Industry News
Last call for papers - Laboratory Management and Design Conferences 2015
The call for presentations at the 2015 Laboratory Management and Design Conferences will end in just over two weeks, on 28 February. [ + ]
ResMed buys HME software vendor Jaysec
ResMed (ASX:RMD) has acquired home medical equipment resupply software provider Jaysec and arranged to incorporate Brightree's billing software into its AirView patient management system.
[ + ]New head for NHMRC
Immunologist and virologist Professor Anne Kelso AO has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and will take up the position in April.
[ + ]Australian IP system simplified
The Australian Government's Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act 2015, which passed the Senate this week, introduces changes which are said to simplify aspects of Australia's intellectual property (IP) system. [ + ]
Drawbridge Pharmaceuticals granted divisional patent in the US
Melbourne-based biotech company Drawbridge Pharmaceuticals has received a Notice of Allowance for US Patent Application Number 14/069,751 titled 'Anaesthetic Formulation' in the United States. [ + ]
Cochlear posts record revenue for 1H15
Cochlear (ASX:COH) has reported a 240% surge in profit and 18% increase in revenue for the first half of FY15.
[ + ]Vaxxas raises $25m in Series B financing
Vaxxas has completed a series B financing round to help accelerate the development of its Nanopatch platform for vaccine delivery applications.
[ + ]AusBiotech submissions say employee share scheme eligibility too tight
Two AusBiotech submissions have asked the federal government to broaden the eligibility criteria for employee share schemes (ESSs) to allow extra benefits planned for start-up companies to extend to listed companies eligible for the refundable Research and Development (R&D) Tax Incentive.
[ + ]Neural engineering support reaches milestone
A donation of $5 million to the Centre for Neural Engineering has helped the University of Melbourne's Believe campaign reach the significant milestone of $400 million.
[ + ]maxon discontinuing A, F and S motors
The A, F and S series motors, from maxon motor, are being discontinued in favour of the RE, A-max, DCX and DC-max ironless DC motors. [ + ]
Orthocell expands into HK with Ortho-ATI
Orthocell (ASX:OCC) has announced that the first two Hong Kong patients have been treated with its Ortho-ATI tendon repair therapy product.
[ + ]Nanosonics to build direct sales team in NA
Nanosonics (ASX:NAN) plans to build up a team to conduct direct sales operations in the US and Canada for its ultrasound probe disinfection product trophon EPR.
[ + ]Call for standardisation of antibodies used in research
An opinion piece in the journal Nature, representing over 100 antibody experts around the world, has called for a standardised approach to the creation and use of antibodies in research and therapeutics. [ + ]
In pursuit of new antibiotics
A new class of antibiotics with a novel mode of action shows promise for dealing with antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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