The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, (SCAR), an international science body which coordinates high-quality international scientific research in the Antarctic region, has announced the winners of its 2014 medals. [ + ]

Admedus (ASX:AHZ) has invested to increase its stake in vaccines unit Admedus Vaccines to 66.3%, and has reported sales of $7.8m for the June quarter. [ + ]

The Australian Academy of Science is holding the Women of Science Wikibomb as part of the coming National Science Week activities, and interested individuals are invited to help create and improve the Wikipedia pages of Australian female scientists. [ + ]

The University of Technology, Sydney, has appointed Professor Attila Brungs as its new Vice-Chancellor. [ + ]

IDT Australia has signed an exclusive distribution deal with Mayne Pharma for melanoma and glioblastoma multiforme treatment generic temozolomide. [ + ]

Thermo Fisher Scientific has signed an agreement with NewLab Engineering, a subsidiary of Copan Italia, for the exclusive global rights to distribute card processing automation (CPA) technology, which is designed to prepare DNA samples for human identification in forensic, paternity and research laboratories. [ + ]

Clinical Genomics has launched a trial rollout of its jointly developed blood test for bowel cancer in the Blue Mountains. [ + ]

Interested individuals are invited to help create and improve the Wikipedia pages of Australian female scientists. The Australian Academy of Science is holding the Women of Science Wikibomb as part of National Science Week. [ + ]

Novogen (ASX:NRT) joint venture CanTx has chosen two US-based CMOs to manufacture batches of Cantrixil, the ovarian cancer drug candidate it aims to take to the clinic in mid-2015. [ + ]

The Judith Whitworth Fellowship for Gender Equality in Science is Australia's first major fellowship designed to help scientists build their careers after taking time off to look after their children. [ + ]

The 2014 Australian Research Council's (ARC) Future Fellowships will support 150 outstanding mid-career researchers. [ + ]

Research has uncovered a potential new approach to treating acute myeloid leukaemia. [ + ]

A new report shows that a reversal of the 2009 Employee Share Scheme (ESS) laws would potentially boost the Australian economy by more than $1.4 billion in the long term. [ + ]

The International Wound Management Research Collaboration has been formed to progress wound research. [ + ]

Postdoctoral, short- and long-term research fellowships are available to Australian researchers to work in Japan for 2015-2016. [ + ]