Industry News
A single test to detect multiple plant viruses
Researchers from the Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre have developed a diagnostic toolkit that can accurately detect plant viruses and viroids in a single test. [ + ]
Scitech to distribute CrestOptics confocal instruments
Instrumentation supplier Scitech has been appointed the authorised distributor for the CrestOptics range of products in Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]
Drought-proof crops under development
ANU has led an international research effort into how plants, such as rice and wheat, sense and respond to extreme drought stress. Their study could lead to the development of next-generation, drought-proof crops. [ + ]
Genomics Innovation Hub to enable personalised cancer treatment
The University of Melbourne and the Australian Genomics Research Facility have launched the Genomics Innovation Hub — a collaborative initiative that will help pave the way for personalised cancer treatments based on patients' genetic profiles. [ + ]
Sleep disorder start-up debuts on the ASX
Sleep disorder device manufacturer Oventus Medical has made its debut on the Australian Securities Exchange, raising $12 million from a fully subscribed IPO underwritten by Bell Potter. [ + ]
Academy of Science welcomes new front bench
The Australian Academy of Science has extended its congratulations to the new Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, former Environment Minister Greg Hunt. [ + ]
Bending the rules of the Pauli exclusion principle
Physicists have used steerable 'optical tweezers' to split minute clouds of ultracold atoms and slowly smash them together to directly observe a key theoretical principle of quantum mechanics — the Pauli exclusion principle. [ + ]
Preparation for all-female Antarctic expedition underway
Seventy-seven women from around the world have been selected to take part in Homeward Bound, said to be the world's largest all-female expedition to Antarctica. [ + ]
AusBiotech CEO Anna Lavelle stepping down
The CEO of AusBiotech, Dr Anna Lavelle, will hand over leadership of the organisation after more than 11 years of service to the Australian biotechnology industry. [ + ]
Drug discovery via an online portal
The Compounds Australia Structure PoRtal (CASPeR) is a newly released online portal providing access to the data of more than 50,000 different compounds and samples, linking Australian researchers in a way that has not been possible previously. [ + ]
Environmental DNA monitoring to detect river pests
Researchers have discovered that environmental DNA monitoring, a specialised technique that can detect DNA that fish release into their environment through skin cells or faeces, is even more effective than conventional monitoring techniques such as trapping. [ + ]
FDA clears PeriCoach to go over the counter
Analytica has been granted FDA clearance for its PeriCoach medical device, previously available in the US by prescription only, to be sold over the counter. [ + ]
Attacking the root cause of lung cancer
Singaporean scientists have discovered a class of small RNA molecules, known as oncomiRs, which are responsible for fuelling lung cancer. [ + ]
Orthocell approved for tennis elbow study
Regenerative medicine company Orthocell has received ethics approval to conduct a study comparing surgery for severe tennis elbow to the company's minimally invasive cell therapy Ortho-ATI injection. [ + ]
Preventing malaria by removing proteins
Researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have shown that the malaria parasite cannot penetrate a human red blood cell when key proteins are deleted. [ + ]
