Tasmanian researchers have received $815,000 in Australian Government funding for research projects, including one finding better ways to generate energy from ocean waves.

A fund created in memory of a bright, young Western Australian scientist is encouraging WA regional high school students to consider a career in science.

Professor Peter Leedman's team at the Western Australian Medical Research Institute (WAIMR) has discovered a microRNA molecule with remarkable promise as a therapy for cancers of epithelial tissues. [ + ]

The Human Microbiome Project (HMP) is now releasing reads and assembled sequences from whole metagenome shotgun sequencing of 690 microbiomes and ~72 million reads from targeted 16S sequencing of 5034 microbiomes from healthy human subjects via the HMP Data Analysis and Coordination Center (DACC) at the Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS) of the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Australian scientific innovation is being promoted to Europe by Professor Tanya Monro as part of the Australian Academy of Science Speakers Series.

Australian inventions can be accessed online through AusPat, a database of patent records dating back to the first patent issued under Commonweath legistration.

Paul Verma runs one of the most advanced stem cell labs in Australia and is exploring the vast potential of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells). [ + ]

Boeing has named CSIRO as a Supplier of the Year at an awards ceremony in Seattle.

Thermo Fisher Scientific has expanded its consumables offering for microbiology, life science and clinical laboratories through its acquisition of Sterilin.

The government has committed to allocating $278 million over five years to Commercialisation Australia, with some expected to flow to biotechs. [ + ]

Australian scientists have generated induced pluripotent stem cells from adult differentiated kidney cells, opening up the possibility of better understanding and treatment of kidney disease. [ + ]

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.

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.

The commercialisation of new Australian inventions, including an influenza test kit for pandemics, is being supported by $13m of federal government funding.

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.