Industry News
Government calls on CSIRO to improve Centrelink
Five year research alliance between CSIRO and Centrelink to improve service delivery. [ + ]
Good remains chair of NHMRC
New National Health and Medical Research Council appointed for 2009-2012 term. [ + ]
Prima gets go ahead for ovarian cancer vaccine trial in US
FDA gives clearance for Phase IIb trial of CVac vaccine in the US. [ + ]
CSIRO expertise to assist Australian Government service delivery
A research alliance between Centrelink and CSIRO will focus on the human services ecosystem, place-based services and technologies for human service delivery. Using statistics and trend analysis techniques the researchers will help to improve service delivery by the Australian Government.
[ + ]Beckman Coulter Genomic
Beckman Coulter has combined Agencourt Bioscience and the newly acquired Cogenics to create Beckman Coulter Genomic.
[ + ]BioDiem makes progress on influenza vaccine trial
Completion of phase I clinical trial recruitment for Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine technology. [ + ]
Sirtex profits up eightfold
Gains made through increased sales and currency movements. [ + ]
Australian biotech market watch 28/08/09
Sonic, Sirtex, Blackmores, Healthscope, Cellestis [ + ]
Ion probe facility opens in WA
The University of Western Australia has opened an ion probe facility, the first of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere.
[ + ]Code of Practice for the design and fabrication of thermoplastic vessels
Dotmar has been working with the plastic fabrication industry within Australia and New Zealand, Australian Standards and key suppliers to develop an Australian Code of Practice for the fabrication of thermoplastic vessels.
[ + ]QRxPharma pilot study gives good results for MoxDuo
MoxDuo IR demonstrates fewer side effects than percocet [ + ]
Protecting privacy in DNA research
A team from the International Computer Science Institute (ICSI), Tel Aviv University and University of California, Berkeley have developed a mathematical formula to determine which SNPs can be publicly accessed without compromising information about the participation of any individual in the study.
[ + ]CSL's ups and downs
CSL had it's share of ups and downs last year, but overall it's coming out on top. [ + ]
Detecting bias in the reporting of clinical trials
A team of researchers from the University of Leicester has investigated two methods that both proved effective in identifying and eliminating publication bias from medical research.
New Zealand's $1 million R&D competition winner announced
Industrial Research Ltd’s What’s Your Problem New Zealand? competition has been won by Resene. The company wants to develop waterborne paints made from sustainable ingredients.
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