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.

Megan Clark named as new head of CSIRO [ + ]

Anadis obtains Israeli govt approval for mucositis trial protocol [ + ]

Dr Megan Clark will commence as the chief executive of CSIRO in January 2009 after Dr Geoff Garrett's term ends on 31 December this year.

Government to fund Genzyme's Elaprase for Hunter syndrome patients [ + ]

The SimPAD wetness monitoring devices to feature on New Inventors [ + ]

Hawaii Biotech's dengue vaccine program to be supported by Walter Reed [ + ]

A L’Oreal Australia For Women in Science Fellowship has been awarded to WEHI immunologist Dr Erika Cretney. The fellowship is designed to assist women to consolidate their careers and rise to leadership positions and can be used to defray childcare costs in addition to research costs.