Plant pathology and biosecurity researchers, students, educators and policymakers will discuss the latest developments in plant protection at Science Protecting Plant Health 2017, to be held at the Brisbane Convention Centre, Queensland, in September 2017. [ + ]

The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation has announced the appointments of Professor Margaret Sheil and Professor Brigid Heywood to the ANSTO board. [ + ]

NFMRI's second annual conference, 'Supporting Biomedical Innovations: Getting Innovations on the Right Track', will take place in October 2016 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre in Queensland. [ + ]

Separate studies from Actinogen Medical and AIBL suggest that excess cortisol production is linked with the development of Alzheimer's disease. [ + ]

The Cygnus CRS OA-6 spacecraft has returned to Earth after supplying 3.5 tonnes of cargo to the International Space Station (ISS). [ + ]

Macquarie University has signed an MoU with the US National Cancer Institute, which will see the organisations work together on the Cancer Moonshot initiative to help drive further momentum into critical cancer research. [ + ]

Botanix Pharmaceuticals has secured a supply of synthetic cannabidiol, manufactured at commercial scale by its US-based partner, to be used in the development of a treatment for skin diseases. [ + ]

Victorian environmental scientists have collected one of the world's largest datasets on wildfires, transforming our understanding of how fire affects biota and contributing to changes in fire policy. [ + ]

Technology co-developed at the Universities of Oxford and Sao Paulo State University will be commercialised by spinout company Oxford Impedance Diagnostics (OID), offering the potential for the development of ultrasensitive fast diagnostic tests for a range of diseases. [ + ]

The Burnet Institute has joined forces with ARTES Biotechnology to develop a novel, effective vaccine to prevent transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV), as well as reinfection in people treated through antiviral therapies. [ + ]

The Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics has launched Australia's first clinical whole-genome sequencing service, with the potential to triple the diagnosis rates for Australians living with rare and genetic conditions. [ + ]

Science Industry Australia (SIA) has announced that a number of positions are open on its board of directors, with one- and two-year terms available. [ + ]

Opthea has announced positive data from its ongoing first-in-human clinical trial of OPT-302, a VEGF-C/D 'Trap' therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration. [ + ]

Researchers have demonstrated that it is possible for nanomaterials to operate at room temperature, marking a milestone in the quest for practical quantum computing. [ + ]

The president of the French Government's space agency has signed a cooperation agreement with the CSIRO covering the 2017 launch of a stratospheric scientific balloon research program from the NASA/CSIRO base in Alice Springs. [ + ]