Stomach ulcer bug associated with a lower risk of multiple sclerosis in women. [ + ]

Medical Developments International (ASX:MVP) is close to securing approval from the UK's MHRA for its inhaled analgesic Penthrox.

Prima BioMed (ASX:PRR) has named Stewart Roberts its head of investor relations, as the company seeks to build on the acquisition of Immutep by attracting new shareholders.

Molecules that act to glue severed nerves back together in roundworms may lead the way to regenerating damaged nerves. [ + ]

Among the proposals included in the October release of the federal government's Industry Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda (IICA) was a consultation on a potential regulatory framework for crowd-sourced equity funding (CSEF) in Australia and the tax treatment of employee share schemes (ESS), to be repaired after the 2009 changes saw companies flee the program.

Prominent scientist and inventor Professor Veena Sahajwalla has launched the Science 50:50 initiative - a program to inspire young women to pursue degrees and careers in the fields of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). The premise of the program is simple: since half of the population is female, why not half the scientists and technologists? [ + ]

South Australian scientists have succeeded in extracting DNA sequences from two species of the country's extinct kangaroos - the giant short-faced kangaroo (Simosthenurus occidentalis) and the giant wallaby (Protemnodon anak). [ + ]

Prominent scientist and inventor Professor Veena Sahajwalla has launched the Science 50:50 initiative - a program to inspire young women to pursue degrees and careers in the fields of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). The premise of the program is simple: since half of the population is female, why not half the scientists and technologists? [ + ]

South Australian scientists have succeeded in extracting DNA sequences from two species of the country's extinct kangaroos - the giant short-faced kangaroo (Simosthenurus occidentalis) and the giant wallaby (Protemnodon anak). [ + ]

Orthocell (ASX:OCC) has been granted a Chinese patent for its Celgro collagen bio-scaffold platform technology, augmenting its IP protection in the APAC region.

The National Health and Medical Research Council (MHMRC) has released a draft document to inform decisions around the allocation of organs for transplantation. [ + ]

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has released a draft document to inform decisions around the allocation of organs for transplantation. [ + ]

Australia's Burnet Institute and Chinese state investment firm GuoMinXinHe have finalised a $5 million investment deal covering Nanjing BioPoint, Burnet's commercial entity in China.

The Advance Global Australian Awards celebrate Australians who exhibit remarkable talent, exceptional vision, ambition, leadership and innovation in their chosen field. Nominations for the 2015 awards are now open. [ + ]

Biotech start-up Solvanix was launched this week with funding from the Medical Research Commercialisation Fund (MRCF). The aim of the company is to commercialise a technology for improving stability and reducing the aggregation (stickiness) of fully human antibodies - a side effect of their purification, concentration and storage for use as therapeutic drugs. [ + ]