Industry News
BIO 2008: Starpharma's thoroughly modern microbicide
It's been a big year for Starpharma, the Melbourne-based biotech working on a portfolio of applications for its dendrimer technology. [ + ]
BIO 2008: Born free, Selborne free
Animal sera producer Selborne is exhibiting at BIO 2008 for the first time and promoting the image of the clean, green beauty of its home manufacturing base, Tasmania. [ + ]
BIO 2008: GM - the passion and the politics
With the lifting of two moratoria on genetically modified crops in Australia recently, so did the inevitably polarised debate take off. Those for and against are unlikely to change their minds and, unfortunately, some scientists are now afraid to speak theirs. [ + ]
BIO 2008: Oz bio online
Australia will have a virtual and a physical presence at BIO [ + ]
BIO 2008: Oz biotech - state of the nation
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. [ + ]
CRC innovation and commercial success
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.
[ + ]Sequence of a woman
Kriek follows Watson in having DNA sequenced. [ + ]
One step closer to synthetic life
Researchers at the UK’s University of Nottingham have taken some important first steps to creating a synthetic version of a living cell.
[ + ]Life on Earth, and elsewhere
Astronaut Andy Thomas opens UNSW's new Australian Centre for Astrobiology and gives education funding a serve. [ + ]
Oldest mother ever discovered
A 375 million-year-old fossil fish has been discovered with embryo and umbilical cord attached. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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.
[ + ]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.
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