Australia will have a virtual and a physical presence at BIO [ + ]

BIO 2008, the world's largest conference for the biotechnology industry, is being held in San Diego from June 16. In our annual preview, we take a look at how the Australian sector is travelling. [ + ]

The prestigious CRC STAR Award has been awarded to two separate CRCs this year, for their high-level achievement in developing successful enterprises through the transfer of CRC innovation.

Kriek follows Watson in having DNA sequenced. [ + ]

Researchers at the UK’s University of Nottingham have taken some important first steps to creating a synthetic version of a living cell.

Astronaut Andy Thomas opens UNSW's new Australian Centre for Astrobiology and gives education funding a serve. [ + ]

A 375 million-year-old fossil fish has been discovered with embryo and umbilical cord attached. [ + ]

Brian McNamee named as co-chair of Government's pharma industry advisory group. [ + ]

US scientists image a single HIV particle being born [ + ]

Fuming over Commercial Ready, Gallaher moves on, Evado launches out and cash flows in. [ + ]

Australia’s reputation for excellence in cancer research has been strengthened with the launch of the Peter MacCallum Pfizer Translational Oncology Research Collaborative Hub (TORCH) at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.

Interested Australians have been invited to respond to a consultation paper on the development of the government’s new Future Fellowships scheme.

A new technology which could aid the early detection of disease has been invented and developed by University of Queensland (UQ) researchers.

100 jobs to go and two research labs to close following fall-out from budget. [ + ]

Replikun and UQ agreement to develop vaccine for West Nile virus. [ + ]