Microwave radiation could provide a faster, greener way to manufacture drugs. [ + ]

A common myth which has persisted around medieval cathedrals is that the stained glass inside them becomes thicker at the bottom because it moves over time. But a team at Texas Tech University has shown that the glass is not going anywhere. [ + ]

pSivida (ASX:PVA) has signed an evaluation agreement with an unnamed global pharmaceutical company covering its Durasert ophthalmic insert. [ + ]

The production of designer bacteria for biotechnology processes used to be an inefficient one. Now, University of Adelaide researchers have developed a new method that is simple and fast. [ + ]

Dr Yinfa Ma of Missouri University of Science and Technology has developed a screening method that uses urinalysis to diagnose and determine the severity of breast cancer before it can be detected with a mammogram. [ + ]

Professor Ken Freeman from the Australian National University has been awarded the Australian Academy of Science’s highest honour for research in the physical sciences - the Matthew Flinders Medal. [ + ]

Australia Biotech Invest 2013, the largest life science investment meeting in Australia, will this year be held on 28 and 29 October at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. [ + ]

A mechanism by which a person’s immune system is dysregulated in autoimmune diabetes has been found and described in a paper published in Nature Immunology. [ + ]

Biolife has secured Australian IP protection for its HER-Vaxx cancer vaccine, as it heads towards a backdoor ASX listing and phase II trials. [ + ]

Immuron (ASX:IMC) has named 20-year healthcare industry veteran Stephen Anastasiou as a new non-executive director. [ + ]

Seeking Australian researchers who have made significant achievements in biomedical science and/or in advancing human health. [ + ]

The lifework, passion and achievements of a scientist with more than 20 years’ experience in researching the ecology and conservation of Australian native plants and ecosystems have been recognised by one of the world’s most prestigious scientific societies. [ + ]

AusFoodtech has welcomed the release of Australia’s first National Food Plan - a road map for Australia’s food businesses and consumers. [ + ]

The newly upgraded facility in Australia’s tropical north will encourage collaboration between scientists from government, academia and industry. [ + ]

Coenzyme Q10 has been found to decrease all-cause mortality by half in a randomised double blind trial. [ + ]