The Turnbull government has announced the findings of the R&D Tax Incentive Review and is now encouraging feedback from stakeholders. [ + ]

CO2CRC, The University of Melbourne and Federation University Australia have opened emissions reduction laboratories aimed at providing clean, efficient energy for Australia. [ + ]

Scottish scientists have discovered a way to replicate the regenerative power of stem cells in the lab, preventing them from differentiating over a prolonged period. [ + ]

The Australian Academy of Science has announced Professor Barry Ninham AO FAA as the recipient of the 2017 Matthew Flinders Award and Lecture. [ + ]

Cystic fibrosis drug Bronchitol, from Pharmaxis, has been approved for marketing in Russia for the treatment of both paediatric and adult CF patients. [ + ]

Oventus Medical has received clearance from the US FDA for the O2Vent T device, an oral appliance intended to alleviate snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea. [ + ]

UNSW researchers have answered a longstanding question that could lead to better drug delivery vehicles: how does a nanoparticle's shape affect its voyage through the cell? [ + ]

Scientific instrument supplier Scientex has announced that US chemical company AAPPTec will now ship its products directly to Australian customers. [ + ]

The Chinese Academy of Sciences has completed construction on the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) — the world's largest radio telescope. [ + ]

Although about half of heart disease risk is inherited, genetics are not featured in current approaches to risk calculation — at least, not yet. [ + ]

CSIRO has announced that it will grow its investment in new areas of breakthrough science to over $52 million per year by 2020, helping to turn Australia's challenges into opportunities and invent a better future. [ + ]

Swiss biotech company BioLingus has been selected as the 2016 winner of The CEO Magazine's Most Innovative Biotech Company award. [ + ]

World leaders have signalled an unprecedented level of attention to curb the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) — a phenomenon that occurs when bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi develop resistance against medicines that were previously able to cure them. [ + ]

The 2016 Johnson & Johnson Innovation 2016 Industry Excellence Awards, which recognise and honour high achievers in the Australian life sciences industry, are now open for nominations. [ + ]

Researchers have found a new avian influenza virus in Antarctica, causing concern that viruses could be reaching the continent more often than previously thought. [ + ]