Industry News
New European project to combat antibiotic resistance
As the problem of antimicrobial resistance grows worldwide, over 30 European academic partners and five pharmaceutical companies have launched a new project under the New Drugs 4 Bad Bugs (ND4BB) program. [ + ]
Patrys's PAT-SM6 found safe in myeloma trial
Patrys's (ASX:PAB) PAT-SM6 anticancer candidate met its primary safety and tolerability endpoints during a phase I/IIa multiple myeloma trial.
[ + ]Clinical Genomics appoints two new VPs
Clinical Genomics has appointed a new VP for APAC and VP of regulatory affairs as part of a global expansion strategy for its colorectal cancer screening products.
[ + ]New CEO for plant genomics centre
Dr David Mitchell has been appointed chief executive officer of the Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics Ltd in Adelaide.
[ + ]Call for AusBiotech 2015 session proposals
AusBiotech is inviting session proposals for life science conference AusBiotech 2015. This is your opportunity to have a say and lead discussions, bringing new and diverse topics to the forefront of the life sciences industry.
[ + ]Epigenetic patterns differentiate triple-negative breast cancers
Australian researchers have identified a new method that could help tell the difference between highly aggressive and more benign forms of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). [ + ]
UQ orders the highest flux XRD in Australia
AXT has won a competitive tender to supply a high-end X-ray diffractometer (XRD) to The University of Queensland (UQ). The system that won the tender is a 9 kW Rigaku SmartLab featuring a rotating anode X-ray generator. [ + ]
Biofuel from rice
A simple farm-based method for producing biofuels and feed for animals. [ + ]
Epigenetic patterns differentiate triple-negative breast cancers
Australian researchers have identified a new method that could help tell the difference between highly aggressive and more benign forms of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). [ + ]
Australia's first Zoobiquity conference coming to Sydney
On 27 February, the University of Sydney will host the first Zoobiquity conference ever to be held outside North America. Zoologists, molecular biologists and human and veterinary physicians will come together as they adopt an interdisciplinary approach to nutrition and disease in humans and animals. [ + ]
Annual industry position survey seeking CEOs' views
AusBiotech calls on leaders of biotechnology companies (CEOs and MDs) to respond to the annual Biotechnology Industry Position Survey 2015, enabling them to contribute to the annual snapshot and build the advocacy platform for the year to come.
[ + ]Combined effect of pollutants studied in the Arctic
Researchers from the Fram Centre in Norway are conducting studies in Arctic waters to determine whether the combined effect of several pollutants could be more severe than the sum of their individual effects. [ + ]
Orthocell picks up US patent for Celgro
Orthocell (ASX:OCC) has been awarded a US patent covering the use of its Celgro collagen bio-scaffold in soft tissue reconstruction applications. [ + ]
Combined effect of pollutants studied in the Arctic
Researchers from the Fram Centre in Norway are conducting studies in Arctic waters to determine whether the combined effect of several pollutants could be more severe than the sum of their individual effects. [ + ]
New insight into the origins of lung cancer
Researchers at Sydney's Centenary Institute are working to find new insights into the origins of lung cancer, in the hope of creating avenues for personalising patient therapy. [ + ]
