2015 Extreme Imaging Competition winners announced
30 November, 2015The winners of the 2015 Extreme Imaging Competition were announced at The International Conference on Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications, held in Adelaide.
REFLEX to distribute Olympus mining analysers
27 November, 2015Olympus Australia has announced that REFLEX is now its official representative for pXRF and pXRD mining analysers in Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory.
Australian Academy of Science's 2016 honorific awards
26 November, 2015The Australian Academy of Science has announced the winners of its 2016 honorific awards — an annual program to recognise scientific excellence in researchers in the early stage of their careers right through to those who have made lifelong achievements.
UNSW researchers receive international recognition
26 November, 2015November has been a good month for the University of New South Wales, with UNSW researchers receiving recognition on both local and international stages.
An introduction to printing body parts
25 November, 2015The Australian Institute for Innovative Materials has launched the four-week online course 'Bioprinting: 3D Printing Body Parts', enabling people to discover how the world of 3D printing and biocompatible materials is allowing scientists to rethink approaches to health care.
Laboratory Guide to Workplace Safety 2015/16
24 November, 2015 | Supplied by: Pro-Visual PublishingPro-Visual Publishing, in conjunction with the National Safety Council of Australia Foundation and Safe Work Australia, has released the 2015/16 edition of the Laboratory Guide to Workplace Safety.
Immunity breakthrough wins Award for Research Excellence
20 November, 2015The winners of the 2015 GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Award for Research Excellence will use the $80,000 award to continue their groundbreaking work on how the immune system identifies and fights disease.
New chair of Innovation Australia appointed
17 November, 2015Christopher Pyne has announced Bill Ferris AC as the new chair of Innovation Australia, where he will perform a key role in the Australian Government's new focus on innovation.
Gender equity introduced to Viertel Foundation fellowships
13 November, 2015The Sylvia and Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation Senior Medical Research Fellowships are being awarded to one male and one female outstanding mid-career scientist for the first time, in a move which will see gender equity embedded in the awards from now on.
Monash dominates Victorian Young Tall Poppy awards
11 November, 2015The Australian Institute of Policy and Science has announced the 2015 Victorian Young Tall Poppy Science Awards, celebrating the best and brightest young achievers in the state.
Date set for Merck's Sigma-Aldrich acquisition
11 November, 2015Merck is set to complete its US$17 billion acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich, having received final approval from the European Commission (EC).
Science Gallery Melbourne gets a director
10 November, 2015Rose Hiscock has been announced as the inaugural director of Science Gallery Melbourne, a venue for science and art collaboration planned for the heart of Melbourne's new innovation precinct.
$630 million for health and medical research projects
09 November, 2015Minister for Health Sussan Ley has announced $630 million to support Australia's researchers in their search to find the next prevention of disease or cure.
Trajan's innovation agenda
06 November, 2015Trajan Scientific and Medical has welcomed Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to its global headquarters in Melbourne, in a visit which showcased how the company's partnerships with academia and start-ups are demonstrative of the Prime Minister's vision for an innovation agenda.
Academy issues $190,000 in funding
04 November, 2015The Australian Academy of Science has announced $190,000 to help the survival of some of Australia's endangered species, help prevent hospital readmissions in central Australia, model climate change adaptation and support international travel and scientific conferences.
