Australian chemist wins anti-doping award
17 April, 2007 by Staff WritersSydney researcher Adam Cawley has won the 2007 Manfred Donike prize for scientific excellence.
BIO profile: Hunting down the oil-loving extremophiles
12 April, 2007 by Kate McDonaldStrange little microbes living in extreme conditions will soon be put under the microscope by Australian TAFE students in a novel partnership that aims to apply biotechnology to the real world.
Roche spotlights ECL technology
11 April, 2007 by Kate McDonaldSwiss pharma giant Roche has made another big purchase, announcing it will by American biotech BioVeris for $750 million.
Changing of the guard at Merck
10 April, 2007 by Kate McDonaldPhil Kearney has succeeded Graham Macdonald as the key scout for innovative research for Merck Sharpe & Dohme in the Asia Pacific.
Roche to buy 454
04 April, 2007 by Kate McDonaldRoche Diagnostics is buying 454 Life Sciences, manufacturer of the 454 Sequencer.
Australia at BIO 2007
03 April, 2007 by Kate McDonaldThe special BIO 2007 issue of Australian Life Scientist is out now.
The 15 greatest discoveries in medicine
27 March, 2007 by Staff WritersIf you were asked what were the greatest medical breakthroughs of the past two centuries, what would you choose?
Top scientists appointed as CSIRO Fellows
28 February, 2007 by Kate McDonaldCSIRO has appointed seven new Fellows.
Nominations for Victoria Prize open
20 February, 2007 by Kate McDonaldLeading and emerging scientists, engineers and innovators are being asked to nominate for Victoria's most prestigious science award.
Good advice for NSW biotechs
14 February, 2007 by Kate McDonaldNSW is running its annual BioFirst commercialisation awards again, offering cash and advice for local biotechs.
The mediocrity lollipop: lick it once and you will suck forever
29 January, 2007 by Graeme O'NeillAll ideas in science are wrong, at least at some level, so just get over it, says evolutionary biologist Bruce Walsh. He recommends applying the blowtorch of the Red Queen hypothesis to your own specialty.
Future eater odds-on for Strayan of the Year
25 January, 2007 by Kate McDonaldCan Tim Flannery make it three in a row for science in the Australian of the Year awards tomorrow?
Wainwright to head IMB
16 January, 2007 by Kate McDonaldBrandon Wainwright has taken over from John Mattick as head of Queensland's Institute of Molecular Bioscience.
Applications for BIO award close soon
08 January, 2007 by Kate McDonaldApplications for the Advancing BioBusiness Award, being piloted by drug company Merck Sharpe & Dohme (MSD) and not-for-profit networking organisation Advance, close on 25 January, 2007.
Mice and men winners in NCRIS projects
29 November, 2006 by Kate McDonaldThe successful projects under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) have been announced, including the establishment of a national mouse phenomics network, a plant phenomics network and a national medical imaging facility.
