LabGear Australia has been appointed as a distributor for Grant Instruments and the exclusive distributor in Australia and New Zealand for Planer. Both companies are based in the UK. [ + ]

Rotavirus discoverer honoured with CSL Florey Medal. [ + ]

Medical technology industry body MTAA has announced the appointment of three new board members, and the departure of two more who have served their maximum six-year term. [ + ]

The Victorian Minister for Technology, the Hon Gordon Rich-Phillips, yesterday launched the new 'Guide for Life Science Company Directors' at the opening of Australia’s biggest biotech investment event in this part of the world to date - Australia Biotech Invest 2013. [ + ]

A Japanese licensee to Mesoblast's MSC technology will soon file for regulatory approval in the market for a treatment for steroid-refractory GvHD. [ + ]

ResMed (ASX:RMD) said its revenue for the September quarter increased 5%, despite what CEO Mick Farrell called a "tough competitive product cycle". [ + ]

The Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes celebrates its 20th birthday this week. [ + ]

During a phase II trial, Biotron's (ASX:BIT) BIT225 has shown promise at enhancing antiviral activity in hard-to-treat HCV Genotype 3 patients undergoing the IFN/RVB treatment regimen. [ + ]

iCeutica has won FDA approval for Zorvolex, the first drug developed using a technology platform conceived at the University of Western Australia. [ + ]

Annual survey shows rates of chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis infection are on the increase. [ + ]

Computer scientists at McGill University have developed an online puzzle game, called Phylo, which also contributes to genetic research. The game has been played by 300,000 people over the past three years - now, its creators are making the players available to scientists around the globe. [ + ]

Patrick Abbott, of the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is conducting research into redefining the kilogram - the only unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI) which still relies on a physical object for its definition. [ + ]

Mesoblast (ASX:MSB), Ziopharm Oncology and Intrexon have teamed up to develop a new class of cell-based cancer treatments, with an initial focus on lung cancer. [ + ]

The outcomes of the NHMRC 2013 grant round have been announced. [ + ]

Allied Healthcare (ASX:AHZ) has raised $10.4m in a rights issue to help fund commercialisation efforts for its CardioCel heart patch. [ + ]