Scientex has appointed Micro Emission as distributor of the MH-5000.

The suite of immune cells in the human body has increased by one, lending insight into immune responses such as asthma, and raising the possibility of a new treatment for chronic allergies. [ + ]

Leading scientists will discuss concerns about the impact on human health and the environment from emerging conaminants at the CleanUp 2011 Conference in Adelaide.

HealthLinx has partnered with Chinese CRO with a vision to launching ovarian cancer treatment, OvPlex, into Chinese market. [ + ]

A phase II trial of anti-cancer drug, HA-Irinotecan, for the treatment of small cell lung cancer, has commenced in Melbourne. [ + ]

Mice DNA may be the key to sequence hundreds of human genomes a year.

The Australian Innovation Challenge Awards aim to find Australia’s next big inventions in fields ranging from clean energy technology to agriculture to astronomy. Online entries close at midnight (AEST) on Wednesday 28 September.

Thermo Fisher Scientific has established a new biomarker translational centre in Cambridge Massachusetts. Their goal is to accelerate mass spectrometry-based biomarker discovery and its translation into the development of routine clinical assays for the clinical diagnostics market.

More than 30 companies from industries as diverse as seafood, electronics, engineering and recycling have been accepted into the IRL Scientist for a Day Program aimed at helping companies across New Zealand transform their businesses.

Eureka Award winner, Associate Professor Kevin Pfleger, straddles the worlds of academia and biotechnology, helping to apply his findings for the lab to producing better drugs. [ + ]

Tony Purcell is using the latest in immunoproteomics technology to detect, monitor and hopefully eliminate rogue T cells that cause autoimmune disease with minimal collateral damage to the good guys. [ + ]

Professor John Mattick will steer the Garvan Institute towards a more integrated systems approach when he becomes Executive Director of the institute following the retirement of Professor John Shine. [ + ]

Information sessions will be held to learn about the new government R&D tax incentive for businesses.

A donation from an Australian businessman has enabled the Australian Institute of Nanoscience to be built.

The mysteries of aluminium will be revealed in a seminar at the World Metrology Day awards presentation.