Industry News
IQnovate completes public listing on NSX
Shares in contract medical services company IQnovate (NSX:IQN) start strong, but then pare some of their early gains, during the first day of public trading. [ + ]
UTS installs live super-resolution microscope
A super-resolution imaging system that can produce real-time footage of living cells has been installed in the University of Technology Sydney. [ + ]
Compumedics wins $1m EEG deal
Compumedics (ASX:CMP) has picked up a deal to supply an EEG system to the Yale School of Medicine. [ + ]
Government must do more to promote ethical standards in the promotion of health sector products: IVD Australia
IVD Australia has expressed disappointment that the Therapeutic Goods Administration's new blueprint on regulation of the promotion of therapeutic goods doesn't do enough to raise ethical standards in the industry. [ + ]
Phylogica partnership with Pfizer hits first milestone
Drug discovery company Phylogica (ASX:PYC) has received its first milestone payment from a collaboration with Pfizer to discover novel peptide-based vaccines. [ + ]
Researchers discover scalable stem cell production method for liver and pancreas precursor cells
Scientists in Canada have overcome a key research hurdle to developing regenerative treatments for diabetes and liver disease with a technique to produce medically useful amounts of endoderm cells from human pluripotent stem cells.
[ + ]Government about to release $1.2 billion cleantech program for manufacturers
Registrations of interest are open now for three components of the Government's soon-to-be-released $1.2 billion Clean Technology Program. [ + ]
Biomedica Gruppe appoints new distributor
United Bioresearch Products has been appointed as the Australian distributor for the Biomedica range of ELISA kits and antibodies. [ + ]
Greg Combet takes over as Minister for Innovation
A cabinet reshuffle has seen Greg Combet take over as Innovation Minister from Kim Carr, who has been demoted to the outer ministry. [ + ]
New appointment to CSIRO board
Professor Peter Høj, Vice Chancellor and President of the University of South Australia, has been appointed a part-time member to the CSIRO Board.
[ + ]DSM Biologics and AIBN partner to open biologics facility in Queensland
Dutch CMO DSM Biologics has signed a MoU with the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology to open Australia’s largest biologics facility in Queensland. [ + ]
Nanopatch wins The Australian Innovation Challenge
The needle-free vaccination technology by Vaxxas has won the overall award at the inaugural The Australian Innovation Challenge. [ + ]
Alzheimer’s vaccine cures memory of mice
A vaccine that slows the progression of Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia has been developed by researchers at the University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Research Institute (BMRI).
[ + ]CSL partners with NIH for CMV trial in pregnant women
CSL will contribute $2.5 million of immunoglobulin to an NIH-led trial to combat cytomegalovirus (CMV) in pregnant women to prevent congenital CMV in infants. [ + ]
AVCAL calls for continued govt support for Innovation Investment Fund
The Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association welcomes the government's $100m funding to the Innovation Investment Fund but calls for continued policy commitment. [ + ]