Industry News
Never the twain? GM and organic farming go head to head
The co-existence of genetically modified (GM) and organic farming was hotly debated at a meeting hosted by the Life Sciences Network last week. [ + ]
NZ turns to microbes to fight methane levels
New Zealand's pastoral sector is planning to pool its resources in a new bid to reduce the amount of methane gas emissions from the country's livestock. [ + ]
Stem cell production facility for Melbourne
Embryonic stem cell research company ES Cell International has received a Victorian government infrastructure grant to set up a stem cell production facility in Melbourne. [ + ]
Lab death prompts CSIRO upgrade
The tragic death of a CSIRO lab team member in an airlock last December has prompted the organisation to make sweeping changes to its lab equipment and staff procedures. [ + ]
Award for cancer immunology science
Research proving that the immune system roams the body hunting out malignancies has led to an international award for a Melbourne scientist. [ + ]
Custom-designed microarrays
A custom-designed microarray slide has been designed for the analysis of gene expression in individuals with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.
[ + ]DNA testing to identify biological controls on cotton grubs
A DNA diagnostic testing service has been set up to quantify the effectiveness of biological control tools on cotton pest management.
[ + ]Greenpeace to begin Australian anti-GE campaign
Greenpeace has hired its first local team to campaign against genetic engineering in Australia. [ + ]
Universities need IP strategy
More attention needs to be paid to intellectual property, especially in Universities and institutions, is the message from Melbourne patent attorney Dr Neil Ireland. [ + ]
Gradipore to appoint CEO, independent chair
Gradipore is on the hunt for a global CEO and an independent chair in a bid to become a "multi-billion dollar organisation," executive chairman John Manusu said today. [ + ]
Ambri scientist appointed to NSW Innovation Council
Ambri's Dr Bruce Cornell is the new addition to the NSW Innovation Council, after being appointed by the Treasurer and Minister for State Development, Michael Egan. [ + ]
Singapore biomed is $64 million richer
Biomedical research projects in Singapore have landed $S62.6 million (nearly $AU64 million) in the first round of a new grant scheme launched by the island nation's Agency for Science, technology and Research (A*Star). [ + ]
Norwood Abbey's laser awaits FDA approval
Norwood Abbey today announced it was awaiting FDA approval for its newly patented laser drug delivery system for anaesthesia. [ + ]
Alchemia makes another deal
Demand by drug discovery companies for carbohydrate chemistry specialist Alchemia's library of novel molecules is increasing. An agreement signed with US biotech CelTor BioSystems this week is the second collaborative pact Alchemia has announced in the past three weeks. [ + ]
Workshop offers support for start-ups
Evisense, a Sydney University spin-off, holds the patents for some diagnostic devices that are potentially worth millions. The problem is that its inventor, Dr Richard Appleyard, is not able to work on developing his technologies. [ + ]
