Acrux teams with Pharmacia to explore transdermal tech
08 April, 2002 by Melissa TrudingerMelbourne start-up company Acrux has signed an agreement with pharmaceutical giant Pharmacia to explore the use of Acrux's proprietary transdermal drug delivery technology for Pharmacia's drugs.
Prana moves forward on Alzheimer's treatment
05 April, 2002 by Melissa TrudingerA treatment for Alzheimer's Disease is one step closer after the successful completion of a Phase II clinical trial by Prana Biotechnology for its drug PBT-1 (Iodochlorhydroxyquin).
Gene tech test for soil heath
05 April, 2002 by Melissa TrudingerScientists at CSIRO are developing a method for using genetic technologies to determine the health of soil.
Salinity solution sought
05 April, 2002 by Daniella GoldbergThe salinity problem plaguing farmers in the Murray-Darling Basin and other dry land regions around Australia is not going to improve unless private investors help out, according to experts who will meet in NSW state Parliament on Monday April 8.
Rice sequence sparks controversy
05 April, 2002 by Melissa TrudingerRice's genome has been sequenced and is the first complete cereal plant sequence to be publicly released.
pSivida appointment expected to inject US experience
04 April, 2002 by Melissa TrudingerAustralian company pSivida announced today that it has appointed Hal Kruth to the board of pSivida's UK subsidiary pSiMedica.
Primate breeding/testing facility to be built
04 April, 2002 by Tanya HollisMelbourne primate researchers could look to the United States for further funding to back a new Gippsland monkey house.
EU approves Compumedics sleep system
03 April, 2002 by Tanya HollisA European window of opportunity has opened for sleep disorders device developer Compumedics, with the news it has gained EU approval to market its Somte system.
Prima US subsidiaries score patent wins
03 April, 2002 by Melissa TrudingerUS patents have been granted to Arthron and Cancer Vac, subsidiary companies of Australian company Prima BioMed.
Alchemia teams with Belgian screening company
03 April, 2002 by Melissa TrudingerAustralian company Alchemia has begun a drug discovery collaboration with Belgium's Euroscreen.
New blow for Amrad as collaborators pull out
03 April, 2002 by Tanya HollisTwo early-stage research projects will revert back to the Amrad Corporation (ASX: AML) fold after collaborators decided they no longer wished to pursue them.
Takara spins off biotech unit
02 April, 2002 by Martyn WilliamsJapanese liquor maker Takara Shuzo has stepped up its push to make a name for itself in the biotechnology sector by separating its bio-related activities into a new company.
Cochlear hearing aid approved
02 April, 2002 by Daniella GoldbergListening device maker Cochlear has received approval from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for sale of its ESPrit 3G in Australia, after gaining approval to sell in the US market last week.
Progen, Griffith team up in heparanase project
28 March, 2002 by Pete YoungQueensland private sector and academic researchers will share an Australian Research Council grant to probe an enyzme that plays a role in cancer and inflammatory diseases.
VC urges more pharma biotech commitment
28 March, 2002 by Pete YoungThe time is ripe to insist multinational pharmaceuticals lift their commitment to the local life sciences industry, claims venture capitalist Dr Geoff Brooke.
