LabFriend announces Live Chat
07 October, 2014Lab equipment distributor LabFriend has announced the Live Chat feature on the company's website - the main communication portal between LabFriend and its clients. The portal offers live support, whether users need help finding something or are simply having trouble navigating the 30,000 products available.
Merck moving its head office
25 August, 2014The Australian division of life science supplier Merck (Merck Millipore) is moving to a new head office.
Abcam establishes direct service for ANZ
18 August, 2014Protein research tool provider Abcam has established a direct service to Australia and New Zealand. Researchers can now source products and technical support directly from the UK-based company, rather than through distributors, which is expected to improve delivery times and better meet researchers' needs.
Australian Therapeutic Pipeline to translate health discoveries into clinical application
08 August, 2014Therapeutic Innovation Australia (TIA) has launched the Australian Therapeutic Pipeline - a collaborative initiative to better enable Australian researchers to translate their health discoveries into clinical application.
Advanced Cell Diagnostics' RNAscope reaches milestones
16 July, 2014Advanced Cell Diagnostics, a developer of cell- and tissue-based analysis tools, has announced that its RNAscope RNA in situ hybridisation technology has reached two major milestones: the publication of over 100 peer-reviewed papers featuring the technology and an inventory of over 4000 target probes.
Trajan completes SGE integration
14 July, 2014Trajan Scientific and Medical (Trajan) has completed the integration of SGE Analytical Science (SGE) at all major operational centres in Australia, Europe, the US and Asia, with SGE entities registering new Trajan business names.
MoU to accelerate sustainable new technologies
26 June, 2014Life Sciences Queensland (LSQ) and Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC) have signed a memorandum of understanding to accelerate the commercialisation of advanced new technologies.
Thermo Fisher Scientific and BioAnalytix collaborate on biopharmaceutical analysis workflows
12 June, 2014Scientists at Thermo Fisher Scientific and BioAnalytix are combining their expertise to develop advanced analytical profiling platforms and applications to characterise biologic and biosimilar drugs.
FDA approves therascreen KRAS kit with colorectal cancer drug
26 May, 2014Qiagen has announced that its therascreen KRAS RGQ PCR Kit has received US FDA approval to guide the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer patients with Amgen's Vectibix (panitumumab).
LSQ and NZBIO sign MoU
14 May, 2014Life Sciences Queensland Limited (LSQ) recently recognised its ongoing interaction with NZBIO with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU).
Orthocell acquires IP and a new chairman
12 May, 2014Regenerative medicine company Orthocell has acquired key pieces of intellectual property (IP) from its research partners at The University of Western Australia (UWA). The company has also welcomed the appointment of Dr Stewart Washer to its board as chairman.
New CSIRO lab and board member
08 May, 2014CSIRO and Deakin University have officially opened the new Biosecure Immunology Laboratory. CSIRO has also announced the appointment of biotechnologist Dr Peter Riddles as a part-time member of the organisation's board.
Lonza certification and committee changes
29 April, 2014Lonza Bioscience Singapore has received cGMP certification from the Singapore Health Sciences Authority (HSA) for its cell-therapy manufacturing facility, while Lonza Group has announced changes in the composition of its executive committee (EC).
Coastal research centre for China and New Zealand
23 April, 2014The University of Waikato has signed an agreement with the Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, to establish a coastal biotechnology research centre. With bases in both Tauranga and China, the China-New Zealand Coastal Biotechnology Joint Research Centre would aim to integrate China and New Zealand's coastal biotechnology research experts.
Olympus opens new operational headquarters
11 April, 2014Olympus Australia has moved its operational headquarters to a state-of-the-art facility in Melbourne that incorporates a fully operational customer experience centre, comprehensive training facilities and the company's national service centre.
