Industry News
QUT research finds high cost in grant funding decisions
The scientific health and medical research projects which receive government funding in any given year rely, to some extent, on 'chance' according to recent research by a Queensland University of Technology expert in health economics.
[ + ]Feature: Small is big in drug delivery
Good things really do come in small packages, and they don't come much smaller than the nano-containers being developed by Frank Caruso's team in Melbourne. [ + ]
Biotron kicks off trial of novel HIV treatment
Proof-of-concept human trial of HIV drug BIT225 has commenced, with results expected in the first quarter of 2012. [ + ]
Vegenics files for IND for anti-cancer drug
Circadian subsidiary, Vegenics, has submitted investigational new drug (IND) application for anti-cancer drug VGX-100. [ + ]
Fat’s proteomic fingerprint sheds light on Type 2 diabetes
A proteomic analysis of fat cells has lent insight into the role of insulin, providing potential targets for future Type 2 diabetes treatments. [ + ]
Discovery of insulin switches in pancreas could lead to new diabetes drugs
Scientists have discovered how a hormone turns on a series of molecular switches inside the pancreas that increases production of insulin.
[ + ]Winning research funding roulette can come down to chance
Health and medicine research funding is costly and somewhat random, with chance playing a large role in determining who receives research funding and who doesn’t. [ + ]
Researchers sequence complete genome of cynomolgus monkey
A team of researchers from Roche reported in Genome Research that they have generated the first draft genome sequence of the cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis).
[ + ]Mesoblast and Lonza partner to mass-produce stem cells
Lonza to manufacture commercial quantities of Mesoblast’s adult stem cells with an option for Mesoblast to buy purpose-built manufacturing facility. [ + ]
Insight into how chemotherapy causes low platelets
New research uncovering how chemotherapy reduces platelet count in cancer patients may lead to new strategies to prevent chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia. [ + ]
Researchers identify signals triggering dendrite growth
A study in worms that are less than a millimetre long has yielded clues that may be important for understanding how nerves grow.
[ + ]Gene ‘switch’ discovered for Type 2 diabetes
A single gene has been found to control the onset of Type 2 diabetes after eating a high-fat diet, lending hope that a new treatment might be found. [ + ]
Genomic insights into Aboriginal Australians and first human migrations
Two new studies have used genomics to show Aboriginal Australians are descendents of the first migration out of Africa around 70,000 years ago. [ + ]
Senate Committee rejects ban on gene patents
The Senate Committee tasked with reviewing the bill proposing the ban of patents on genes and biological materials has recommended the Senate not pass the bill. [ + ]
