DuPont to acquire Taxon Biosciences
24 April, 2015DuPont has announced its intention to acquire microbiome discovery company Taxon Biosciences, thus adding to its own seed and crop protection solutions for agriculture customers.
Budget cuts are harder if people know the benefits of research
24 April, 2015 by Maggie Hardy, The University of QueenslandAn old academic joke you start to hear around federal budget time goes something like this: "Researchers could strike but no one would care, because no one would know we've gone until 10 or 15 years later."
Shimadzu takes out gold at Pittcon 2015
24 April, 2015Shimadzu's Nexera Unified Chromatography system (Nexera UC) won the Gold award at the 2015 Pittcon Editors' Awards, presented last month at the Pittsburg Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon).
LabFriend wins at StartUpSmart Awards
23 April, 2015 | Supplied by: LabFriendLaboratory equipment supplier LabFriend has won the Fastest Growing Startup award at the 2015 StartupSmart Awards.
Global chemical classification system coming to Australia
20 April, 2015The United Nations has updated the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) - an internationally agreed system that aims to synchronise chemical labelling in order to optimise safety.
Measuring the value of science: it's not always about the money
17 April, 2015 by Rod Lamberts, Australian National UniversityIt's perfectly sensible and understandable that science (and related sectors) would feel the need to account for themselves in financial or economic terms. But in doing this we need to be wary of getting lulled into believing that this is the only - or worse, the best - way of attributing value to science.
Udit Batra to lead Merck Millipore/Sigma-Aldrich life science business
15 April, 2015Merck has announced that Udit Batra, the current CEO and president of Merck Millipore, will lead the combined life science business of Merck Millipore and Sigma-Aldrich once the acquisition of the latter has been successfully completed.
Udit Batra to lead Merck Millipore/Sigma-Aldrich life science business
15 April, 2015Merck has announced that Udit Batra, the current CEO and president of Merck Millipore, will lead the combined life science business of Merck Millipore and Sigma-Aldrich once the acquisition of the latter has been successfully completed.
Empowering women to stay in science
13 April, 2015 by Janette Woodhouse
In Australia, there is a loss of female talent in the scientific workforce resulting in a chronic under-representation of women, particularly in senior positions.
Empowering women to stay in science
13 April, 2015 by Janette WoodhouseIn Australia, there is a loss of female talent in the scientific workforce resulting in a chronic under-representation of women, particularly in senior positions.
Mid-cap biotech companies increase revenues to $26.5 billion
09 April, 2015Research and consulting firm GlobalData has released a report comparing the competitive positions of 35 mid-cap biotechnology companies, finding an increase in combined total revenues from $24.8 billion in 2013 to $26.5 billion in 2014.
Technology-commercialisation skills study awarded grant
01 April, 2015The Professional Standards Councils (PSC) will fund a year-long study to identify the skills and qualities required to successfully put research to use via commercialisation.
DKSH appointed exclusive Setaram distributor
01 April, 2015Setaram Instrumentation has announced DKSH Australia as its new exclusive representative in Australia and New Zealand.
NHMRC recognises top research translation centres
30 March, 2015In order to encourage leadership at an internationally competitive level, the National Health and Medical has recognised four Australian health centres as NHMRC Advanced Health Research and Translation Centres.
Sigma-Aldrich signs exclusive distribution agreement with Roche
24 March, 2015Following an exclusive distribution agreement signed last week, life science company Sigma-Aldrich will employ its sales, marketing and e-commerce expertise for the exclusive worldwide distribution of the Biochemical Reagents product portfolio from Roche.
