&D Agreement*

Party A: Harbin Three-Happiness Bioengineering Co., Ltd.
Party B: Heilongjiang Chinese Medical University

Both parties agree to the following content after friendly discussion, in
conformity with related laws and regulations of PRC:

o    Item 1. Purpose of cooperation

     |X|  Both parties like to establish cooperation relation on the basis of
          "mutual benefits"

     |X|  Both parties make fully use of its own natural resource and enhance
          help each other

o    Item 2. How to cooperate

     o    2.1 Party A assigns Party B to test its products under Party A's
          standard, as well as develop new products

o    Item 3. Rights and obligations of Party A

     o    3.1 Party A is responsible to provide detailed information regarding
          its products and keep good communication with Party B in time.

     o    3.2 Party A warrants that all information provided to party B is true
          and correct, will not impair the third Party's benefit. Otherwise
          Party A will have to burden all consequences caused by bad
          information.

     o    3.3 Party A should pay [Y]200,000 to Party B for development new
          products compensation.(Party B will receive [Y]100,000 upon signing
          this agreement, the rest part will be paid after each test.)

     o    3.4 Party A will own all intellectual property related new product,
          which is developed by Party B per the instruction of Party A.

     o    3.5 Both parties should obey the confidentiality requirements and
          won't sell the technique or disclose technique cooperation information
          to the third Party.

o    Item 4. Rights and obligations of Party B

     o    4.1 Party B should make use of technique advantage to provide Party A
          consulting service.

     o    4.2 Party B agrees to develop new products on the basis of information
          provided by Party, and promises that won't disclose research result to
          the third party.

     o    4.3 Party B warrants the truth and integrety of technique information,
          and will assist Party A to do clinical test.

o    Item 5. Maturity date and other issues

     o    5.1 The term is three years from the beginning of signing this
          agreement.

     o    5.2 Any revision isn't permitted without written consent executed by
          representatives from both parties.

     o    5.3 Each party keeps a copy of this agreement.Each copy has equal
          legal binding.

     o    5.4 All supplementary agreements will become effective parts of the
          whole agreement upon being signed by both Parties.

     o    5.5 Each party is prohibited from disclosing this agreement to the
          third party without the written consent issued by the other side.
          Otherwise, has to burden the obligations caused by disclosure.

     o    5.6 This agreement is governed and interpreted laws of PRC.

o    Signed by:

Chop of Harbin Three-Happiness Bioengineering Co., Ltd.

Chop of Heilongjiang Chinese Medical University
Date: October 18, 2002

*Translation from Chinese original