Clinuvel (ASX:CUV) will form a joint venture with Biotech Lab Singapore to develop paediatric versions of Scenesse and a new dermatology drug candidate.

An international team of researchers has compared ancient European hunter-gatherers and early farmers to present-day humans and found that modern Europeans can trace their ancestry to three ancient populations. [ + ]

Has the Australian biotech sector the potential to fill some of the gaps left by the demise of traditional manufacturing areas? Find out at AusBiotech 2014.

An update for companies on what "not available in Australia" means for meeting the requirements to make a claim for R&D activities conducted outside of Australia. [ + ]

Simavita's (ASX:SVA) exclusive US distribution partner Medline has picked up its first major supply contract for the Smart Incontinence Management (SIM) medical device. [ + ]

Genetic Technologies (ASX:GTG) has announced a restructuring project, as well as plans to launch the upgraded version of breast cancer risk test BREVAGen next month. [ + ]

Calzada (ASX:CZD) has announced the resignation of an independent director, while GI Dynamics (ASX:GID) and pSivida (ASX:PVA) have selected new members for their own boards. [ + ]

The Australian Museum Eureka Prizes last night celebrated 25 years of rewarding outstanding contributions to Australian science. [ + ]

In November 2013, Flinders University officially opened its Clean Technology Laboratory - a $1.1 million initiative to research and develop sustainable manufacturing methods. [ + ]

Analysis of safety data from the first two cohorts involved in Invion's (ASX:IVX) trial of INV103 in lupus has given the company the confidence to step up the dose for the next stage. [ + ]

Researchers from Pennsylvania State University have demonstrated an acoustofluidic pump powered by a piezoelectric transducer the size of a coin.  [ + ]

Singaporean scientists have invented a technique to detect malaria within minutes from a single drop of blood. The method was developed by the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) in collaboration with Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

Former CSL (ASX:CSL) executive Peter Turvey has been named a Viralytics (ASX:VLA) non-executive director, while Viralytics CEO Malcolm McColl will take the role of managing director. [ + ]

ResMed (ASX:RMD) has declared a truce in its copyright infringement war with Taiwan's APEX Medical, signing a confidential settlement. [ + ]

Phylogica and the UQ's Institute for Molecular Bioscience have picked up grant funding for a project to screen for potential new antimetastatic drugs. [ + ]