Industry News
QRxPharma shares tumble after FDA knockback for MoxDuo IR
Shares down over 50% after the FDA requests more information on safety and efficacy from QRxPharma on its MoxDuo IR before granting regulatory approval. [ + ]
Free app makes it easier to work with technical gases
As anyone who works with them will tell you, it is impossible to know everything about technical gases off by heart. But now there is no need to: iGASES, the new app from Witt for iPhone, iPad and Android devices, answers your questions, even interactively. [ + ]
Final days for early bird for AusBiotech 2012
Register in the next four days (by 30 June) for the industry event of the year and save $250 with early bird rates. [ + ]
Feature: Raising the bar on IP
From 15 April 2013 patents will be significantly harder to secure in Australia. We look at the implications of the Raising the Bar bill on Australian life science organisations. [ + ]
Chemistry right for award-winning UWS student
A University of Western Sydney student’s high-calibre chemistry experiments, which may lead to better cancer detection, have been recognised by the Royal Australian Chemical Institute. [ + ]
BioDiem closes dengue fever deal
BioDiem (ASX:BDM) and ANU have finalised the terms of the exclusive licensing deal covering a vaccine technology for diseases such as dengue fever. [ + ]
CogState signs licensing deal with Merck Canada
CogState (ASX:CGS) has signed the first of a planned series of licensing deals to have its tests sold to GPs for the detection of neurodegenerative conditions. [ + ]
Australian Synchrotron to continue world leading research
Australian researchers will continue to undertake vital research - in areas such as health, manufacturing and food security - in Australia thanks to a new program to manage researcher access to the Australian Synchrotron. [ + ]
Sunflower seed drug discovery earns national award
The discovery that a cancer drug is hiding in sunflower seeds has won a University of Queensland (UQ) plant scientist a national award. [ + ]
Young LEI researcher wins international backing for glaucoma research
Lions Eye Institute (LEI) researcher Alex Hewitt is one of eight international recipients of a prestigious 2012 Alcon Research Institute (ARI) Young Investigator Grant. The grant is worth $50,000 and will allow Dr Hewitt to further his research into glaucoma genetics. [ + ]
Funding for AIBN and DSM collaboration; a step towards smart new medicines
An international collaboration involving the development of the next generation of smart medicines in Brisbane has received a boost, with more than $1 million in state government funding. [ + ]
STA to bring new CDI treatment to A/NZ
Specialised Therapeutics Australia (STA) has secured a deal to launch a new therapy for the colostrum difficile “superbug” in Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]
Spotlight on women in science, maths and engineering
Providing opportunities for women in science is crucial to ensure the future productivity and global competitiveness of the country, the Minister for Science and Research, Senator Chris Evans, told a newly created bipartisan support group at an event on 20 June. [ + ]
Curtin medal for a Nobel professor
Nobel Laureate and molecular biologist Professor Elizabeth Blackburn was awarded the Curtin Medal for Excellence in Medical Research at The Australian National University this morning. [ + ]
TenasiTech trifecta: industry, investment and government support
TenasiTech, a materials science start-up company from UniQuest, based on University of Queensland research, has secured $1.4 million in grants and equity capital from the Queensland Government and Uniseed. [ + ]