This year's µTAS Video Competition has been won by Enrica Rollo, from Switzerland's EPFL, whose winning video showcased a recipe for a 'Micropillars Chocolate Cake'. [ + ]

MTPConnect, the MedTech and Pharma Growth Centre, has announced $7.4 million in funding over two years for 14 national projects in the medtech, biotech and pharmaceutical (MTP) sector. [ + ]

Different nanomaterials are being tested in combination with chitosan — a sugar derived from crab and shrimp shells — for applications in the biomedical field. If the tests are successful, they could lead to breakthrough such as enhanced bone regeneration, improved wound healing and targeted drug delivery. [ + ]

Research Australia has announced its 2016 Health & Medical Research Awards, to be held on 16 November at The Westin Sydney. [ + ]

In response to a request for research applications from the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases, the National Health and Medical Research Council has announced almost $5 million for three projects to prevent and manage chronic lung diseases. [ + ]

The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) has renewed its memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the German research facility Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB). [ + ]

As part of its Virtual Seminar Series, Safe Work Australia has released a short video which guides businesses through how to comply with the internationally agreed system for classifying and labelling chemicals. [ + ]

Olympus has announced positive results from a multicentre study assessing the safety and effectiveness of its endobronchial therapy for severe emphysema. [ + ]

University of Adelaide researchers have developed what is claimed to be a world-first optical sensor that can detect vitamin B12 in diluted human blood. [ + ]

Australian researchers have revealed that stroke injury can compromise the immune system, enabling bacterial pathogens to take an opportunistic journey from the gut into other organs — including the lungs. [ + ]

Scientists from The University of Queensland have discovered a major group of microorganisms contributing to climate change. [ + ]

The World Innovation Summit for Health has announced Dr Lawrence H Summers, a former chief economist of the World Bank, as a keynote speaker for its 2016 summit. [ + ]

Cynata Therapeutics has received positive data from a proof-of-concept study of its Cymerus mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in an experimental model of asthma. [ + ]

Melbourne researchers have developed a way to radically miniaturise a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine using atomic-scale quantum computer technology. [ + ]

CSL has announced the inaugural recipients of its Centenary Fellowships, established to support Australia's best and brightest biomedical researchers. [ + ]