Shares in Orthocell have jumped over 15%, following the presentation of successful 'cell factory' data at the 34th Annual Meeting of the European Bone and Joint Infection Society. [ + ]

CSIRO and Chevron have partnered up for the Great Australian Bight Deepwater Marine Program — a multimillion-dollar initiative to answer questions about the geology and ecology of the unique region off Australia's southern coastline. [ + ]

Analytical instrument provider Shimadzu has been chosen as the winner of the 2015 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Mass Spectrometry Company of the Year award. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

CSIRO has purchased 290 ha of land at Boorowa, NSW, for its agricultural research program. The purchase of the property will see CSIRO continue its investment in agricultural sciences with the help of a purpose-designed research farm. [ + ]

Clarity Pharmaceuticals has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with CRO Fusion Antibodies to further develop a Cathepsin S-specific antibody for the treatment of cancer. [ + ]

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. [ + ]