Industry News
Proteomic and Biotechnology Companies Collaborate
Sydney-based company, Proteome Systems and Australian biotechnology company Gradipore have announced a collaborative agreement to develop and manufacture two-dimensional gel technologies for the proteomics market.
[ + ]Australia and US Joint Statement Heralds Closer Scientific & Technological Cooperation
A Joint Statement on Scientific and Technological (S&T) Cooperation, signed by Australia and the USA, is the forerunner to the development of a new S&T agreement between the two countries.
[ + ]ANU Discovery Could Change the Study of Chemistry
Chemists at the Australian National University have used computer modeling on a simple chemical reaction to develop a new methodology for scientists around the world.
[ + ]Sheep Treatment to Help Victims of Overdose
A herd of Australian sheep in Wales is being used as a biological factory to create a new treatment for overdose victims.
[ + ]Growing Advance In Fungal Research
Research into combating opportunistic virulent fungal infections in both patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and diabetes has led to the identification of Candida glabrata as the culprit responsible for eight per cent of all hospital-acquired infections.
[ + ]Gamma Camera for Equine Athletes
The horse racing industry has embraced nuclear science, in a bid to keep equine athletes on track. Horses, like human athletes, suffer from a wide variety of stress fractures of the bones. For horses, this damage can have fatal consequences.
[ + ]National Science and Technology Award
Clunies Ross National Science & Technology Award 2001 recipients will be publicly honoured at a formal ceremony and dinner to be held at Hotel Sofitel, Melbourne on Wednesday 28 March 2001.
[ + ]Cancer Drug Developed at UNSW
Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have invented a cancer drug that starves tumours instead of poisoning them.
[ + ]Human Natures: Crucial Issues in our Evolution
For the three decades since the publication of The Population Bomb in 1968 and through his subsequent publications, Professor Paul Ehrlich from Stanford University in California has been alerting the public to the problems of overpopulation.
[ + ]Murdoch Researcher Isolates MS Virus
After more than 30 years of research, Murdoch University Associate Professor Bob Cook has isolated a virus that could be the cause of multiple sclerosis (MS).
[ + ]Molecular Imprints Could Change Drugs Science
The creation of designer plastic drugs, with the potential for reduced side-effects, is the aim of one team of scientists in the UK.
[ + ]Science Minister Opens Gradipore Global Headquarters
Senator Nick Minchin officially opened Australian biotechnology company Gradipore's global headquarters and laboratory complex.
[ + ]Plant and Animal Cell Biology
Monash University's Biological Sciences will be offering a course entitled `Molecular Genetic Techniques for Plant and Animal Cell Biology'. The course will be held from 27 November to 1 December 2000.
[ + ]Silicon Implant To Bolster Sugar Industry
Researchers at CSIRO Land and Water and the Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations (BSES) say investigations into the link between low silicon and yield declines indicate it may be possible for farmers to lift yields by as much as 30-70% in affected soils by adding soluble silicon.
[ + ]Virtek Aquires Biotechnology Business of Engineering Services
Virtek Vision International announced that it has acquired the biotechnology business of Engineering Services Inc. (ESI), a robotics and automation company.
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