Industry News
Anxiety drug could treat PTSD
Bionomics is set to launch a phase 2 trial of its novel anxiety drug BNC210 as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). [ + ]
Mathematical modelling of the body's biochemical systems
Researchers have developed an energy-based mathematical modelling technique to build models of the complex biochemical systems within the human body. [ + ]
Biotech expert appointed to CSIRO board
Professor Edwina Cornish AO, provost and senior vice-president of Monash University, has been appointed as a member of the CSIRO board for five years. [ + ]
La Trobe sky scanner coming to the South Pole
The United States will install a $500,000 rooftop dome spectrometer, designed and built at La Trobe University, at its South Pole scientific research station in January next year. [ + ]
Soil research and earthquake damage prevention
According to Wang Shengzhe, our understanding of soils' behaviour is still minimal — and this has to change if we are to prevent the structural damage that can arise from natural disasters such as earthquakes. [ + ]
NFMRI announces 2016 grant recipients
The National Foundation for Medical Research and Innovation has announced its 2016 grant recipients, supporting researchers from across the country in the advancement of their medical innovations. [ + ]
Rustproof alloy discovered accidentally
Researchers have discovered a high-strength alloy which forms a protective layer of carbonate-rich film on exposure to air, making it immune to corrosion. [ + ]
A lab to test sand for its fracking ability
LAB SA has opened a new proppant testing lab in Adelaide to service the emerging unconventional oil and gas industry. It is one of the only independent labs of its kind in Australia. [ + ]
LIMS are out of step with industry changes, says survey
Current information systems are not equipped to support the changes clinical laboratories are undergoing, according to the InterSystems Australian Laboratory Management Systems Market Survey 2015. [ + ]
IDT to acquire AITbiotech
Integrated DNA Technologies has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the oligonucleotide synthesis business of Singapore-based company AITbiotech. [ + ]
Wash your hands with flaxseed oil
Start-up company Kayban has developed what is claimed to be the world's first antimicrobial healthcare range made from organic flaxseed oil. [ + ]
Drug discovery partnership to focus on cancer treatment
Yabao Pharmaceutical and the University of South Australia have formalised their agreement to collaborate on the development and commercialisation of innovative new pharmaceuticals. [ + ]
Trajan business unit coming to the University of Adelaide
Trajan Scientific and Medical has announced its new Instruments, Sensors and Devices Business Unit, to be located at the University of Adelaide's Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS). [ + ]
2015 Extreme Imaging Competition winners announced
The winners of the 2015 Extreme Imaging Competition were announced at The International Conference on Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications, held in Adelaide. [ + ]
BloodNet gets its first LIS vendor
Cirdan will be the first laboratory information system (LIS) vendor to fully interface with BloodNet, Australia's national blood inventory management and supply chain system. [ + ]

