Industry News
STA gets TGA nod for Abraxane in pancreatic cancer
The TGA has approved the use of Abraxane - a cancer drug licensed by Specialised Therapeutics Australia - in first-line treatment of metastatic pancreatic cancer. [ + ]
Bionomics' renal cancer trial finds key subgroups
Bionomics (ASX:BNO) has revealed that its BNC105 candidate improved PFS in subgroups of patients with advanced renal cancer during a phase II trial. [ + ]
Link between diabetes and pancreatic cancer
A systematic review of independent studies has found an association between pancreatic cancer and diabetes. [ + ]
An ultrasensitive test for performance-enhancing drugs
Researchers have developed a new way to detect performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), said to be 1000 times more sensitive than current methods. [ + ]
Drug testing with synthetic livers
Scientists from clinical intelligence company Empiriko have developed chemosynthetic liver technology which could enable the testing of drug candidates without using animals. [ + ]
New reference guide to agbiotech launched in Canberra
The Agricultural Biotechnology Council of Australia (ABCA) today launched 'The Official Australian Reference Guide to Agricultural Biotechnology and GM Crops' to provide factual information about genetically modified crops based on scientific evidence and to provide a useful reference. [ + ]
Biomedical Research Victoria
Melbourne's Bio21 Cluster has transitioned into Biomedical Research Victoria, a new statewide biomedical research group. [ + ]
Starpharma's VivaGel condoms approved in Japan
Starpharma's (ASX:SPL) marketing partner Okamoto Industries has won regulatory approval to market VivaGel-coated condoms in Japan. [ + ]
CSIRO in transition
The proposed restructure for the CSIRO is expected to streamline the organisation's structure and bring science back to the fore. [ + ]
Calzada appoints new chairman
Calzada's (ASX:CZD) newest director, David Williams, has been chosen to replace Roger Aston as board chairman. [ + ]
Low-cost lab-on-a-chip
UNSW PhD candidate Ryan Pawell has developed a method intended to cut the costs of microfluidic devices used for diagnostics. [ + ]
GE Healthcare 2013 Cell Imaging Competition winners announced
GE Healthcare Life Sciences has announced the three winners of the GE Healthcare 2013 Cell Imaging Competition. [ + ]
Public comment sought on ethical guidelines of assisted reproductive technology
The National Health and Medical Research Council's (NHMRC) Australian Health Ethics Committee (AHEC) is conducting a review of Part B (the clinical practice section) of the Ethical Guidelines on the Use of Assisted Reproductive Technology in Clinical Practice and Research, 2007. [ + ]
Viralytics closes $27m capital raising
Viralytics (ASX:VLA) said a recent $27.1m placement and entitlement offer has left it with enough cash to fund its cancer trial programs through 2016. [ + ]
Bionomics, CEO win industry awards
Bionomics (ASX:BNO) has been named Innovative Asian Biotech of the Year, and CEO Deborah Rathjen Life Science Woman Executive of the Year, at the BioPharma Asia Industry Awards. [ + ]
