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Merger of Adept Electronic and Total Turnkey
The merger of Adept Electronic Solutions and Total Turnkey Solutions will create a leading machine vision industrial company, with a complementary portfolio of products, advanced technologies and enhanced growth opportunities.
[ + ]Perth medical research centre underway
The commencement of the new $100m medical research hub at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre has been marked at a ceremony in Perth today.
[ + ]Commercialisation funding of $13m for Australian biotech companies
The commercialisation of new Australian inventions, including an influenza test kit for pandemics, is being supported by $13m of federal government funding.
[ + ]Experimental vaccine protects against Hendra virus
Trials by the CSIRO have shown that an experimental vaccine can protect horses against the deadly Hendra virus. Stopping the disease in horses could also help protect people from the disease.
[ + ]Feature: Seeking the source of leukaemia
Dr Matthew McCormack and his team are hunting down the precancerous stem cells that are responsible for leukaemia, opening up the possibility new treatments. [ + ]
$3bn for CSIRO
The CSIRO, through a new quadrennial funding agreement with the Australian Government, will receive $3 billion over the four years from 2011.
[ + ]Steady science Budget won’t win the race
While the Australian Academy of Science welcomes the Budget decision not to cut science research funding, it is disappointed there will be no increase in the research budget and no ongoing support for scientists to collaborate internationally.
[ + ]Feature: New ways to test an old idea
Dr Mark Shackleton has made great strides in understanding how melanomas form and propagate. [ + ]
Health and medical research weathers 2011 budget
Health and medical research spending was not cut as expected in the 2011 budget to the relief of many scientists. [ + ]
Scientist for a Day program for NZ businesses
A program offering the services of Industrial Research Ltd’s scientists and engineers aims to encourage New Zealand businesses to focus on how R&D can improve their producitivity and profitability.
[ + ]Mesoblast deal inspires Teva to swoop on Cephalon
Teva has outbid Valeant in its offer to buy Cephalon, citing interest in Mesoblast's stem cell therapies. [ + ]
Venomous dragons combat high blood pressure
The winner of the Australian Academy of Science's 2011 Fenner Medal, Dr Bryan Fry, has found that venom from the Komodo dragon could lower your blood pressure.
[ + ]Anticancer compounds from the sea
Marine molluscs are a potential source of new anticancer drugs and other medicines, according to Dr Kirsten Benkendorff of Southern Cross University.
[ + ]CSIRO-UWA crop genomics lab opens in Perth
Established jointly by CSIRO and The University of Western Australia (UWA), a new laboratory for research into the molecular workings of plants and the genomes of crops has been opened in Perth.
[ + ]Researchers call for new approach to innovation
Leading British and Australian researchers have critiqued the way western governments encourage innovation and have called for fundamental change.
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