QUT scientists are studying kangaroo cartilage in order to improve implants for joints that have been worn out by age, arthritis or injury. [ + ]

IDT Australia has finalised the appointment of its US partner — a subsidiary of South Australian company Mayne Pharma — for the distribution of its generic temozolomide cancer treatment product. [ + ]

Medsafe has approved a drug that helps neurosurgeons to better visualise and remove malignant brain tumours for marketing and distribution in New Zealand. [ + ]

The ACRF Breakthrough Technologies Laboratory is a $2.5 million facility which will enable new insights into how cancer develops and how it can be more effectively treated. [ + ]

An international research team has uncovered a gene associated with osteoporosis, opening up new opportunities for research into the prevention and treatment of this common medical condition. [ + ]

The CRC Association is inviting five early-career researchers to give five-minute presentations at the association's annual conference 'The Business of Innovation 2016'. [ + ]

Life science company Lonza has enhanced its range of Poietics hMSCs by expanding the characterisation of the cells to meet industry guidelines for translational and cell therapy research applications. [ + ]

A team comprising Australian, German and Slovak researchers has combined different microscopy modalities together into a single instrument, using a lab-sized X-ray source as opposed to resorting to synchrotron radiation. [ + ]

The Monash Earth Sciences Garden, said to be the first of its kind in Australia, is anticipated to establish a hands-on approach to teaching geology, physical geography and atmospheric sciences. [ + ]

ACE EdVenture Studio and Artoncode Indonesia have released ChemCaper — Petticles in Peril, which is said to be the world's first chemistry role playing game (RPG). [ + ]

Professor Michael Garrett has used radio observations of candidate galaxies to show that advanced civilisations are very rare or entirely absent from the local universe. [ + ]

Allied Market Research has claimed that the capsule endoscopy systems market will generate revenue of almost $400 million by 2020, registering a CAGR of 14.8% during 2015–2020. [ + ]

Oxford Gene Technology speaks to genetic scientists Dr Tracey Lewis and Dr Emily Farrow about the advantages of the CytoSure Medical Research Exome Array — a customisable array which targets a variety of genetic disorders to complement next-generation sequencing (NGS) for clinical genetic research. [ + ]

The Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) pilot aims to improve the promotion and retention of women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM). [ + ]

Australian and German researchers have completed testing that has effectively measured the spatial consistency of the speed of light with a precision 10 times greater than ever before. [ + ]