Monash University researchers have confirmed a link between bacterial infections and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). [ + ]

A push for higher fees by the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) could spell trouble for small Australian biotechs and technology transfer companies. [ + ]

Victoria has won a key investment in a $US200 million coup that sees a Silicon Valley production facility shift its base to Melbourne's east. [ + ]

Genesis Research and Development Corporation has commenced a Phase II clinical trial to test the efficacy of its PVAC treatment for psoriasis when administered in combination with Ultra Violet-B (UVB) light therapy. [ + ]

After nine months of confusion and frustration, 15 major research facilities appear poised to enjoy the benefits of a five-year, $150 million Federal Government grant scheme. [ + ]

Perth-based devices group Xcell Diagnostics has gathered up a specialised regulatory affairs team to drive United States and European registration of its Funhaler product. [ + ]

Melbourne-based contract research and drug manufacturing company Institute of Drug Technology Australia (ASX: IDT) has finalised its purchase of a human clinical trials facility in Adelaide. [ + ]

US bioinformatics software and discovery research company Tripos has reacted to the expanding Australian life science sector by setting up a direct presence here for the first time. [ + ]

The Australian Institute of Political Science has presented Prof Colin Masters with the 2002 Mayne Florey Medal, recognising his world-leading research into the cause of Alzheimer's disease and other brain diseases of the elderly. [ + ]

Vision Systems ASX: VSL) has surprised the market by buying a UK biochemical manufacturer outright. [ + ]

Consumer sensitivities over genetically modified foods are forcing biotech researchers in Australia's sugar industry to walk a tightrope. [ + ]

Researchers at the University of Southern Queensland's Centre for Rural and Environmental Biotechnology are expanding major research and development projects for improved wheat crops in Australia and China.

Monash University has appointed Australia's first Professor of X-ray and Synchrotron Physics to build a research base for the National Synchrotron Project. [ + ]

The task of creating specialised software tools to decipher the complexities of genes and proteins until recently has been a do-it-yourself project for the bio-research community. [ + ]

Biotechnology is making room for itself at the high table of Australia's scientific-industrial community, judging from the number of biotech-centric applications in the latest round of Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) funding. [ + ]