DNA barcoding is facilitating the identification of rainforest plant species in Queensland. [ + ]

Australia-based CRO SYNthesis med chem has opened a UK facility to support its existing labs in Melbourne and Shanghai. [ + ]

Scientists from Flinders University are collaborating with clinicians from Flinders Medical Centre to make a class of cancer drugs more effective by allowing patients to receive the dose that is best for them. [ + ]

TTS Australia 2013 brought together 150 leading tech transfer professionals from Australia and the international community to help build expertise and relationships that enable successful tech transfer - that which results in the translation of research into products to benefit our community. [ + ]

InventorOne-The Andrew Abolafia Co has discovered that there are large amounts of intrinsic energy stored in certain types of permanent magnets. The company has now invented a device to extract that energy and convert it to electric power in a practical and cost-effective manner. [ + ]

QRxPharma (ASX:QRX) will meet with the US FDA in October to discuss the issues raised in the latest Complete Response Letter for dual-opioid drug MoxDuo. [ + ]

pSivida (ASX:PVA) will this week make presentations at the Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference and the Stifel Nicolaus Healthcare Conference. [ + ]

iSonea (ASX:ISN) has gained the certification required for a CE Mark for its AirSonea wheeze monitoring tool, paving the way for an EU launch following its debuts in Australia and the US. [ + ]

CleanUp 2013 will be held from 15-18 September 2013 at the Crown Conference Centre, Melbourne. Leading international scientists will attend the event to discuss the latest tactics and solutions in the growing worldwide war on pollution. [ + ]

An enzyme that 'unravels' DNA plays a key role in male development of the embryo and may provide greater insight into intersex conditions. [ + ]

Brisbane-based biotech Dendright has appointed Helen Roberts as CEO. [ + ]

Genea Biomedx's Gavi (Genea Automated Vitrification Instrument) was launched to fertility specialists, scientists and nurses at the Fertility Society of Australia conference in Sydney yesterday. It is said that the Australian invention will revolutionise one of the key IVF processes by removing the risk of human error. [ + ]

An international consortium of scientists, including researchers from the University of Western Australia (UWA), has made a major breakthrough in understanding the genetic basis of schizophrenia - a complex mental disorder which affects about 1% of people over their lifetime. [ + ]

The custodian of the world’s longest running laboratory experiment, Professor John Mainstone, has died at the age of 78 after suffering a stroke. The former Head of the University of Queensland’s (UQ) Department of Physics was the guardian of the world-famous pitch drop experiment. [ + ]

Australian innovators are being given an extended opportunity to showcase their bright ideas, with the entry deadline for the $70,000 The Australian Innovation Challenge being moved to 23 September. [ + ]