Industry News
Feature: Sequencing 3.0
The Institute for Molecular Biosciences' Sean Grimmond is the first in Australia to get hands on experience using the next next generation Ion Torrent technology. [ + ]
New hope for treatment of Ross River fever
A discovery by scientists at Griffith University’s Institute for Glycomics opens the possibility of a new treatment for viruses that cause inflammation, such as Ross River virus and Dengue Fever. [ + ]
Sydney and UK researchers gang up on malaria
Researchers from Sydney and the UK are partnering to understand why malaria can be fatal to some but milder in others. [ + ]
Ian Frazer partners with US university on DNA vaccine
Coridon and Ohio State University have begun collaborating on testing Coridon’s DNA vaccine for Epstein Barr Virus for the prevention of lymphoproliferative disease. [ + ]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Acquires TREK Diagnostic Systems
Adds TREK’s suite of microbiology products to Thermo Fisher’s line-up. [ + ]
Stroke, cardio disease detection devices receive funding boost
A lecturer from the University of Sydney has been awarded a $100,000 Microsoft fellowship to accelerate the development of electrical devices used to diagnose and monitor stroke and cardiovascular disease.
[ + ]Helping teachers bring new technologies into the classroom
Science teachers will be able to bring new technologies into the classroom thanks to a new online science resource.
[ + ]QRxPharma files for NDA on MoxDuo
New Drug Application filed with the U.S. FDA for pain treatment, MoxDuo IR, in the wake of positive phase III results. [ + ]
Roger Reddel named Outstanding Cancer Researcher of the Year
The NSW Premier’s Award for Outstanding Cancer Research was awarded to Professor Roger Reddel for his research on the ability of cancer cells to keep on proliferating without limits. [ + ]
GM crop destruction seen as unacceptable
The destruction of GM crops at CSIRO is seen as unacceptable by the Australian Acadamy of Science.
[ + ]CSIRO GM crop attacked by Greenpeace had "negligible" risk
The Office of the Gene Technology Regulator rated the GM crop destroyed today by Greenpeace activists as posing a "negligible" risk to either people or the environment. [ + ]
DPI geneticists develop DNA marker test for cows
DNA detectives from the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) have the know-how to pinpoint whether a cow or bull is responsible for any genetic glitches.
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