In the past 15 years, new heat records in Australia have outnumbered cold temperature records by 12 to 1 — with global warming said to be the prime cause. [ + ]

Ian Macfarlane has marked the Abbott government's two-year anniversary by committing to further work with the industry and science sectors to generate economic growth and create new jobs. [ + ]

Yabao Pharmaceutical and the University of South Australia will collaborate on the development of new cancer treatments through a co-funded drug discovery laboratory, to be led by UniSA Professor Shudong Wang. [ + ]

AMS Biotechnology has announced the launch of its PATHM² small molecule libraries for small-scale screening in developmental biology and discovery research. [ + ]

Scientists from ANU have comes across an unexpected species of funnel-web spider during their studies at Booderee National Park, near Jervis Bay. [ + ]

Medical experts have called for the Oncotype DX Breast Cancer Assay, developed by Genomic Health, to be considered for reimbursement in Australia. [ + ]

The NHMRC has announced 11 grants to support international collaborative research on health issues such as heart attacks, dementia, stroke and leukaemia. [ + ]

Avita Medical's cell suspension preparation device was this week the subject of two pieces of news: a patent validation in 11 European countries and a proposal to utilise the technology in a US disaster preparedness program. [ + ]

ResApp Health has enrolled its first patient at Princess Margaret Hospital, Perth, for a study which is designed to optimise and validate the company's machine-learning algorithms. [ + ]

InterSystems has developed what it claims is the world's first laboratory business management system (LBMS), due for release in early 2016. [ + ]

Australia's tertiary science and ICT students are being disadvantaged by a lack of industry experience to help them prepare for the workplace after graduating, according to a paper released by the Office of the Chief Scientist. [ + ]

QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute and Bristol-Myers Squibb have signed a research collaboration and licence agreement to discover novel therapeutic antibodies against an undisclosed immuno-oncology target. [ + ]

Living Cell Technologies will receive a Callaghan Innovation R&D Growth Grant totalling an estimated NZ$2 million, which will reimburse the company for 20% of eligible New Zealand research and development expenditure over the next three years. [ + ]

CSIRO's Digital Productivity flagship is set to merge with NICTA, creating what has been described as one of the largest digital innovation teams in the world. [ + ]

Imugene has appointed Leslie Chong as its new chief operating officer as of mid-September — a move which saw the company's share price rise by 25% on Thursday. [ + ]