Industry News
Feature: Closing the gap
A groundbreaking clinical trial is underway in the Northern Territory that could help prevent an all-too-common disease and change the way vaccinations are delivered to children. [ + ]
Australian biotech market watch 07/10/09
Ramsay, Cochlear, pSivida, Ansell, Biota [ + ]
Sigma-Aldrich partners with ThalesNano
Sigma-Aldrich has partnered with flow chemistry company ThalesNano to provide global access to next-generation flow chemistry CatCart catalyst products.
[ + ]IBM aims for personalised medicine with DNA chip
IBM's research effort proposes to map genetic code in minutes at a cost of between US$100 and US$1,000. [ + ]
Elizabeth Blackburn nabs Nobel in medicine
First Australian women and 11th Australian to receive a Nobel Prize. [ + ]
Australian biotech market watch 02/10/09
Biota, Ramsay, Cochlear, Blackmores, Clinuvel [ + ]
Turning waste into gold
Millions of tons of unwanted waste spewed out by Australia’s power stations, mineral processing plants and municipalities can be re-used to create fertility, health, wealth, beauty and abundance.
[ + ]Paddock to plate
The 2009 Genetically Modified Crops Coexistence Conference (GMCC’09), to be held in Melbourne, Australia, from 10-12 November 2009, is to focus on coexistence between GM and non-GM agricultural supply chains from production level to the marketplace.
[ + ]Plan to overcome economic isolation
Sixty partners from government, the private sector, Aboriginal communities, non-government bodies, research agencies and universities have announced a major bid to overcome the economic disadvantages faced by a million Australians who live in remote areas of the continent.
[ + ]Sigma-Aldrich receives grant to develop Parkinson’s disease research models
Sigma-Aldrich’s newly opened SAGE Labs expects to create genetically engineered knockout rat models to better understand genetic causes of Parkinson’s disease and identify new therapeutic approaches.
[ + ]CSL speaks out on vaccination 'myths'
Myth busting panel dispels 'myths' surrounding the H1N1 swine flu vaccine. [ + ]
Settled: 10-year debate over apoptosis
Researchers have uncovered which Fas ligand is responsible for programmed cell death. [ + ]
Nano-ruler for crystalographers
NIST has released a calibration standard for X-ray diffraction that boasts uncertainties below a femtometre.
[ + ]Australian biotech market watch 30/09/09
Cochlear, Ansell, pSivida, Fisher & Paykel, Sonic Healthcare [ + ]
Feature: The structure of immunity
Monash University Professor Jamie Rossjohn’s work in X-ray crystallography is revealing vital insights into the workings of the immune system. [ + ]

