Industry News
Panbio moves into DNA diagnostics
Medical diagnostics company Panbio Ltd, which has built its business around traditional microbiology kits, is moving into the fast-growing field of DNA probe-based diagnostics. [ + ]
NHMRC fellowships to spur commercialisation
The National Health and Medical Research Council has awarded five new Industry Fellowships to encourage researchers to learn more about the commercial aspects of R&D. [ + ]
Can our teeth make us healthier?
University of Queensland researchers are studying whether better oral health care could lead to an improvement in overall general health.
[ + ]VRI receives TGA approval
Western Australian probiotics company VRI BioMedical has received Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approval for its gastrointestinal product, Progastrim. [ + ]
Ventracor to sell off its former core division
Ventracor is in negotiations to sell off its e-Health division to a potential purchaser identified after a worldwide search. [ + ]
Fed grants back European links
Thirty Australian scientists will be going to Europe to undertake collaborative research, courtesy of the Federal government. [ + ]
Breathing life back into the bushland
Scientists at CSIRO Plant Industry are breathing life back into degraded patches of native bushland by identifying ways to improve its health, as well as survival and re-establishment rates.
[ + ]Mathematics could be used to diagnose breast cancer
Two Flinders University lecturers have developed a computer algorithm that can be used to detect an invasive form of breast cancer that is often undetectable on screening mammograms.
[ + ]Solving genomics database problem could save years of research
Solutions to the Tower of Babel annotation problem that haunts genomics databases are showing they can shave "several years" off the drug discovery process according to a leading US bioinformatics worker. [ + ]
GSK research award goes to epilepsy pioneer
Australian epilepsy researcher Prof Sam Berkovic has been awarded the 2002 GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Australia Award for Research Excellence for his pioneering discoveries of the genetic causes of epilepsy. [ + ]
Gradipore says at AGM it will change
Having been promised the world, impatient shareholders of Sydney-based separations company Gradipore were demanding answers at Thursday's company AGM at the Australian Stock Exchange. [ + ]
Cerylid, Peter Mac collaborate on anti-cancer drugs
Cerylid and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute have set up a collaboration to look for new anti-cancer drug leads, using Cerylid's natural products library as a source. [ + ]
IBM makes bio-IT research agreement with IMB
IBM has forged a multimillion dollar research pact with the Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) which promises a great leap forward for Australia's bioinformatics sector. [ + ]
One cell is enough for forensic DNA fingerprinting
A new technique for fingerprinting DNA from a single cell may have tremendous potential for forensic investigations and other applications, allowing individuals to be identified from just one cell. [ + ]
Khan to raise Biota takover offer
An embarrassing oversight has forced a listed company controlled by self-styled "corporate rationaliser" Farooq Khan to lift its takeover offer for biotech Biota Holdings. [ + ]
