Industry News
CSL head to chair pharma group
Brian McNamee named as co-chair of Government's pharma industry advisory group. [ + ]
Birth of a virus
US scientists image a single HIV particle being born [ + ]
This week in Oz biotech
Fuming over Commercial Ready, Gallaher moves on, Evado launches out and cash flows in. [ + ]
Cancer research collaboration launched
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.
[ + ]Have your say about the Future Fellowships consultation paper
Interested Australians have been invited to respond to a consultation paper on the development of the government’s new Future Fellowships scheme.
[ + ]Nano-bar codes could revolutionise diagnostics
A new technology which could aid the early detection of disease has been invented and developed by University of Queensland (UQ) researchers.
[ + ]CSIRO cuts loose
100 jobs to go and two research labs to close following fall-out from budget. [ + ]
Prototype vaccine for West Nile virus
Replikun and UQ agreement to develop vaccine for West Nile virus. [ + ]
Biotech and the rise of the patent troll
There is a beast stalking the world of intellectual property and biological inventions: the patent troll. [ + ]
Tiger + mouse = functional gene
University of Melbourne researchers have extracted genes from the extinct Tasmanian tiger, inserted it into a mouse and observed a biological function. [ + ]
Skin colour and skin cancer
Nature Genetics papers find further links between pigmentation and skin cancer. [ + ]
Towards a bio-economy: Australia at BIO 2008
The May/June 2008 issue of Australian Life Scientist is out now. [ + ]
Torchlight on cancer collaboration
A new cancer collaboration has been launched at Peter Mac in Melbourne, in association with Pfizer. [ + ]
First pics of amyloid fibril peptide
US and German researchers have created a 3D image of an A-beta peptide. [ + ]
Neuroimaging researcher wins Australia-Harvard Fellowship
An internationally recognised expert in medical imaging, Dr Simon Warfield, has been awarded an Australia-Harvard Fellowship to travel to Australia and work with the biomedical imaging team at the Australian e-Health Research Centre on early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.
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