Industry News
10-year plan for pharmaceuticals industry released
The Pharmaceuticals Industry Strategy Group has produced a report outlining a 10-year plan for the pharmaceuticals industry in Australia.
[ + ]Stockpile boost for Biota
UK Government stockpiles Relenza [ + ]
Why locusts become party animals
Serotonin levels go sky high in swarming locusts [ + ]
NSW and Victoria make stem-cell research breakthrough
Understanding Type 1 Diabetes and infertility is a step closer now NSW and Victorian researchers have developed Australia’s first human-induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell line.
[ + ]Clinuvel receives IND status
Afamelanotide granted IND status by US FDA [ + ]
Plagiarism and comparative genomics
Feature frequency profiles similar to the system universities use to check if students have plagiarised their essays can be used to great effect in comparative genomics.
[ + ]Cytopia enters Progen squabble
Cytopia calls for board spill and offers merger for troubled Progen [ + ]
Geron gets go-ahead for first hESC trial
FDA grants Geron’s IND application for first human embryonic stem cell trial [ + ]
NSW/South Korea joint technology program
A joint technology program between the NSW government and the South Korean province of Gangwon has been announced. The University of Wollongong’s Intelligent Polymer Research Institute will use nanotechnology to develop a new high-performance energy storage device.
[ + ]Academy awards for scientific excellence
The Australian Academy of Science has announced the 2009 winners of distinguished awards for scientific excellence.
[ + ]Profile: Greg Stuart
Greg Stuart has pioneered methods for measuring neuronal signals in the brain to a degree and complexity never before achieved. He will speak at next week’s Australian Neuroscience Society annual meeting. [ + ]
Politics and research grants
Politics does affect funding decisions according to research from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business.
[ + ]Phase III positive for Clinuvel
Good early results in Phase III trial for sun intolerance drug [ + ]
Orphan status for ChemGenex
Omacetaxine receives orphan drug status for bone marrow disorders [ + ]
SNP link to several cancers
Research finds common sequence variants in many cancer types [ + ]