Lab business

CSL Centenary Fellowships to fund malaria, IBD research

17 October, 2022

Australian scientists Dr Michelle Boyle and Dr Samuel Forster have each been awarded a CSL Centenary Fellowship of $1.25 million over five years.


How labs and vendors can work together to improve reproducibility

12 October, 2022 by Pamela James, PhD* | Supplied by: Vector Laboratories

Across scientific disciplines, many researchers are experiencing difficulty when trying to replicate previously observed experimental results.


Industry leader Katherine Woodthorpe named President of ATSE

11 October, 2022

Scientist and climate champion Dr Katherine Woodthorpe has been elected President of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.


Some progress for women in STEM but more effort needed

10 October, 2022

The 2022 STEM Equity Monitor shows that women as a proportion of all people working in STEM-qualified jobs grew by two percentage points to 15% in 2021.


2022 Nobel Prize winners announced

06 October, 2022

The Nobel Foundation says it will invite the 2022 Nobel Prize laureates to the Nobel Week in Stockholm in December, together with the 2020 and 2021 laureates.


NHMRC-funded health research now freely available

04 October, 2022

Under NHMRC's revised Open Access Policy, all peer-reviewed publications arising from NHMRC-funded research must be made available immediately upon publication.


Qld forensic scientists provided misleading information: report

26 September, 2022

An inquiry into forensic DNA testing in Queensland has found there was potential for the miscarriage of justice.


Health innovators recognised at Good Design Awards

23 September, 2022

The winning design changes cancer treatment for patients globally as it addresses the greatest unmet need in targeted alpha therapy.


Gender-balanced teams produce more innovative research

20 September, 2022

Research teams with a balanced number of men and women have a higher likelihood of producing more innovative and impactful work compared with their unbalanced counterparts.


Govt commits to a more diverse science and tech workforce

08 September, 2022

The Minister for Industry and Science, Ed Husic, has announced a commitment to widen the pipeline of talent available to the science and technology sectors.


Winners announced: 2022 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes

06 September, 2022

The Eureka Prizes have been awarded for 2022, honouring excellence across the areas of research and innovation, leadership, science engagement and school science.


Call for applications to attend Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

02 September, 2022

The Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, established in 1951, provide a globally recognised forum for exchange between Nobel Laureates and young scientists.


Vaisala webinar on validation expertise in GxP environments

01 September, 2022 | Supplied by: Vaisala Pty Ltd

Vaisala is running a webinar for anyone who has ever struggled with validating/qualifying GxP environments, providing attendees with the opportunity to get their questions on validation answered.


INTEGRA Biosciences lab safety poster

25 August, 2022 | Supplied by: INTEGRA Biosciences

INTEGRA Biosciences has produced a lab safety poster detailing the key rules to follow to protect lab personnel, their colleagues, the environment and the general population from exposure to potentially harmful biological agents.


Applications open for Elevate: Boosting women in STEM

18 August, 2022

Elevate will award up to 500 undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships to women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics over the next six years.


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