Industry News
Neuro research gets $22m boost
A new $22 million collaboration has been established to commercialise Australian neuroscience research. [ + ]
Gene cream offers hope for psoriasis sufferers
A Melbourne research group has become one of the first in the world to create a gene cream that successfully penetrates psoriasis lesions. [ + ]
Metabolic to develop osteoporosis treatment
Metabolic Pharmaceuticals has announced a trans-Tasman licensing deal and research collaboration to develop a new osteoporosis treatment. [ + ]
Autogen poised for Nasdaq listing
Melbourne gene discovery company Autogen has moved a step closer to listing on Nasdaq with the appointment of a strategic and corporate advisor in the United States. [ + ]
Sydney on the way to producing stem cells
The director of the private Sydney IVF clinic said the clinic was already well on the way to producing stem cells and within three months it should have its first ones. [ + ]
Aussie heart test given the go-ahead
An Australian-developed, non-invasive test to measure arterial stiffness and heart function has been given the official nod from the United States. [ + ]
Victorian plant genetics company launched
Most of Australia's staple foods would be altered through genetic technologies within the next 20 years, according to one of the nation's most celebrated scientists. [ + ]
Cyclotide research looks for new drugs
Cyclotides are a unique group of plant proteins with unusual properties. Kalthera, a small Queensland biotech company, is developing technology to use them in therapeutic applications. [ + ]
BASF Boosts Bioagriculture
Australia's biotechnology industry may be in for a big boost after a team from BASF, an international plant and chemical company, visited to find potential collaborative ventures. [ + ]
Why Trounson changed his views on stem cells
When Australia's best known stem cell researcher told a parliamentary committee on cloning that the nation had enough cell lines to maintain its research needs, even he couldn't foresee how swiftly the scenario would change. [ + ]
Religions split on stem cell issue
Australia's Anglican Church faces a split in its ranks with senior ministers at odds over embryonic stem cell research. [ + ]
The PM's advisers for science
A consummate politician he may be, but John Howard is no scientist. [ + ]
Feds can't ban cells
The Federal government has no constitutional power to ban embryonic stem cell research, even if it wanted to. [ + ]
Inhalix rethinks after funding crunch
Promising medical device start-up company Inhalix has reassessed its strategy and has temporarily parked the company while it reviews its future options, according to CEO Graeme Woodrow. [ + ]
Church key to Andrews' position
Kevin Andrews, the man accused of having the power to potentially scotch embryonic stem cell research in Australia, certainly can't be accused of ignorant zealotry. [ + ]