Industry News
FLASH goes the messenger RNA
Protein involved in programmed cell death found to play a role in DNA replication. [ + ]
Sirtex Medical: Biotech Market Spotlight
Sirtex Medical (ASX:SRX) continues to gain ground on the back of strong profits. [ + ]
Biotech stocks surge post-GFC
Australian life science sector showing strong sustained growth, according to PwC. [ + ]
NICE solution to pneumonia vaccine testing problems
An automated imaging and colony counting software system created at the National Institute of Standards and Technology is improving the efficiency of a pneumonia vaccine testing method.
[ + ]WA researchers involved in muscular dystrophy treatment breakthrough
Exon skipping could have potential in preventing and treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy, according to an international research team that included Western Australian scientists.
[ + ]Dressing for space
An RMIT University alumnus is working on a range of next-generation spacesuits for NASA and other space agencies to use on missions to the Moon and Mars.
[ + ]Seven Aussie researchers win Gates Foundation grants
Seven US$100,000 grants awarded to Australian researchers to study infectious diseases. [ + ]
Prima chairman on phenomenal stock performance
Letter from chairman, Ata Gokyildirim, reflects on 2,900% gain in stock this year. [ + ]
Evolution in a bottle
40,000 generations of bacteria show natural selection in action. [ + ]
Australian biotech market watch 16/10/09
Biota, Primary Health Care, ResMed, Acrux, Ansell [ + ]
Adelaide to host AusBiotech 2011
Annual biotechnology conference to be held in the festival state. [ + ]
Lifting the lid on the epigenome
Salk researchers map the first complete human epigenome. [ + ]
Australian biotech market watch 14/10/09
Sirtex, QRxPharma, Biota, Ramsay Health Care, ResMed, CSL [ + ]
Feature: Multiplexing cancers of unknown primaries
A new test under development could aid in the currently problematic diagnosis of cancers of unknown primary. [ + ]
Gene linked to anaemia found
Common gene variant found to regulate iron and haemoglobin levels. [ + ]
