Industry News
CRCs and Budget confusion
There has been some confusion surrounding the impact of the 2016–17 Budget on the Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Programme. [ + ]
US govt invests in Sydney quantum research
An international consortium has been awarded a multimillion-dollar research grant from the US government agency Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity for research into quantum technology. [ + ]
Orthocell receives ethics approval for collagen scaffold study
Orthocell has been granted ethical approval by St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne for a clinical study using its Celgro SMRT Grant collagen scaffold. [ + ]
Point-of-care Ebola detection
Scientists have developed a handheld instrument, about the size of a smartphone, that detects Ebola quickly and could be used in remote locations. [ + ]
Natural antibodies could combat devil facial tumour disease
Scientists believe they can stop Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease using natural antibodies derived from a surprising source — the devil's own immune system. [ + ]
A new scientific head and a free showcase for EMBL Australia
EMBL Australia has announced Professor James Whisstock as its new scientific head and will be holding a showcase in Canberra on 5 July. [ + ]
Preventing carp-ageddon
$15 million of this year's Budget will go towards the National Carp Control Plan — a nationally coordinated approach to eradicating the common carp. [ + ]
Clinical trials facility opens in Adelaide
Pharmaceutical company IDT Australia has officially opened CMAX Adelaide, claimed to be Australia's largest and most contemporary early-phase clinical trial facility. [ + ]
The genes behind non-identical twins
An international research collaboration has identified the gene variants that increase a woman's chance of giving birth to non-identical twins by almost a third. [ + ]
AusMedtech is coming to Adelaide
Australian medical technology conference AusMedtech is coming to the Adelaide Convention and Exhibition Centre from 10–11 May. [ + ]
Adelaide to host medical technology conference
Medical technology conference AusMedtech is on again this year from 10–11 May at the Adelaide Convention and Exhibition Centre. [ + ]
Guidelines for xenotransplantation research open for consultation
The NHMRC has opened public consultation on draft guidelines for the ethical review and conduct of clinical trials involving xenotransplantation — the transplantation of living cells, tissues or organs from one species to another (in this case, from animals to humans). [ + ]
CSIRO names new deputy chair
Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science Christopher Pyne has announced Shirley In't Veld as the deputy chairperson of the CSIRO board, a role she commenced in on 14 April. [ + ]
A vaccination for heart attacks?
The Australian Study for the Prevention through Immunisation of Cardiovascular Events is testing whether a safe, one-off vaccination can help to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes. [ + ]
Wet AMD trial meets primary safety objective
Opthea has met the primary objective of safety in the dose escalation of its ongoing first-in-human clinical trial of OPT-302, a therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) — the leading cause of blindness in the Western world. [ + ]
