Aussie stem cells in high demand
16 May, 2002 by Pete YoungResearch institutions are beating a path to the doors of the only two Australian biotechs which supply embryonic stem cells lines meeting current US regulatory requirements.
New labs for Stem Cell Sciences
15 May, 2002 by Tanya HollisMelbourne company Stem Cell Sciences has unveiled new commercial laboratories to produce embryonic stem cells and derivative tissue.
Neural stem cell research could bring Parkinson's cure closer
09 May, 2002 by Tanya HollisMelbourne scientists have become the first in Australia to culture adult neural stem cells, bringing local medicine a step closer to a potential cure for Parkinson's disease.
Agenix revenue record
08 May, 2002 by Pete YoungPublic concern over deep vein thrombosis has helped boost revenues of listed biotech Agenix to a record $29 million in the nine months to March 31.
Import undertakings from Monsanto and Nufarm
07 May, 2002 by Tanya HollisMonsanto and Nufarm have given Australia's consumer watchdog court-enforceable undertakings that they will not try to stop agricultural glyphosate herbicides being imported from China.
Argus makes artificial cornea
01 May, 2002 by Melissa TrudingerIn a major advance for ophthalmology, the Lion's Eye Institute in Perth has developed a flexible, artificial cornea made of hydrogel polymers.
Stem cell production facility for Melbourne
22 April, 2002 by Tanya HollisEmbryonic stem cell research company ES Cell International has received a Victorian government infrastructure grant to set up a stem cell production facility in Melbourne.
ES Cell to supply stem cell lines to US govt
12 April, 2002 by Tanya HollisMelbourne's ES Cell International will supply embryonic stem cells to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - the first company outside the United States to enter such an arrangement with the biomedical powerhouse.
Catholics pledge $50K to adult stem cell research
10 April, 2002 by Melissa TrudingerSydney's Catholic Archbishop, Dr George Pell, has promised to contribute $50,000 toward adult stem cell research, on condition that the NSW and Federal governments commit "significant money" to the research.
Adult stem cell heart treatment trialled
10 April, 2002 by Melissa TrudingerResearchers at the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) have injected adult stem cells from the bone marrow of a 74-year-old man into his heart in an attempt to regenerate the blood supply.
Compromise on stem cell research framework
05 April, 2002 by Tanya HollisAustralia's state and territory leaders have agreed on a national framework to back limited embryonic stem cell research.
Mixed response from scientists for PM's stem cell thumbs-up
04 April, 2002 by Tanya HollisSurplus IVF embryos will be available for stem cell research after Prime Minister John Howard today wrote to state premiers proposing the legislative change.
Stem cell letter to government published
02 April, 2002 by Melissa TrudingerAn open letter to Australia's Federal, State and Territory Governments was published in The Age on Tuesday supporting adult stem cell research and advocating a ban on human embryo experimentation.
ES Cell International teams up with PPL
02 April, 2002 by Tanya HollisMelbourne-based stem cell researcher ES Cell International has confirmed it is in talks with Scottish group PPL Therapeutics over the purchase of complementary research.
New cell research centre to open for business
28 March, 2002 by Tanya HollisCreating artificial organs to help ease the transplantation demand gap is the ultimate aim of Australia's new centre for cell engineering.
