Industry News
CSIRO in transition
The proposed restructure for the CSIRO is expected to streamline the organisation's structure and bring science back to the fore. [ + ]
Low-cost lab-on-a-chip
UNSW PhD candidate Ryan Pawell has developed a method intended to cut the costs of microfluidic devices used for diagnostics. [ + ]
GE Healthcare 2013 Cell Imaging Competition winners announced
GE Healthcare Life Sciences has announced the three winners of the GE Healthcare 2013 Cell Imaging Competition. [ + ]
Public comment sought on ethical guidelines of assisted reproductive technology
The National Health and Medical Research Council's (NHMRC) Australian Health Ethics Committee (AHEC) is conducting a review of Part B (the clinical practice section) of the Ethical Guidelines on the Use of Assisted Reproductive Technology in Clinical Practice and Research, 2007. [ + ]
Viralytics closes $27m capital raising
Viralytics (ASX:VLA) said a recent $27.1m placement and entitlement offer has left it with enough cash to fund its cancer trial programs through 2016. [ + ]
Bionomics, CEO win industry awards
Bionomics (ASX:BNO) has been named Innovative Asian Biotech of the Year, and CEO Deborah Rathjen Life Science Woman Executive of the Year, at the BioPharma Asia Industry Awards. [ + ]
A balanced ecosystem needs apex predators
Culling dingoes is causing a decline in small native mammals because it leads to population explosions of kangaroos and foxes. [ + ]
Save the date for 'beaches, brains and biotech' at AusBiotech 2014 on the Gold Coast
Wednesday 29 to Friday 31 October are the dates to save as the AusBiotech 2014 national conference heads for the Gold Coast at the Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre. [ + ]
Advances in online fluid analytics
If you are interested in the latest advances in real-time monitoring, you should register to attend ACI Connect where Hach's Australasian Product Manager, Andrew McKay, will be presenting 'Fluid analysers - what is the future?' [ + ]
Swinburne and Lims1 to hold webinar
Swinburne University of Technology and Lims1 are holding a short webinar on 9 April from 9-9.30 am. [ + ]
CNS expands into UK, biometrics
Brisbane-based CRO CNS has opened a new office in London and launched a new biometrics service for its biotech industry customers. [ + ]
Starpharma gets $4.7m R&D tax incentive
Starpharma (ASX:SPL) has been allocated its $4.7m R&D tax incentive rebate on its FY13 expenditures, and revealed it ended 1H14 in a cash position of $27.8m. [ + ]
Helping entrepreneurial students and recent graduates tap in
Students and recent graduates with ideas in micro-, nano-, biotechnology or medical devices can apply for a grant to access an advanced technology co-working space. [ + ]
Autism cooperative research receives support
The new Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism Spectrum Disorders will receive $31 million in Commonwealth funding over the next eight years. [ + ]
Built-in flight bias helps birds avoid colliding
Flocks of birds can navigate through difficult environments without slowing down because individuals favour the left- or right-hand side. [ + ]
