Industry News
Supreme Court decision upholds farmers' right to coexistence
The Supreme Court of Western Australia has dismissed an organic farmer's claims for $85,000 in damages over contamination from his neighbour's genetically modified (GM) canola crop. [ + ]
New ANSTO board member
Federal Minister for Industry Ian Macfarlane has announced the appointment of Penny Dobson as a new member of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) board. [ + ]
Processing DNA data in 30 minutes
Software company Genalice is upgrading its next-generation sequencing (NGS) DNA data processing software Genalice Map. The product can process the DNA data of an entire human genome with 40x depth within 30 min on a commodity dual Intel Xeon E5 server. [ + ]
New head for Academy of Science
Professor Andrew Holmes has become the new president of the Australian Academy of Science. [ + ]
Joint position to grow Australia's biopharmaceutical industry
AusBiotech and Medicines Australia have provided a joint statement to the Minister for Industry, the Hon Ian Macfarlane, proposing steps that the federal government could take to build a stronger biopharmaceutical industry in Australia. [ + ]
Patient responds well to Patrys's PAT-SM6
A patient with relapsed multiple myeloma responded well to a combination of Patrys's (ASX:PAB) PAT-SM6 and a proteosome inhibitor, which bodes well for an upcoming trial. [ + ]
GM farmer wins landmark court case
The Supreme Court of Western Australia has dismissed the Marsh v Baxter case involving organic and conventional farming practices. [ + ]
Reagent enables a urine test for bladder cancer
Sienna Cancer Diagnostic has successfully registered its lead product, Anti-hTERT antibody (SCD-A7), with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). SCD-A7 is an antibody against telomerase, an enzyme which can be found in 80-90% of human carcinomas. [ + ]
Minomic to seek CE Mark for prostate cancer test
Minomic International announced that it aims to complete the process of applying for a CE Mark for prostate cancer diagnostics test MiSat ELISA by the fourth quarter. [ + ]
Science industry sceptical about future fund
Science Industry Australia members recently gathered to discuss the implications of the federal government's budget on the science industry. [ + ]
AXT appointed an official Selfrag distributor in ANZ
AXT, a supplier of scientific equipment for industry and academia, has been appointed an official distributor for Selfrag in Australia and New Zealand. Selfrag designs and manufactures high-voltage pulse power fragmentation equipment for the geoscience, mining, recycling and solar industries. [ + ]
AusBiotech submission re: tax impediments for small business
AusBiotech has made a submission to the Board of Taxation, which is conducting a review to identify features in the tax system that are hindering or preventing small businesses from reaching their commercial goals. [ + ]
ATP Innovations named incubator of the year
Sydney life science and ICT business incubator ATP Innovations has won the Incubator of the Year Award at the NBIA's 2014 International Conference. [ + ]
FDA knocks back QRxPharma's third Moxduo NDA
QRxPharma (ASX:QRX) has, as expected, received a third Complete Response Letter from the US FDA covering a New Drug Application for pain drug Moxduo. [ + ]
FDA approves therascreen KRAS kit with colorectal cancer drug
Qiagen has announced that its therascreen KRAS RGQ PCR Kit has received US FDA approval to guide the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer patients with Amgen's Vectibix (panitumumab). [ + ]
