Industry News
Agilent Technologies appoints three NMR/MRI experts
Agilent Technologies has announced three new appointments as part of its business strategy to invest and further develop its nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) portfolio, providing greater support to its customers in the South Asia Pacific and Korea (SAPK) region.
[ + ]Plasvacc pulls out of sale to Bioniche
The proposed acquisition of Plasvacc by Bioniche has been kyboshed, with Plasvacc walking away from the deal after negotiations "collapsed". [ + ]
Feature: Functional genomics writ large
Sequencing the human genome was the easy part. Determining the function of 23,000 human genes is a far greater challenge. The Diamantina’s new high-throughput functional genomics facility will help accelerate the process. [ + ]
gridMathematica 8 released
gridMathematica 8, the latest version of Wolfram's widely used platform for grid computing, has been released.
[ + ]No elevated risk to humans from Hendra outbreak: expert
The recent outbreak of Hendra virus in horses and now a dog represents no significant increase in risk to humans, says Hendra and biosecurity researcher Linfa Wang. [ + ]
Wyatt Technology to host this year’s International Light Scattering Colloquium
The 22nd Annual International Light Scattering Colloquium will be held at the Four Seasons Biltmore Resort in Santa Barbara, California.
[ + ]Trials one step closer to treating Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Clinical trials have successfully administered the compound AVI-4658, designed to restore dystrophin expression in participants with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
[ + ]Macquarie Uni student helps discover new planetary nebula
Macquarie University PhD student Dimitri Douchin has helped discover a new planetary nebula in our Milky Way.
[ + ]Feature: Biosecurity and animal-borne viruses
CSIRO’s Dr Lin-Fa Wang works in the depths of a national biosecurity facility jam-packed with some of the planet’s nastier viruses that call bats home. [ + ]
Feature: Battling Hendra virus
Over the last 15 years, Dr Lin-Fa Wang ‘s group has quadrupled in size and now works on many different aspects of bat biology. [ + ]
Feature: Biosecurity batman
CSIRO's Dr Lin-Fa Wang is investigating viruses in bats in the hope of finding insights into how they spread to humans. [ + ]
Uni of Qld to acquire powerful MRI
The University of Queensland has entered into an agreement with technology specialist Siemens to install a powerful MRI system.
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