Beattie announces $473m funding boost
19 April, 2005 by Graeme O'NeillQueensland's Beattie Government has announced AUD$473 million in new funding for the second phase of its Smart State Strategy.
Invest in basic science to reap rewards: expert
14 April, 2005 by Staff WritersMark Crowell -- a leading US technology-transfer expert -- has a message for Australian universities wanting to make money out of research: it is vital that the public sector continue funding good, basic science to drive the knowledge economy.
Vic govt announces $57m in infrastructure grants
14 April, 2005 by Renate KrelleA tissue engineering centre, a tumour tissue banking facility and a biopharmaceutical formulation facility are three of 17 projects that will share a total of $57 million in major infrastructure grants, announced today by the Victorian government.
Australians publishing more, but not patenting: report
13 April, 2005 by Renate KrelleAlthough government and higher education R&D expenditure are on the up, and Australia generated almost 50 per cent more scientific and technical articles in 2003 than in 1999, the number of US patents granted to Australia has fallen, a government report has revealed.
Database access helps protect privacy: Stanley
13 April, 2005 by Susan WilliamsonWestern Australia's well-established record-linked healthcare database had been an important innovation for research, but had also helped to better awareness of privacy issues, according to Prof Fiona Stanley, director of the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research in Perth.
In brief: AustCancer; Life Therapeutics; Amrad; Genesis Research; Avastra
13 April, 2005 by Staff WritersAustralian Cancer Technology (ASX:ACU) has announced a 1:3 non-renounceable entitlements issue, aiming to raise $5.7 million at $0.13 per share. Shares in the company were trading at $0.17 at time of writing.
Sydney firm Apollo aims for sweet lift-off
08 April, 2005 by Graeme O'NeillDo you want sugars with that? Sydney protein specialist Apollo is planning an IPO next month to raise funds to develop its extensive portfolio of glycosylated proteins as research agents and therapeutics.
Making strange or making sense - art and the life sciences
07 April, 2005 by Oron Catts and Ionat ZurrOron Catts and Ionat Zurr talk about the future with Bioart.
In brief: Benitec, XRT, Phylogica, Norwood Abbey
06 April, 2005 by Staff WritersRNAi specialist Benitec (ASX:BLT) has lodged a prospectus with ASIC to raise up to AUD$9.7 million in a rights issue, underwritten by Bell Potter. Capital raised will go towards clinical development and expansion of Benitec's California operations, it said.
Research prospective
05 April, 2005 by Nigel PooleNigel Poole offers 10 glimpses of what Australian life science commercialisation could look like in 2015.
Can life sciences go the IT way?
05 April, 2005 by Prashant TyagiThe life sciences can learn from the IT revolution, Prashant Tyagi explains.
Legal Challenges
05 April, 2005 by Trevor DaviesWith technology advancing so rapidly in many potential commercial areas of life science, patent attorneys, intellectual property (IP) and commercial lawyers, and lawmakers will face a number of challenges over the next 10 years, says Trevor Davies.
In brief: changes at Psiron, ATPi, Cytopia, Epitan
04 April, 2005 by Renate KrellePsiron (ASX:PSX) has announced that Stephen Jones will assume day-to-day control of the company, taking on the role of executive chairman. Julie Nutting will continue as the company's chief executive with responsibility for five clinical trial and manufacturing milestones for the company's CVA 21 virus by the end of the year.
Biotech students band together
01 April, 2005 by Melissa TrudingerThe South Australian branch of the AusBiotech Student Association (ABSA) was launched last night in Adelaide.
In brief: Resonance Health; Covance
24 March, 2005 by Staff WritersAustralia's largest diagnostic imaging company, DCA Group (ASX: DVC) has agreed to launch and co-market Resonance Health's (ASX:RHT) liver diagnostic, FerriScan in Australia and potentially the UK.
