Commercialisation funding of $13m for Australian biotech companies
18 May, 2011The commercialisation of new Australian inventions, including an influenza test kit for pandemics, is being supported by $13m of federal government funding.
$3bn for CSIRO
13 May, 2011The CSIRO, through a new quadrennial funding agreement with the Australian Government, will receive $3 billion over the four years from 2011.
Steady science Budget won’t win the race
11 May, 2011While the Australian Academy of Science welcomes the Budget decision not to cut science research funding, it is disappointed there will be no increase in the research budget and no ongoing support for scientists to collaborate internationally.
DNA equipment donated to The University of Western Australia
19 April, 2011Philanthropist Charles Morgan has donated cutting-edge DNA equipment to The University of Western Australia.
NHMRC provides high-level research programs
09 March, 2011Nine medical research programs provided through the NHMRC have been announced, and they will help boost Australia's reputation as an international leader in research.
Prize offered for genome research paper
25 February, 2011Researchers in Western Australia have been offered a prize for the first published research paper to use new gene sequencing equipment.
Investment needed for Australian science
02 February, 2011The Australian Academy of Science welcomes the release of the first data assessing Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA).
Generous donation extends state genome research
10 December, 2010A philanthropic gift of almost $1 million to The University of Western Australia to purchase state-of-the-art genome sequencing and genetic analysis equipment will provide benefits for the whole community, according to Vice-Chancellor Professor Alan Robson.
UWA receives funding to test world’s most precise clock
07 December, 2010The world’s most precise clock - developed at The University of Western Australia - will be subject to testing in space as a result of federal funding.
MRCF/Aust Govt $40 million investment collaboration
16 November, 2010There will be a $40 million investment collaboration between the Australian Government and the Medical Research Commercialisation Fund (MRCF) that promises to promote medical innovations through the difficult early stages of commercialisation.
$448 million in medical research grants
16 November, 2010The Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Mark Butler, has announced $447.5 million for nationwide medical research grants, through the National Health and Medical Research Council.
R&D schemes set scene for NZ to boost science spend
27 October, 2010IRL Chief Executive Shaun Coffey has applauded the introduction of the technology transfer voucher funding scheme announced recently by the government but says the country as a whole can do more.
Glycoproteomics collaboration
26 October, 2010Australian Proteome Analysis Facility (APAF), Macquarie University and Agilent Technologies Australia have announced a joint research collaboration in the field of glycoproteomics, to be led by Professor Nicolle Packer.
$55 million funding for biotechnology
22 October, 2010Premier John Brumby has launched a $55 million action plan to strengthen Victoria’s leadership in biotechnology, help in the fight against serious illnesses and create jobs across the state.
Anticancer research receives funding
20 October, 2010Scientists investigating the anticancer effects of a microRNA molecule have become the first in Western Australia to secure funding from a multimillion-dollar fund set up to help commercialise early-stage medical research discoveries.
