Crowdfunding to test cancer drug on Ebola
01 September, 2014Biotechnology company OncoSynergy has launched a crowdfunding campaign to enable studies of an experimental cancer drug in Ebola infection. It is hoped that the drug may be able to combat the Ebola crisis in west Africa, which has already claimed almost 1500 lives.
2014 Australian Laureate Fellows announced
26 August, 2014The 2014 Australian Research Council (ARC) Australian Laureate Fellowships have been announced by Minister for Education Christopher Pyne. The scheme supports groundbreaking, internationally competitive research that builds Australia's research capacity.
Fund R&D, then maybe universities can support industry
14 August, 2014 by John Rice, Griffith UniversityIndustry Minister Ian Macfarlane let his discretion slip this week in a speech to the Queensland Media Club when foreshadowing an upcoming report on research funding and competition. Distancing himself from the awarding of funding based on prior researcher publications, he signalled a distinctly different approach that is likely to inform policy in the near future.
$35 million for type 1 diabetes research
11 July, 2014The Australian Government has announced $35 million to advance research in type 1 (juvenile) diabetes over five years. Funding for the Special Research Initiative for Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes was announced yesterday by Minister for Education Christopher Pyne and Minister for Health Peter Dutton.
Government funding for science, maths and research
03 July, 2014Minister for Education Christopher Pyne has announced four years' worth of funding for maths and science projects across 10 Australian universities.
Bellberry funds tropical health researchers
05 June, 2014Five researchers from the Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (AITHM) at James Cook University (JCU) have received a $400,000 donation from research ethics company Bellberry.
Australia's scientists react to the Budget
14 May, 2014 by Lauren DavisThe 2014-15 Budget will affect several areas of science, provoking comments from experts involved in the industry.
$42 million for tropical health and medicine research
12 May, 2014The federal government has announced $42 million for tropical health and medicine research to be conducted at the Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (AITHM), based at James Cook University (JCU).
CSIRO bracing for cuts, claims Fairfax
16 April, 2014 by Lauren DavisFairfax Media has published an article claiming that science body CSIRO is bracing for a May budget cut of up to $150 million, or more than 20% of its total government funding, with the organisation's top executive team modelling a range of scenarios based around this outcome.
$48 million funding boost for chronic pain treatment
11 April, 2014Australian biotech company Spinifex Pharmaceuticals has attracted $48 million in funding to advance its drug for chronic pain, EMA401. The deal represents one of Australia's largest off-market investments in a private biotechnology company.
University of Melbourne and CNRS sign MoU
20 March, 2014The University of Melbourne has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), or French National Centre for Scientific Research - the largest fundamental research organisation in Europe.
$133 million for NHMRC medical research
19 February, 2014Minister for Health Peter Dutton has announced $133 million to fund 153 grants across five National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) schemes.
Burnet Institute to roll out cheap point-of-care HIV test
30 January, 2014Burnet Institute has received US$1.6 million from UNITAID to begin evaluation studies of HIV test VISITECT CD4 in India and South Africa. The point-of-care test uses a small amount of blood from a finger prick to determine when an HIV-positive patient should start lifesaving treatment. Results of the test are available after 40 min at a cost of approximately $5.
Bioluminescence alliance receives ARC Linkage Grant
21 January, 2014A team of world leaders in the field of biomolecular interaction, relating to basic biomedical research and the discovery of new pharmaceuticals, has been the recipient of an Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Grant.
Federal funding to fight cancer and other diseases
21 January, 2014The federal government has awarded $8 million to three La Trobe University scientists for research into next-generation immunological and plant-based therapies for cancer and other diseases.
