Industry News
Over $280 million for nine new ARC Centres of Excellence
Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham has announced $283.5 million in funding to set up nine new Australian Research Council Centres of Excellence, all of which relate to the federal government's Science and Research Priorities. [ + ]
Scitech to distribute Mightex Systems light delivery and microscopy systems for bioscience and live animal research
Scitech has been appointed the authorised distributor for Mightex Systems in Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]
Crowdsourcing contest to predict epileptic seizures
The world's keenest data scientists are invited to take part in a competition to predict seizures, using data from patients that has never before been available to researchers. [ + ]
Investigating the chemical composition of tattoo inks
Have you been weighing up the pros and cons of getting a tattoo? If so, you might want to consider exactly what's in the ink. [ + ]
STEM professionals encouraged to give back to students
Ai Group and CSIRO have partnered together in a program to increase the number of industry professionals showcasing real-life science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) skills and careers in Australian schools. [ + ]
STEMCELL's T-cell reagents licensed by GE Healthcare
GE Healthcare has announced an exclusive licensing agreement with Canada's STEMCELL Technologies that will see the latter provide its T-cell reagents for commercial-scale cell therapy production. [ + ]
State-of-the-art biobank opens at Museum Victoria
The Ian Potter Australian Wildlife BioBank, a liquid nitrogen cryo facility for the long-term storage of wildlife tissue samples, has officially opened. [ + ]
R&D Tax Incentive cuts proposed
AusBiotech is not happy with some of the savings measures included in the Omnibus Savings Bill — specifically, the proposed cuts to the Research & Development (R&D) Tax Incentive. [ + ]
Point-of-care testing for infectious diseases set to rise
The infectious diseases point-of-care testing (POCT) market is set to rise from $696.1 million in 2015 to just over $1.17 billion by 2022, representing a compound annual growth rate of 7.7%. [ + ]
Australian Academy of Science appoints new chief executive
The Australian Academy of Science has announced the appointment of a new chief executive, Anna-Maria Arabia, who is set to commence in her new role from 24 October. [ + ]
A chemical signature for chronic fatigue syndrome
US researchers have identified a characteristic chemical signature that they believe will improve diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome and provide clinical targets for personalised care. [ + ]
3.7-billion-year-old fossils discovered
Australian researchers have uncovered the world's oldest fossils in a remote area of Greenland, pushing back the fossil record to near the start of the Earth's geological record and pointing to evidence of life on Earth very early in its history. [ + ]
Prostate cancer treatment without the side effects
By piggybacking a chemotherapy drug onto a well-known milk protein, Deakin University medical scientists have created a combination that is lethal for prostate cancer cells without the toxic side effects. [ + ]
Devils could be evolving resistance to DFTD
Twenty years after the first case of devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) emerged, causing populations of Tasmanian devils to decline by at least 80%, the animals appear to be fighting back. [ + ]
New chemical to treat koalas with chlamydia
Australian scientists have announced a breakthrough in their quest for a new drug to treat koalas suffering from chlamydia. [ + ]
