Articles
Does your lab have it all?
What's New Magazines and Science Industry Australia Inc (SIA) invite entries to the Laboratory of the Year competition. All new or renovated laboratories completed and occupied between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2004 are eligible to enter
[ + ]The rapid detection of light hydrocarbons
GeoVOC represents a new approach to near-surface geochemical petroleum prospecting. Developed in conjunction with petroleum prospecting companies, GeoVOC uses SIFT-MS to reduce sample analysis time from up to thirty minutes to less than thirty seconds
[ + ]The end of the BIF boom?
With Biotechnology Innovation Fund and R&D Start grants rolled into the new Commercial Ready, the Australian biotech sector may face a post-BIF bust, writes Michael Vitale. [ + ]
Partner or perish
At a recent conference in Sydney, biotechs and big pharma came together to explore how they should work together. Renate Krelle was there. [ + ]
Access to DNA secrets yields better understanding of genes
A new technique for examining DNA is giving scientists a more detailed picture of which genes have the propensity for activation, offering a new tool for understanding how genes function and possibly for diagnosing disease
[ + ]Growing the Australian science industry
The Science Industry Action Agenda is a joint initiative of Science Industry Australia Inc. (SIA) and the Commonwealth government, aimed at maximising the future growth and development of the science industry in Australia
[ + ]INTERVIEW: The innovation tug-of-war
Dr John Raff tells Graeme O'Neill why Australia's agbiotech industry is struggling. [ + ]
AusBiotech 2004: Stem cell pioneer tells why all's well in Wales
One of the leading lights of international stem cell research will be in Australia next week, as a de facto ambassador for Wales as well as to discuss his research. [ + ]
Scientists find way to clean up the drugs market
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have made a breakthrough by using supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) as a reaction medium for the preparation of molecules of interest to the pharmaceutical industry
[ + ]Preheating requirements in HTLC
Preheating of the mobile phase has been shown to be an important parameter in attaining maximum performance in high temperature liquid chromatography (HTLC)
[ + ]Clandestine laboratories
Clandestine drug laboratories present hazards and dangers to the community in all areas across Australia, including urban and rural centres
[ + ]21 CFR 11 compliance
The development and widespread adoption of electronic record-keeping and electronic signatures has created unprecedented security challenges for the maintenance and integrity of batch histories in regulated industries
[ + ]Confusion over gene patents
An Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) inquiry has found widespread anxiety and uncertainty about whether genetic patents will stifle research and development in the billion-dollar biotech industry
[ + ]How Myriad's GCAT got out of the bag
The past two decades have produced a plethora of patents for DNA diagnostic tests to determine people's susceptibility to common, life-threatening disorders like cancer, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease and motor neuron disease. [ + ]
Grid to speed analysis of genomic heritage
The search for faster genomics analysis has spawned a multi-state biotech grid network built from ordinary Windows PCs, reports David Braue. [ + ]
