Industry News
Blood test to spot TB in children
Accurate tuberculosis testing in children is crucial as the disease can rapidly spread from the lungs to other organs, leading to life-threatening conditions which particularly affect children. A simple blood test to analyse and identify proteins circulating in the blood of infected children could provide the answer.
[ + ]Alzheimer’s biomarkers
Scientists collaborating at Cornell University and Weill Cornell Medical College have identified a panel of 23 protein biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid that acts as a neurochemical ‘fingerprint’, which doctors might use someday to identify patients living with Alzheimer’s disease.
[ + ]Hitchhiker's Guide to a small planet
A French team believes it has identified the ancestral bacterial gene pool for the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. [ + ]
Southbank TAFE sets up biotech course
New course for science grads looking for hands-on experience. [ + ]
A vaccine for nicotine addiction
Cytos Biotechnology has announced that it has entered into an exclusive global commercial licence agreement with Novartis to develop, manufacture and commercialise CYT002-NicQb, a therapeutic vaccine in phase II clinical development for the treatment of nicotine addiction.
[ + ]Vaccines put the runs on the board
Two new vaccines against rotavirus infection have been added to the PBS. [ + ]
Luck of the draw for XISTence
UK physicist explains why X chromosomes are randomly chosen. [ + ]
Hot sounds
Led by physicist Orest Symko, a University of Utah group has turned heat into electricity through sound.
[ + ]Transdermal vaccine delivery
Apollo Life Sciences has announced it has successfully delivered a vaccine without needles, by applying it topically to the skin of mice using the company’s transdermal delivery technology. The technology could spell the end of injections for tetanus, flu and many other vaccine, according to Apollo’s CEO, John Priest.
[ + ]Students devise an oral rotavirus vaccine
A group of Johns Hopkins undergraduate biomedical engineering students have developed a rotavirus vaccine for infants that dissolves in the mouth like a popular breath freshener.
[ + ]Polyoleosins: close sesame
NZ researchers have developed a potential biological solution to prevent lipids being transformed into trans fats. [ + ]
GSK ramps up cancer pipeline
GSK to launch up to five major cancer drugs in next three years. [ + ]
Stem cells, tolerance and rebooting the thymus
Question time with Professor Richard Boyd. [ + ]
Big money spent badly
Pharma market to double in value but more needs to be spent on R&D and less on sales and marketing - PwC report. [ + ]
