$50 million funding for UQ biosciences
22 November, 2007The University of Queensland has received a $50 million funding agreement from the Queensland Government for the university’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB).
Peptech name change to Arana Therapeutics
12 November, 2007Peptech has announced an official name change to Arana Therapeutics. The company’s ASX code will change to AAH this week and its code on the London Stock Exchange has been changed to AAHx.
Adept Electronic Solutions opens Melbourne office
09 November, 2007Adept Electronic Solutions is opening an office in Melbourne and is celebrating with a Machine Vision Open Day on 22 November.
BTF acquired by bioMerieux
14 September, 2007Australian company BTF Decisive Microbiology has been acquired by bioMerieux. French clinical diagnostics company bioMérieux is present in more than 150 countries through 35 subsidiaries and has a large network of distributors.
Australian science companies combine forces
16 August, 2007The Australian science industry has had a major upheaval, with four scientific organisations joining forces to become the Lomb Group.
Monash welcomes EMBL coup
11 July, 2007Following a decision by the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Council, Australia is set to be granted Associate Membership of EMBL.
Leading diagnostics company opens in Australia
01 June, 2007Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics, the first 'full service diagnostics' company in the world, will begin operation in Australia and New Zealand on 1 June.
Australian nanotech forces combine
25 May, 2007The Australian Institute for Commercialisation (AIC) and the Australian Nano Business Forum (ANBF) have combined to help raise industry awareness of the potential of nanotechnology.
Research or development?
09 May, 2007According to a report released by the Department of Industry Tourism and Resources which was prepared by Antonio Balaguer, Steven Playford and Ian Tranter of the Innovation Division, R&D expenditure by industry is not a stable and predictable beast.
ATSE appoints CEO
26 April, 2007The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) has appointed Dr Trevor Evans as chief executive officer, commencing 1 July 2007.
Public support for science and innovation
04 April, 2007When Commissioner Mike Woods released the Productivity Commission's research report, he said, "The most important functions of publicly-supported science and innovation are nurturing a highly skilled and creative workforce
Checklist for maximising return on R&D
02 April, 2007Successful ‘proof of concept’ implementation is the key to maximising return on R&D investment in universities, according to Science Industry Australia (SIA).
Grant awarded for innovative laboratory instrumentation
21 March, 2007LabTech Systems has been awarded $2.14m under the AusIndustry Commercial Ready Grant program to support the development and commercialisation of its laboratory instrumentation, MicroStreak.
Scientist wins Fulbright to work with NASA
12 March, 2007A CSIRO Exploration and Mining scientist has won this year’s Fulbright Business/Industry (Coral Sea) Award.
New committee members appointed
12 March, 2007New members have joined the International Selection committee of the world’s largest technology award, the Millennium Technology Prize.
