Cook expands up north
10 November, 2008 by Staff WritersCook Medical to build new facility at Brisbane Technology Park
O’Kane heads science in NSW
23 October, 2008 by Staff WritersMary O’Kane named as NSW’s first chief scientist
Garvan keeps prize to itself
16 October, 2008 by Kate McDonaldGarvan Institute researcher wins type 2 diabetes fellowship
La Trobe specs its mass
14 October, 2008 by Kate McDonaldFour new mass spectrometers take up residence at La Trobe
Regenerating science the ARMI way
13 October, 2008 by Fiona WylieThe new Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) will officially open in Melbourne next year, modelled on the prestigious European Molecular Biology Laboratory.
Green is good for chemistry Nobel
09 October, 2008 by Staff WritersNobel Prize winner to speak at Australian conference next month
Profile: Opening the gateway to China
03 October, 2008 by Kate McDonaldWA pharmaceutical marketing company Helicon Group has come up with a very smart plan to penetrate the world’s most enticing market – China – by targeting its newly emerging middle class.
Profile: no pain for Xenome
30 September, 2008 by Kate McDonaldUnlisted Queensland biotech Xenome has reported good results in a Phase II trial of its candidate for chronic cancer pain relief and raised a good amount of cash to further its clinical development.
Pedal to the metal
25 September, 2008 by Kate McDonaldA team from UTS is applying technology more traditionally used in forensic science to look at disease, imaging the trace metals in tissue samples in a new technique called elemental bioimaging.
A man and his microscope
25 September, 2008 by Kate McDonaldSydney’s Centenary Institute purchased a new multiphoton microscope last year and used it to lure one of the world’s leading experts in intravital two-photon microscopy to Australia.
GTG scratches heads, fleas
23 September, 2008 by Dylan Bushell-Embling and Kate McDonaldGTG board in the dark about Jacobson spill attempt, goes to the dogs
Obama, McCain and the US FDA
22 September, 2008 by Kate McDonaldThe Americans go to the polls in two months, and in the meantime many of the country’s regulatory agencies go into hibernation, including the all-important FDA.
Female promiscuity and the terrestrial toadlet
19 September, 2008 by Kate McDonaldFemale frogs like to take out insurance against disaster by putting eggs in several baskets
Jacobson attempts GTG board spill
18 September, 2008 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingGenetic Technologies founder Mervyn Jacobson moves to spill board and CEO