Australian students victorious at International Science Olympiads
29 July, 2011
13 Australian science students have come home with Olympiad medals.
Wyatt Technology to host this year’s International Light Scattering Colloquium
27 July, 2011
The 22nd Annual International Light Scattering Colloquium will be held at the Four Seasons Biltmore Resort in Santa Barbara, California.
Young Aussie team receive medals at International Maths Olympiad
26 July, 2011
The Australian Maths Olympiad team have each won a medal at the IMO held in Amsterdam.
AIC is on the move
22 July, 2011
The Australian Institute for Commercialisation will be moving premises on 1 August 2011.
Thermo Fisher Scientific presents $35,000 distinguished research award
22 July, 2011
Thermo Fisher Scientific has presented Dr Judit Villen with the ASMS 2011 Research Award.
Stroke, cardio disease detection devices receive funding boost
19 July, 2011
A lecturer from the University of Sydney has been awarded a $100,000 Microsoft fellowship to accelerate the development of electrical devices used to diagnose and monitor stroke and cardiovascular disease.
Helping teachers bring new technologies into the classroom
18 July, 2011
Science teachers will be able to bring new technologies into the classroom thanks to a new online science resource.
GM crop destruction seen as unacceptable
15 July, 2011
The destruction of GM crops at CSIRO is seen as unacceptable by the Australian Acadamy of Science.
Gilead is swimming in the Medicines Patent Pool
14 July, 2011
Gilead is the first company to have entered a licensing agreement with the Medicines Patent Pool in a move aimed towards increasing access in developing countries to drugs that treat HIV and Hepatitis B.
Coal seam gas scientific research body established
14 July, 2011
A jointly funded partnership between CSIRO and the gas alliance Australian Pacific LNG will provide research on the impact of coal seam gas on five key areas: agriculture, water, biodiversity, marine and communities. The research alliance will support the sustainable development of the coal seam gas industry.
Parkinson’s research boosted with BioFocus/Michael J Fox Foundation collaboration
14 July, 2011
BioFocus will perform fragment-based screening, assay development and hit-finding programs, to identify compounds that have the basis for a novel Parkinson’s disease diagnostic test.
Early career researchers awarded for groundbreaking research
11 July, 2011
Five researchers have been awarded for having the best published articles or books of the year in five different categories.
Risk mitigation for Christchurch-based laboratory
06 July, 2011 by Mawera Gunn | Supplied by: GunnLab Plastics Testing Pty Ltd
The devastation caused by the recent earthquakes in Christchurch has highlighted the need to mitigate risks in laboratory operations as GunnLab explains.
Inventors to receive better trans-Tasman patent process
06 July, 2011
Australian and New Zealand inventors will receive a more streamlined trans-Tasman patent process.
PR: Inventors to receive better trans-Tasman patent process
06 July, 2011
Australian and New Zealand inventors will receive a more streamlined trans-Tasman patent process.
