Industry News
Do the dorsal straddle — a new mating position in Indian night frogs
Scientists have discovered that the Bombay night frog mates differently to the almost 7000 species of frogs and toads found worldwide. [ + ]
Death in Hobart, sex in Melbourne
The Science of Life & Death series is designed to educate, entertain and push us to the edge of our comfort levels, starting a national conversation about life, death and beyond. [ + ]
Preventing breast cancer in high-risk women
The drug denosumab may have the potential to prevent breast cancer in women carrying a faulty BRCA1 gene. If confirmed in clinical studies, this would provide a non-surgical option for breast cancer prevention in women with an elevated genetic risk. [ + ]
Stem cell company prepares for Phase 1 clinical trial
Cynata Therapeutics intends to file an application for regulatory approval with the MHRA for a Phase 1 clinical trial of CYP-001, the company's lead Cymerus mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) product. [ + ]
World biosurgery market expected to reach over $12.7bn by 2022
The world biosurgery market is expected to reach almost $12.76 billion by 2022 with a CAGR of 8.1% from 2015 to 2022, according to a report by Allied Market Research. [ + ]
"Very low risk" of Zika spreading due to Games, says WHO
The World Health Organization's Emergency Committee has found that there is a very low risk of further international spread of Zika virus as a result of the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games. [ + ]
Executive director of SAGE appointed
Dr Wafa El-Adhami has been appointed the executive of Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE). [ + ]
Improved drug delivery inside cells
Drug delivery company Phylogica has announced the improved delivery of antisense oligonucleotide drugs inside cells. [ + ]
CSL and QIMR Berghofer partner on translational research
CSL has announced a five-year agreement with QIMR Berghofer to help turn the institute's scientific discoveries into innovative new medical technologies. [ + ]
Genomics researcher wins Commonwealth Health Minister's Award
The Commonwealth Health Minister's Award for Excellence in Health and Medical Research for 2016 has been awarded to Dr Joseph Powell from The University of Queensland (UQ). [ + ]
Clever Culture Systems gets a new chairperson
The co-founder and CEO of laboratory automation company LBT Innovations, Lusia Guthrie, has been appointed chair of Clever Culture Systems (CCS) for a two-year period. [ + ]
Naming the periodic table's new babies
The researchers who discovered four new elements of the periodic table last year have submitted their proposed names to the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. [ + ]
Hayfever trial to commence this month
Paradigm Biopharma has announced a series of updates surrounding its clinical trial program for hayfever, which will, for the first time, see pentosan polysulfate sodium (PPS) delivered intranasally in human volunteers. [ + ]
Improving X-ray spectrometers
Swiss researchers have developed a new design for X-ray spectrometers that lowers overall production costs and increases the efficiency of X-ray flux. [ + ]
Swift, simple, early Zika detection in blood
Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo has developed what is said to be the world's first kit able to directly detect the Zika virus (ZIKV) in blood. [ + ]
