Industry News
Former PPL director Colman joins ES Cell
Embryonic stem cell researcher ES Cell International (ESI) has announced five senior management positions as it gears up for its development phase. [ + ]
Vics look overseas to fill top job
Offshore candidates are likely to be prime contenders for the Victorian Government's newly created position of director of biotechnology. [ + ]
Industry group has new Canberra presence
The new executive director of the Scientific Industry Association (SIA) says being based in Canberra will help the organisation to have a stronger voice. [ + ]
NZ will lose to Australia: bioentrepreneur
A prominent New Zealand entrepreneur has warned that financial institutions needed to take a punt on the emerging sector or risk losing business to Australia. [ + ]
Peptech seeking new CEO
Sydney biotech Peptech is on the hunt for a new CEO. [ + ]
BresaGen: stem cell debate won't affect our research
BresaGen has reassured investors its projects are not threatened by potential regulation of stem cell research in Australia. [ + ]
Panbio pulls back from dendrimer joint venture
A million-dollar collaboration between nano-drug company Starpharma and diagnostics specialist PanBio Ltd has come unstuck. [ + ]
Cryosite poised for listing
Cryosite, a Sydney-based biotechnology service company that stores frozen biological material, is going public. [ + ]
Melbourne to host international genetics congress
Bumper year, 2003 - it's the 50th anniversary of the Watson and Crick's now famous paper on the structure of the DNA molecule. [ + ]
Biota aims to reclaim position after flat half-year
Biota Holdings' much-hyped influenza drug, Relenza, failed to contribute revenue in an interim result that saw the company record a loss of $3.2 million. [ + ]
Europe to be left behind
Europe risks being left behind in the biotechnology sector unless it finds a way to address public fears about genetically modified organisms, a top European Union official has warned. [ + ]
Microscopy advance
Australian scientists have launched a second-generation probe described as the biggest advance in microscopy since the electron microscope. [ + ]
More BioIT conferences scheduled for Asia-Pacific
The success of a bioinformatics conference in Hong Kong in January has led to the establishment of three similar conferences in the Asia-Pacific region. [ + ]
Medical devices network takes shape
A new network for the medical device industry is gearing up for launch. [ + ]
Plant breeders to get access to genetic info
Plant breeders are expected to benefit from a joint venture between a Melbourne genetics company and the Victorian Government. [ + ]
