Victoria’s leading postgraduate health and medical researchers recognised
04 June, 2012Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu and Minister for Health David Davis have announced that Dr Stefan Gehrig has been awarded the prestigious Premier’s Award for Health and Medical Research for 2012.
Scientex adds new agencies
01 June, 2012 | Supplied by: Scientex Pty LtdScientex has recently acquired five new agencies to further bolster the range of products it offers to the scientific community. It has secured exclusive distribution rights for Australia and New Zealand for leading technologies used by scientists across life sciences, industry and research.
Science communication in Australia
31 May, 2012How scientifically aware is the Australian public? The scientific community needs to attract students to scientific careers and gain government funding and public support; and to do this effectively, it has to engage the public. Are we doing this? Who knows? Actually, no one really knows. But they are trying to find out and you can help by completing a survey.
New CEO for Australian Research Council
29 May, 2012Professor Aidan Byrne is set to contribute greatly to Australia’s strong research future as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Research Council (ARC).
Informal USP/BPC harmonisation
29 May, 2012In an innovative and informal harmonisation endeavour, the US Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) and the British Pharmacopoeia Commission (BPC) developed two drug product quality standards that have been aligned in advance of inclusion in their respective compendia.
Canon’s imaging science prize open for entries
23 May, 2012Canon’s local research and development arm CiSRA, in collaboration with Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum, is calling for Australian university students to enter the 2012 Extreme Imaging competition.
Plexpress announces collaboration with Admescope
19 May, 2012Plexpress, developer of the innovative TRAC platform for high-throughput gene expression analysis, has announced a collaboration with the contract research organisation Admescope which will now include TRAC as part of its services for investigating in vitro drug interactions and preclinical ADME-Tox responses.
Partnership program between Mettler Toledo and Konica Minolta
18 May, 2012Mettler Toledo and Konica Minolta Sensing have decided to join forces with a strategic partnership in the field of multiparameter analysis for the food and flavours, and fragrances industry. The partnership will bundle the CM-5 or CR-5 Spectrophotometer from Konica Minolta with the density, refractive index and pH instruments from Mettler Toledo to provide a complete system for automatic quality monitoring of raw materials and finished goods.
Astronomy star to lead research school
17 May, 2012One of Australia’s foremost astronomers, Professor Matthew Colless, has, today, been announced as the new Director of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics at The Australian National University (ANU).
Top British soil scientist joins UWA
16 May, 2012A leading UK scientist who helped map the bacterial ecosystems of British soil in a world-first study will join The University of Western Australia (UWA) to lead an expert team in soil rehabilitation research.
UQ and Biosceptre collaborate on cancer antibody research
16 May, 2012UniQuest, The University of Queensland’s (UQ) main commercialisation company, has facilitated a strategic research collaboration and antibody production agreement between Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) researchers and Biosceptre International to develop a bioprocess for producing certain monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of cancer.
GE Healthcare Life Sciences completes acquisition of Xcellerex
15 May, 2012GE Healthcare has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Xcellerex, a supplier of manufacturing technologies for the biopharmaceutical industry.
Gillard government investing in world-class science and research
09 May, 2012The Gillard government intends to secure Australia’s competitive economic edge by boosting funding for science and research in universities by more than $126 million in 2012-13.
IVD Australia welcomes scientist as Head of TGA
07 May, 2012IVD Australia, the industry body representing manufacturers and sponsors of pathology tests, has congratulated Dr John Skerritt on his appointment as the new National Manager of the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).
Qiagen acquires AmniSure International, adds assay to Point of Need portfolio
04 May, 2012 | Supplied by: QIAGEN Pty LtdQiagen NV has announced the acquisition of AmniSure International LLC, a privately owned Boston company that markets the AmniSure assay for determining whether a pregnant woman is suffering rupture of foetal membranes (ROM), a condition in which fluid leaks from the amniotic sac prematurely.
