Orbeco-Hellige catalogue
20 January, 2010 | Supplied by: Accurate Measurement NZ Ltd
The Orbeco-Hellige catalogue features laboratory and field products for water and wastewater analysis.
Molecular biomarker development partnership
13 January, 2010
Qiagen Asia Pacific and WuXi AppTec (BVI) have announced a partnership to provide an integrated single solution for molecular biomarker development, validation and personalised healthcare targets to their respective client bases.
eLedger 8, Summer edition
11 January, 2010 | Supplied by: Lomb Scientific (Aust) Pty Ltd
The eLedger 8, Summer edition is a source of information on discounts, promotions and savings for a comprehensive range of chemicals, glassware, plasticware, general consumables and instrumentation equipment in categories such as histology, microbiology, haematology, cytology, life science and chromatography.
New R&D Tax Credit - exposure draft legislation
21 December, 2009
Draft legislation following through on the government’s commitment to deliver a more generous, more predictable and less complex tax incentive by replacing the outdated and complicated R&D Tax Concession has been released.
Abbott to acquire STARLIMS Technologies
21 December, 2009
Abbott has announced a definitive agreement to acquire laboratory information management systems company STARLIMS Technologies.
New members for the Australian Synchrotron Science Advisory Committee
18 December, 2009
Following the resignation of the Australian Synchrotron Science Advisory Committee (SAC) Chair, Professor Frank Larkins, and four SAC members, a new chair and members have been appointed.
The bionic eyes have it
15 December, 2009
Two Australian research teams have been awarded $50 million to develop a bionic eye.
15 new substances of very high concern to be added to the Candidate List
08 December, 2009
The ECHA Member State Committee has identified 15 new chemical substances for the Candidate List of substances of very high concern which will be added to the Candidate List in January 2010.
Gareth Evans to be new ANU Chancellor
04 December, 2009
Gareth Evans has been appointed Chancellor of The Australian National University. He will replace Professor Kim Beazley, who is moving on to his next role as the Australian Ambassador to the United States.
Scientists embrace business
01 December, 2009
Communication, project management and commercialisation skills combined with advanced scientific knowledge can create a degree that is the scientific equivalent to an MBA.
The science and media disconnect
01 December, 2009
The prevailing wisdom among many scientists and scientific organisations is that, as a rule, scientists are press shy, and those who aren’t are mavericks.
Female US researchers less likely to receive major career funding grants
01 December, 2009
Women are significantly less likely to recieve major funding for scientific research in the US, according to a University of Michigan study.
Commercialisation help made simpler
01 December, 2009
Commercialisation Australia will supersede the Commercialising Emerging Technologies program and will introduce a new, simpler form of assistance to companies seeking to take their ideas to market.
Direct sales channel for Thermo Fisher in Australia and New Zealand
26 November, 2009
Thermo Fisher Scientific product lines, including Nalgene, Nunc, Shandon, Finnpippette, Molecular Bio Products (MBP), Matrix, Revco, Heraeus, Sorvall, ABgene, Pierce and Hyclone, as well as the Fisher Chemicals, Maybridge and Acros Organics, will now be available for direct purchase in Australia and New Zealand.
NSW government research funding applications now open
09 November, 2009
Up to $5 million will be made available in the current round of the NSW Science Leveraging Fund program and expressions of interest are now welcome.
