CSIRO has become the only organisation outside Europe to be invited to join HighTech Europe - a consortium of research agencies, industrial federations, universities and equipment manufacturers established to facilitate the uptake of innovative and emerging food processing technologies.

Patients with congenital blindness experience improved vision one year after original gene therapy treatment. [ + ]

BioPharmica, Ansell, Sonic, iSOFT, Progen, pSivida [ + ]

IMBcom and PROLOR Biotech enter into technology licence for human growth hormone. [ + ]

Profits up more than tenfold following acquisition of Symbion in 2008. [ + ]

A gene that may play a role in the development of type 1 diabetes has been identified.

Dr Julie Cherrington joins Xenome board as an independent, non-executive director. [ + ]

Plans to expand into rapidly growing Chinese market for natural health products. [ + ]

ResMed, Ramsay, Biota, Sonic, Healthscope [ + ]

Marine science research is being boosted with the announcement of three joint Australian-Japan research projects.

Big picture view of the virus's genome uncovers structures that affection function. [ + ]

Adult stem cells might eliminate the need for heart transplants in heart failure patients. [ + ]

Facility for manufacture of highly potent sterile injectables opened by Parnell. [ + ]

VivaGel demonstrates anti-HIV and herpes simplex virus properties. [ + ]

HeartWare, Universal Biosensors, Fisher & Paykel, CSL [ + ]