Research scholarships to help the sugarcane industry
26 November, 2013Sugar Research Australia (SRA) is calling for applications for research funding and postgraduate scholarships that will help build the profitability, productivity and sustainability of the Australian sugarcane industry.
Questacon celebrates 25th anniversary
22 November, 2013Saturday 23 November marks the 25th anniversary of Questacon - The National Science and Technology Centre. The multiaward-winning tourist attraction features eight galleries with over 200 interactive exhibits.
Merck Biopharm osteoarthritis co-research agreement
22 November, 2013Biopharm and Merck Serono have entered a joint discovery project focusing on a potential pro-anabolic osteoarthritis modifying drug based on a growth factor derived from the Biopharm growth factor platform technology.
Nancy Millis Medal to honour women in science
22 November, 2013The Australian Academy of Science has created a new award - the Nancy Millis Medal - which recognises outstanding research and leadership by early- to mid-career Australian women who have established independent research in the natural sciences.
Director of Australian Synchrotron announced
20 November, 2013The Synchrotron Light Source Australia (SLSA) Board today announced the appointment of Professor Andrew Peele as Director of the Australian Synchrotron. Professor Peele has held the role on an interim basis since the beginning of 2013, overseeing the day-to-day delivery of world-class science at the facility.
Crowd funding to fight melioidosis
20 November, 2013Researchers from James Cook University (JCU), who recently developed a highly sensitive and rapid multiplex diagnostic test for melioidosis, have launched a crowd funding campaign to help make their test a reality.
NMI Prize for 2013 awarded
20 November, 2013Physicist Dr Daniel Creedon was yesterday awarded the prestigious federal government National Measurement Institute (NMI) Prize at a ceremony in Sydney, where he gave a seminar on his award-winning work. Dr Creedon was announced as the winner of the prize on World Metrology Day earlier this year.
SCU research funded by ARC
15 November, 2013Southern Cross University (SCU) has received $1.21 million in funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC). This follows Minister for Education Christopher Pyne's announcement that the council will provide $522 million to fund 1177 research projects around Australia.
NZ Prime Minister's Science Prizes awarded
15 November, 2013The 2013 Prime Minister's Science Prizes were this week awarded at the Royal Society of New Zealand in Wellington. With a total of $1 million in prize money, the awards aim to highlight the contribution science makes to New Zealand's economy.
Workshop explores the challenge of taking stem cell therapy to market
11 November, 2013The NSW Stem Cell Network is hosting a workshop to address the future of stem cell research in Australia and the gap in taking innovative stem cell therapies to patients.
Strategic agreement to help fix the body's leaky pipes
07 November, 2013Danish biotechnology company Mirrx Therapeutics and Sydney's Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology have executed a strategic collaboration and commercialisation agreement to discover and develop therapeutic oligonucleotide drug candidates targeting vascular endothelial cadherin (VE-cadherin).
Janssen Industry Excellence Awards presented at AusBiotech 2013
01 November, 2013The Janssen Industry Excellence Awards, held this week during the AusBiotech 2013 national conference in Brisbane, every year recognise outstanding commercialisation of innovative healthcare solutions by Australian biotechnology and healthcare companies. The 2013 Company of the Year award was presented to Nanosonics.
There was more than one winner at the Prime Minister's Prize for Sciences night
31 October, 2013From mathematics and statistics, through electronics, quantum computing and defeating zombie ideas in ecology, to inspirational primary and high school teaching, this year's winners of the Prime Minister's Prize for Sciences show the depth of talent in the Australian science scene.
LabGear appointed as distributor for Grant and Planer
29 October, 2013 | Supplied by: LabGear AustraliaLabGear Australia has been appointed as a distributor for Grant Instruments and the exclusive distributor in Australia and New Zealand for Planer. Both companies are based in the UK.
Melbourne hosts biotech investment conference
22 October, 2013Life sciences investment event AusBiotech Invest Conference will take place from 28-29 October at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
