Nope, I don't think it has been, great find DN...
A few interesting things about this:
Improvement of the Mass Production of
Nicosan TM/Xickle TM, An Herbal Medicine
that Contains Strong Antisickling Agents ........................ Toshio Asakura, MD, PhD
Dr. Asakura has been involved in NICOSAN for many years, but is he the guy that should be giving a talk on mass production, I would think he would want to discuss the effectiveness of the drug since it's not yet available in the US. Isn't the audience going to be wondering, "What's NICOSAN/Xickle?"
Xickle as a trademark can't be found anywhere (unless it's a foreign trademark), I wonder if that's the nutraceutical trademark.
I'm very curious about the mass production improvements since the guy that did the study never gave them the recommendations because he never got paid. I wonder if they hired someone else when they couldn't get the findings out of the first guy without paying them...
But, the good news is that someone is talking about it at a National event!