The World Vaccines Congress is coming to Sydney next month [ + ]

Engineer Martin Green has been named NSW Scientist of the Year [ + ]

The NSW Scientist of the Year Awards, an initiative of the NSW government’s Department of State and Regional Development through its Office for Science and Medical Research, have been presented to nine outstanding scientists.

The report of the Review of Australia's National Innovation System concludes that the country is falling behind the rest of the world and includes recommendations across a number of themes including innovation in business, strengthening people and skills, excellence in national research, information and market design, and taxation.

Full funding of university and public sector research should be re-established, innovation review recommends [ + ]

R&D tax credits, pre-seed grants, full funding of university research recommended [ + ]

Peplin to conduct Phase III trial of PEP005 under special protocol assessment [ + ]

Starpharma sells VivaGel condom marketing rights to Durex in potential $100m deal [ + ]

Two MPs with blemished records have been named to head NSW’s health and science portfolios [ + ]

Stakeholders take over control of stem cell centre [ + ]

The board of the Australian Stem Cell Centre (ASCC) is set to resign [ + ]

Investors inject $12 million in private biotech Spinifex [ + ]

Cytopia in Phase II trials of its vascular disrupting agent CYT997 in brain cancer [ + ]

BioGard is a supplemented bovine colostrum powder for immune system health [ + ]

The federal government has allocated  $239 million over five years to a a new Australian Laureate Fellowships scheme. Up to 15 Laureate Fellowships will be awarded every year. Each fellowship will be worth around $3 million over five years and will allow  the Fellow to work with, and mentor, up to four postdoctoral and postgraduate researchers.