Industry News
AusFoodtech welcomes first National Food Plan
AusFoodtech has welcomed the release of Australia’s first National Food Plan - a road map for Australia’s food businesses and consumers. [ + ]
Arafura Timor Research Facility upgrade complete
The newly upgraded facility in Australia’s tropical north will encourage collaboration between scientists from government, academia and industry. [ + ]
First drug to improve heart failure mortality in over a decade
Coenzyme Q10 has been found to decrease all-cause mortality by half in a randomised double blind trial. [ + ]
Improvements in 3D imaging
Research conducted at Curtin University in Perth has enabled significant increases in image quality in a widely used 3D printing technique that is more than 100 years old. [ + ]
BioDiem secures Japanese patent for BDM-I
BioDiem (ASX:BDM) has picked up a Japanese patent covering antimicrobial BDM-I as a treatment for malaria and trichomoniasis. [ + ]
IDT Australia announces board shake-up
CMO IDT Australia (ASX:IDT) has announced the pending replacement of two current board members. [ + ]
Funding for multiple sclerosis research
Research into multiple sclerosis prevention and treatment has received a $1 million boost from the Australian Government. [ + ]
Picturing kidney health
A powerful new way of imaging kidneys is providing scientists with insights into the importance of the body’s filtering system and how it is affected by cardiovascular disease, stroke and other health concerns. [ + ]
Pharmaxis names Eastern European distributor
Pharmaxis (ASX:PXS) has appointed PharmaSwiss as distributor for cystic fibrosis treatment Bronchitol in Poland and 10 other Eastern European markets. [ + ]
Prize-winning research on genetic markers
A researcher from the University of Queensland has received the Premier’s prize for his work on genetic biomarkers for rheumatoid arthritis and tuberculosis. [ + ]
AusBiotech opposes changes to export grants scheme
AusBiotech has joined several industry groups to express concern over the Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) Amendment Bill. [ + ]
Griffith Hack attracts top patent attorney
IP firm Griffith Hack has welcomed the arrival of Dr Tony Davis as a Senior Associate to its growing Life Sciences and Chemical practice. [ + ]
Patent protection for TAL effector technology
Life Technologies has announced the issuance of a patent covering nucleic acids encoding transcription activator-like effector nuclease fusion proteins (TALENS) and the formal launch of an associated sublicensing program. [ + ]
Creating mirror images of molecules
Many molecules have a right and a left form, like shoes. In pharmaceuticals, it is important that the correct form of the molecule is used. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have been able to produce a mirror image using crystals with special properties. [ + ]
Don’t whisper the news about NMI prize winner
A young physicist from the University of Western Australia (UWA) has won a prestigious federal government National Measurement Institute (NMI) Prize for his contributions to research in measurement techniques. [ + ]
