Resonance to provide FerriScan to Novartis Pharma
05 August, 2005 by Ruth BeranResonance Health Analysis Services (RHAS), a subsidiary of Perth-based Resonance Health (ASX:RHT) and formerly known as Inner Vision Biometrics, has agreed to provide its FerriScan diagnostic test to Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis Pharma for use in its clinical studies.
Apollo adds proteins
01 August, 2005 by Graeme O'NeillNewly listed Sydney biopharma Apollo (ASX:AOP) has added another 10 more human-expressed proteins (HEPs) to its library, bringing its portfolio of provisionally patented proteins to 60.
UQ discovers fear protein
19 July, 2005 by Graeme O'NeillResearchers at the University of Queensland's Brain Research Institute have identified a protein expressed in the amygdala, a region of the brain that mediates the formation of fearful memories, that could be a target for new drugs to treat anxiety, panic attacks, phobias and some mental disorders.
Scientists must stand up on cloning: Boswell
06 July, 2005 by Ruth BeranThe National Party's leader in the senate, Senator Ron Boswell, has urged scientists to make submissions to the independent committee appointed to review federal laws restricting stem cell research in Australia.
Fluorotechnics secures deal with Sigma Aldrich
05 July, 2005 by Graeme O'NeillMacquarie University spinoff Fluorotechnics is establishing a reputation for lucrative liaisons with giants, announcing a global marketing agreement with Sigma Aldrich for its new-tech FluoroProfile protein-quantification kits.
Consolidation needed for Australian genomics and proteomics market
28 June, 2005 by Susan WilliamsonThe main message to come out of a survey of Australian genomics and proteomics companies, conducted by health care analysts Frost and Sullivan, was that the industry needs more collaboration between academia, companies and those providing funding to engender investor confidence.
Benitec signs license deal with Calando
21 June, 2005 by Ruth BeranCalifornian biopharmaceutical company Calando Pharmaceuticals has granted an exclusive worldwide license to Benitec (ASX:BLT) for the use of its polymeric nucleic acid delivery technology, which Benitec will use in conjunction with its RNA interference (RNAi)-based therapeutic for hepatitis C virus (HCV).
The sheep genome project
16 June, 2005 by Graeme O'NeillAustralia and New Zealand research and funding agencies are joining hands across the Tasman for a major genomics project on the animal on which both nations' economies were founded -- the sheep.
Lab-on-a-chip shows analytical prowess
15 June, 2005 by Graeme O'NeillThe Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS) at the University of Tasmania has opened a new million-dollar laboratory to develop and manufacture microfluidics chips capable of analysing samples thousands of times smaller than a drop of water.
US group to fund Australian spinal cord map
10 June, 2005 by Susan WilliamsonResearchers at the Spinal Injuries Research Centre at the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute have received AUD$200,000 from the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation to produce a three-dimensional map of the rat spinal cord that will be made publicly available on the internet.
Billion dollar baby
25 May, 2005 by Staff WritersWhen Diana Hill went looking for significant new commercial opportunities in New Zealand's meat industry, she decided she'd better get down and dirty, so she spent a month in a meat processing plant asking where the hell the next billion dollar business was.
Feds to fund new human genetics advisory committee
13 May, 2005 by Ruth BeranThe federal government has used the budget to announce that it will provide AUD$7.6 million over four years to establish and fund the activities of a new human genetics advisory committee.
Dr Wells and the genetic crusade
12 May, 2005 by Graeme O'NeillA young American genetist is embarking on a project which could solve many of the mysteries of human history, and give each of us a chance to find out about our our oldest ancestors.
Biomarker laboratory to mine the proteome
04 May, 2005 by Renate KrelleA new Biomarker Discovery Laboratory was opened today at Australian Proteomics Analysis Facility (APAF) at Macquarie University, approximately ten years after scientists including Keith Williams and Marc Wilkins initiated the science now known as 'proteomics' on that very site.
Scientists search for Parkinsons genes in Tasmania
04 May, 2005 by Graeme O'NeillWithin a day of putting out a call for families with a history of Parkinson's disease to participate in a project to identify susceptibility genes for the disease, Hobart's Menzies Research Institute had five families signed up.
