Science-oriented students to compete for Olympic Gold
11 June, 2010
Sixteen Australian senior school students will take part in the 2010 International Science Olympiads in biology, physics and chemistry.
Vaisala acquires Veriteq
11 June, 2010 | Supplied by: Vaisala Pty Ltd
Vaisala has strengthened its position in the life science market through the strategic acquisition of Veriteq Instruments.
Qiagen acquires portfolio of molecular food safety tests
26 May, 2010
Qiagen has added 70 Institute for Product Quality molecular food safety assays to its fastest growing business segment.
New MD for Sigma-Aldrich
25 May, 2010
Ben Perrin has been promoted to Managing Director of Sigma-Aldrich with responsibilities for Australia and New Zealand.
Final call for top science prize nominations
20 May, 2010
As the deadline looms, the Chief Scientist for Australia, Professor Penny D Sackett, has beckoned Australia’s top researchers to step forward and nominate for the nation’s most prestigious science awards.
Mathematical functions reference released
14 May, 2010
After a decade of preparation, the US Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology has released the Digital Library of Mathematical Functions and its printed companion, the NIST Handbook of Mathematical Functions.
ANU wins grant for HIV research
13 May, 2010
A researcher from The Australian National University has won a US$100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a new HIV vaccine that might also lead to vaccine breakthroughs for other major diseases.
Dionex endows chair
13 May, 2010
Dionex Corporation has announced the establishment of a permanent academic endowment at The University of Texas at Arlington that will benefit the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in College of Science.
First elected female president of Academy of Science
10 May, 2010
Distinguished cancer researcher Professor Suzanne Cory has been elected by her peers as President of the Australian Academy of Science - an institution that has been dominated by male scientists since its formation in 1954. As the first elected female president, she takes over the role from Professor Kurt Lambeck.
Building diverse cultures
05 May, 2010
You are invited to attend the ASM 2010 Sydney Annual Scientific Meeting & Exhibition of the Australian Society for Microbiology.
Protecting genetic resources
04 May, 2010
Comparing the conformity of molecular markers is considered a first step in determining what the 'essential characteristics' of a particular plant variety are.
Reward for robotic agar plate streaker
09 April, 2010
LBT Innovations has been awarded a prize in the 2010 MDEA Medical Design Excellence Awards for PREVI Isola - a robotic system for streaking agar plates. The technology replaces over a hundred years of manual streaking of specimens on to agar plates by individuals.
Win for personalised medicine in US DNA patent case
06 April, 2010
In a ruling that will most definitely advance the development of personalised, molecular medicine and the practice of molecular pathology, a US district court has found against gene patenting.
IRL and Epichem form Australasian alliance
23 March, 2010
Industrial Research and Epichem have announced a strategic alliance designed to provide clients with continuous and seamless services from drug discovery to cGMP production.
New in vitro diagnostic regulations legislated
04 March, 2010
The regulation of in vitro diagnostics in Australia will undergo significant change as pre-market regulatory approval and inclusion on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods is required for IVD devices under the new regulatory scheme, which comes into force on 1 July 2010.
