NCRIS funding - successful projects in brief
29 November, 2006 by ABN StaffBradley Smith, executive director of the Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies (FASTS), has kindly provided us with a breakdown of the individual projects receiving money through NCRIS.
Regulatory pathways mapped out
27 November, 2006 by ABN StaffThe federal government has launched an internet tool for the biotechnology industry to help it navigate Australia's biotechnology regulations.
AusBiotech 2006: the business of biotech
15 November, 2006 by Kate McDonaldIt hasn't been the best year on record for the Australian biotechnology industry but things should improve somewhat next year. Kate McDonald reports that the fragility of the sector is sure to be a topic of discussion at this year's AusBiotech conference.
How to spend the taxpayer's money wisely
15 November, 2006 by Kate McDonaldMelbourne Business School's Mike Vitale completed a survey for the NSW government recently, assessing the value of a biotech seed fund it established five years ago. The results were positive all around.
Doing business with the big boys
15 November, 2006 by Kate McDonaldSo, you're a small biotech looking to get into bed with Big Pharma. Kate McDonald spoke to Merck's head of research Ismail Kola about life on the dark side.
Biotech innovation the southern way
15 November, 2006 by Kate McDonaldSouth Australia doesn't bother trying to compete with larger states in volume terms in the biotech game - it just does things a little differently, writes Kate McDonald.
Bee researcher loves his vegemite
20 October, 2006 by ABN StaffThe powerful enticement of vegemite on toast encouraged a biologist specialising in the visual systems of bees to make his home in Australia in the '70s. Now, Professor Mandyam Srinivasan has received the Prime Minister's Prize for Science.
Pitch yourself into commercial battle
20 October, 2006 by External Press Release AuthorAustralian scientists and researchers interested in commercialising their research are being encouraged to attend a two-day 'commercialisation bootcamp' being held around the country next year.
Ig Nobel Australians on the blinking world stage
06 October, 2006 by ABN StaffAmerican researchers may have run off with the big prizes in science this week, but finally there's some good news for dear old Orstralya - we won an Ig Nobel!
Prana to conduct Swedish trials of potential Alzheimer's treatment
05 October, 2006 by ABN StaffMelbourne-based Prana Biotechnology has announced that it has received regulatory approval from Sweden's Medical Products Agency (MPA) to start a Phase IIa clinical trial of its proprietary lead compound, PBT2, in patients with early Alzheimer's disease.
Kornberg follows in father's footstep with chemistry Nobel
05 October, 2006 by ABN StaffThe Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2006 to Roger Kornberg of California's Stanford University for his studies of the molecular basis of eukaryotic transcription.
What we can see for you
21 September, 2006 by Kate McDonaldAustralia's Nanostructural Analysis Network Organisation (NANO) was established four years ago to provide top-tier microscopy services for Australian scientists.
Capturing the wow factor with the cryo-TEM
21 September, 2006 by Fiona WylieThe spectacular images Brad Marsh is able to capture using NANO's cryo-transmission electron microscope are teaching us more about pancreatic beta cells. Fiona Wylie spoke to the man behind the microscope.
Image analysis goes with the flow
21 September, 2006 by Kate McDonaldA new technology combining imaging with conventional flow cytometry has arrived in Australia. Kate McDonald spoke to the inventor, Amnis Corporation's Dr David Basiji.
