Industry News
A new form of liquid - when water isn’t water
It seems that water, when chilled to a very low temperature, transforms into a new form of liquid. [ + ]
Milestone achieved in bio-based acrylic acid process
In August 2012, BASF, Cargill and Novozymes announced their joint agreement to develop a process for the conversion of renewable raw materials into a 100% bio-based acrylic acid. Yesterday, they reached an important milestone. [ + ]
Protagonist raises $14m for peptide discovery
University of Queensland-based Protagonist Therapeutics has closed a $14m financing round to support its disulfide rich peptide (DRP) discovery program. [ + ]
Biotech boards and doing business in China feature in July AusBiotech journal
AusBiotech is pleased to provide you with the latest edition of the Australasian Biotechnology e-journal (Volume 23, Number 2). [ + ]
ImmunAid gets US patent for immune cycle tech
ImmunAid has secured the first US patent covering its strategy involving optimising the time to deliver treatments such as chemotherapy based on patients’ immune system cycles. [ + ]
Laureate Fellowships and bionic eye funding
The Australian Research Council (ARC) has awarded $47 million in research funding in the 2013 Australian Laureate Fellowships and an additional $10 million for research on the bionic eye. [ + ]
New role discovered for macrophages
Macrophages play a critical role in fertility by creating a healthy hormone environment in the uterus. [ + ]
PolyNovo eyes plastic surgery market for NovoSorb
Calzada (ASX:CZD) unit PolyNovo is teaming up with a group of US specialists to develop and commercialise products for the plastic surgery market based on polymer technology Novosorb. [ + ]
Rapid test goes to market
Atomo Diagnostics and BBI Solutions have formed an agreement to commercialise Atomo’s next-generation a rapid blood testing platform. [ + ]
Student awards need a saviour
The annual Student Excellence Awards, which support Australian students in bioscience research with reward and recognition, are in need of an industry sponsor if they are to go ahead this year. [ + ]
Supporting industry innovation
The $70,000 Australian Innovation Challenge awards are now open and seeking great ideas from Australians. [ + ]
Mapping the developing mind
Comprehensive mapping of the human brain epigenome has revealed patterns of methylation that occur during the formation of brain circuitry. [ + ]
NZ/UK collaboration for rapid point-of-care diagnostics
New Zealand biomarker research company BioTest Diagnostics is collaborating with UK diagnostics development company AgPlus to bring immediate point-of-care testing benefits to the veterinary market. [ + ]
Eyes in their stars: starfish and eye evolution
A study has shown for the first time that starfish use primitive eyes at the tip of their arms to visually navigate their environment. [ + ]
iSonea raises $13.5m to fund AirSonea launch
iSonea (ASX:ISN) has raised $13.5m in a placement to help pay the manufacturing, distribution and marketing costs of the upcoming launch of mobile wheeze-monitoring device AirSonea. [ + ]
