Solvanix, an Australian start-up commercialising a technology to improve the stability and reduce side effects associated with antibody therapies, launched today with $2m in MCRF funding. [ + ]

Researchers from Yokohama National University have created a photonic crystal nanolaser biosensor capable of detecting the adsorption of biomolecules based on the laser's wavelength shift. [ + ]

Researchers in Adelaide are working on ways to control ripening in grapes to ameliorate the effects of global warming. [ + ]

Imugene (ASX:IMU) has drawn up the protocol for a phase Ib/II trial of HER-Vaxx in gastric cancer and appointed a nonclinical CRO to help guide the IND process for the drug. [ + ]

Researchers from Northeastern University have discovered an antibiotic which eliminates pathogens without encountering any detectable resistance - a promising weapon in the war against superbugs such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Professor Graeme Clark and four international scientists have jointly won the biennial US$500,000 Russ Prize for their contributions to the developing the cochlear implant. [ + ]

Sienna Cancer Diagnostics has won the first commercial agreement covering the bladder cancer screening technology based on its SCD-A7 antibody. [ + ]

Throughout February the beautiful Victorian coastal town of Lorne will host a series of conferences that will be of interest to all life scientists.

Shares in Novogen (ASX:NRT) surged on Tuesday after the company revealed that its TRXE-009 candidate was highly active against a second target - melanoma - during lab studies. [ + ]

Males are more likely to be admitted to an emergency department after accidential injuries, more likely to be admitted with a sporting injury and more likely to be involved in a fatal road traffic collision. Put simply, men are more likely to be idiots. [ + ]

The pipette is one of the most commonly used handheld instruments in a research laboratory and the model of the pipette is chosen based on your needs for performance, ergonomics and quality. But it doesn't end there - you may have the most advanced pipette on the market but a poor quality tip means that the reproducibility of your results may be at risk. [ + ]

The decomposition of dead bodies is not the most aesthetically pleasing area of science to study, but for Professor Shari Forbes, it is by far the most interesting. [ + ]

For the biotechnology industry and for AusBiotech, the past year has been another action-packed period in policy terms, as well as the year the Australian biotech industry was ranked fourth in the world. [ + ]

US researchers have uncovered a 'pre-malignant' state in the blood that significantly increases the likelihood that an individual will develop blood cancers such as leukaemia, lymphoma or myelodysplastic syndrome. [ + ]

Cochlear has announced that seasoned executives Alison Deans and Glen Boreham will take on non-executive director roles starting from next year. [ + ]