A $10 million philanthropic gift will be used to establish a Poche Centre for Indigenous Health at the University of Melbourne. [ + ]

Particle and Surface Sciences (PsS) has been appointed the sole distributor for Particles Plus throughout Australia and New Zealand. The distributorship is expected to enhance and broaden the range of particle characterisation systems already offered by PsS. [ + ]

The University of Tasmania and commercialisation company Housefield have signed an intellectual property licensing agreement to develop the blood sampling technology known as MilliSpot. [ + ]

The ABC's 2014 Boyer Lecture series will be presented by Professor Suzanne Cory AC PhD FAA FRS, a distinguished molecular biologist and former president of the Australian Academy of Science. [ + ]

Virax Holdings (ASX:VHL) has closed the deal to acquire Pathway Oncology, and with it an exclusive licence to a first-in-class cancer therapeutic candidate. [ + ]

Mesoblast (ASX:MSB) has secured economic incentives in Singapore, as part of efforts to prepare for commercial manufacturing of Prochymal, an allogenic stem cell product awaiting approval in GVHD. [ + ]

The Australian Academy of Science held its annual Science at the Shine Dome gathering from 27-29 May. The theme of this year’s event was Celebrating Australian science - past present future. [ + ]

Japanese researchers have analysed the genome of a terrestrial alga, revealing the presence of genes that enable plants to cope with the extremes of life on land. [ + ]

WA's Orthocell has commenced an $8m IPO, as it seeks to raise funds to expand the reach of its two TGA-approved regenerative medicine products and complete development of a third. [ + ]

The Supreme Court of Western Australia has dismissed an organic farmer's claims for $85,000 in damages over contamination from his neighbour's genetically modified (GM) canola crop. [ + ]

Federal Minister for Industry Ian Macfarlane has announced the appointment of Penny Dobson as a new member of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) board. [ + ]

Software company Genalice is upgrading its next-generation sequencing (NGS) DNA data processing software Genalice Map. The product can process the DNA data of an entire human genome with 40x depth within 30 min on a commodity dual Intel Xeon E5 server. [ + ]

Professor Andrew Holmes has become the new president of the Australian Academy of Science. [ + ]

AusBiotech and Medicines Australia have provided a joint statement to the Minister for Industry, the Hon Ian Macfarlane, proposing steps that the federal government could take to build a stronger biopharmaceutical industry in Australia. [ + ]

A patient with relapsed multiple myeloma responded well to a combination of Patrys's (ASX:PAB) PAT-SM6 and a proteosome inhibitor, which bodes well for an upcoming trial. [ + ]