The University of Queensland's start-up, RapiSure Pty Ltd has secured its first round of investment from life sciences venture capital company, Symbiosis Group Ltd.

The University of Queensland and the Australian of Year, Professor Ian Frazer, said $100 million towards new science infrastructure would pave the way for Queensland to have one of the world's most advanced medical research facilities.

The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) and Engineers Australia plan to work more closely together to advance the development of better public policy in relation to engineering and technology issues.

The value of the Australian life science sector declined 3.5 per cent during the fourth quarter, ending 30 June 2006, according to the latest BioForum report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). [ + ]

Brain scan of nuns finds no 'God Spot' [ + ]

Three CSIRO scientists who helped develop new guidelines for the responsible management of contaminated sediments in our harbours, estuaries and rivers have won the Land & Water Australia Eureka Prize for Water Research.

Professor John Mattick has won the 2006 CSIRO Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science.

The Fields Medal, considered to be the Nobel Prize of Mathematics, was awarded to Professor Terence Tao. This is the first time an Australian has won this award.

To maintain relevant Australian Standards, Standards Australia has embarked on a project to reassess about 2000 standards sectors that are more than 10 years old.

Queensland University of Technology has appointed Michael Finney as founding chief executive officer of QUT Innovation, the university's research commercialisation company.

The Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) has published a report reviewing the potential occupational health and safety implications of nanotechnology and nanoparticles.

Embrex has delivered an Egg Remover system and an Inovoject system to Shenzhen Neptunus Interlong Bio-technique (SNI). These have been installed in SNI's human influenza vaccine manufacturing facility at High-Tech Industrial Park Guangming, Shenzhen.

Australia needs to train over 1000 new experts in environmental remediation if it is to become an international leader in the ‘clean society’, according to Professor Ravi Naidu, managing director of the Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC CARE).

The ability of scientists to improve health and disease management of cattle and enhance the nutritional value of beef and dairy products has received a major boost with the release of the most complete sequence of the cow genome ever assembled.

The Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) has called for a whole of government approach to innovation, enhanced incentives to undertake innovation and better collaboration between commercial organisations and publicly funded research institutions (PFRIs).