Industry News
A potential new approach to treating AML
Research has uncovered a potential new approach to treating acute myeloid leukaemia. [ + ]
Report shows Employee Share Schemes could boost economy
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. [ + ]
Global collaboration in wound healing
The International Wound Management Research Collaboration has been formed to progress wound research. [ + ]
Fellowships for research in Japan
Postdoctoral, short- and long-term research fellowships are available to Australian researchers to work in Japan for 2015-2016. [ + ]
$115 million for 150 Future Fellows
Minister for Education Christopher Pyne has announced $115 million in funding for 150 projects under the Australian Research Council's (ARC) Future Fellowships scheme. The scheme promotes research in areas of critical national importance by supporting outstanding mid-career researchers to conduct their work in Australia. [ + ]
ImpediMed picks Australian site for L-Dex trial
ImpediMed (ASX:IPD) has named the Macquarie University Cancer Institute as the Australian site for a post-approval trial of L-Dex, its lymphodoema detection device. [ + ]
Endomagnetics appoints Aurora BioScience as ANZ distributor
UK healthcare company Endomagnetics has reached an agreement with Aurora BioScience as its exclusive distributor for Australia and New Zealand. The appointment will provide breast cancer patients in the region with access to technology that optimally locates lymph nodes as part of the cancer staging procedure in sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB). [ + ]
Developing guidelines for 'omics'-based tests
A new guide for 'omics'-based tests, focusing on genomic testing, has been released for public consultation by the NHMRC. [ + ]
Win for ResMed as ITC upholds import ban
The US ITC has upheld an import ban on a device sold by Taiwan's APEX found to infringe on ResMed patents, even after a redesign. [ + ]
New one-stop portal for government's business support
As part of changes to business support made in the May federal Budget, the Department of Industry's services will be accessed via a new one-stop web portal called the Single Business Service. [ + ]
Public consultation on the translation of 'omics'-based tests
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is seeking feedback on the document 'Principles for the translation of 'omics'-based tests from discovery to health care'. [ + ]
PolyNovo gets CE Mark for NovoPore dressing
Calazada's (ASX:CZD) PolyNovo now has approval to market its NovoPore TNP dressing in the majority of its addressable market, after securing approvals in Europe. [ + ]
The state of innovation
The Global Innovation Index 2014 has ranked Australia 17th out of 143 economies for having a well-linked innovation ecosystem. [ + ]
Virax appoints oncology guru to scientific board
Virax Holdings (ASX:VHL) has selected US cancer specialist Dr Joseph Sparano to lead phase I/IIb trials of breast cancer treatment candidate GGTI-2418. [ + ]
Bubble-wrap blisters serve as tiny test tubes
Researchers from Harvard University have found that the blisters on bubble wrap can be used as a sheet of small, test-tube-like containers for the analysis of medical and environmental samples. [ + ]
