Industry News
Future prospects good for IRL
IRL informed the Education and Science Select Committee that the future of the company is bright, provided it maintains its current momentum.
[ + ]bioMD makes a bid for Andrew Forest's Allied Medical and Coridon
bioMD is looking to acquire Allied Medical, which also owns Coridon, led by Ian Frazer, to produce a new diversified healthcare company. [ + ]
Bat immunity key to controlling deadly viruses
CSIRO may be able to control the spread of bat-borne diseases after discovering they can host deadly viruses without ill-effects.
[ + ]Alexion acquires technology for MoCD therapy
Alexion Pharmaceuticals has acquired patents and assets from German company, Orphatec Pharmaceuticals, for a therapy to treat molybdenum cofactor deficiency (MoCD) Type A. [ + ]
Mesoblast issues $139 million in stock to Cephalon
Mesoblast to diversify product offerings with a $139 million cash injection from issuing a further 24.7 million shares to Cephalon. [ + ]
CSIRO appoints new board members
Innovation Minister Senator Kim Carr announced the appointment of Mark Paterson AO and Hutch Ranck to the CSIRO Board. They replace outgoing board members Douglas Rathbone AM and Deborah O’Toole.
[ + ]New head of science at Australian Synchrotron talks life science research
Dr Andrew Peele, the new head of science for the Australian Synchrotron, talks about the road ahead for life sciences at the facility. [ + ]
International One Health Congress to discuss infectious disease threats
More than 600 of the world’s leading experts in human, animal and environmental health will discuss ways to tackle the increasing threat of new infectious disease outbreaks at the 1st International One Health Congress in Melbourne.
[ + ]The International Year of Chemistry launched
The International Year of Chemistry 2011 (IYC 2011) aims to highlight the achievements and contributions of chemistry worldwide.
[ + ]New research in early lung cancer detection
Researchers are now working to develop a new diagnostics platform with which lung cancer can be diagnosed in its early stages, even during a visit to the general practitioner.
[ + ]Results of health and medical research published
The results of the Australian Government’s $700 million annual investment in health and medical research have been showcased in a new publication launched by the Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Mark Butler.
[ + ]Australian Synchrotron appoints new Head of Science
The Acting Director of the Australian Synchrotron, Dr George Borg, and La Trobe University’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Professor Tim Brown, have appointed a new Head of Science at the Australian Synchrotron - Dr Andrew Peele.
[ + ]Cancer resembles life 1 billion years ago, say astrobiologists
Cancer is an evolutionary throwback, resembling early multicellular life, and flourishes when the more evolutionarily recent genes that regulate cellular cooperation fail. [ + ]
