Professor Tony Haymet appointed Australia's Chief Scientist
29 January, 2025Emeritus Professor Tony Haymet — a world-leading oceanographer, chemist and entrepreneur — is Australia's 10th Chief Scientist, effective immediately.
NZ announces significant reforms to science sector
28 January, 2025The reforms are intended to maximise the value of the $1.2 billion in government funding that goes into the science sector each year.
Vaxxas to advance its microarray patches for COVID vaccination
16 January, 2025Vaxxas will receive AU$3.2m from BARDA to accelerate work advancing its high-density microarray patch technology for administration of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine.
Global competition targets 'undruggable' cancer protein
14 January, 2025A new global competition offering over US$500,000 in prizes aims to spur drug discovery breakthroughs for the cancer target known as TBXT.
SMi Systems appoints Dr Ankur Mutreja as Senior Advisor
17 December, 2024Mutreja was previously Head of Global South Partnerships at CEPI, where he was responsible for managing strategic partnerships in vaccine development, equity and access.
STA announces new Superstars of STEM, next President
13 December, 2024Science & Technology Australia (STA) has announced the country's next Superstars of STEM, as well as the organisation's new President-elect.
UQ's UniQuest partners with global biotech company
12 December, 2024 | Supplied by: Uniquest LimitedUniQuest CEO Dr Dean Moss said the collaboration with biotech company Molecule to Medicine (MTM) will benefit both UQ and the Brisbane biotech startup space.
Virus samples missing from Qld lab, investigation launched
10 December, 2024Queensland Health will conduct a Part 9 Investigation into a major breach at the state's Virology Laboratory, with several infectious virus samples stored at the lab having gone missing in 2021.
Evident names 5th Annual Image of the Year Award winners
25 November, 2024View the six winning entries in Evident's 5th Annual Image of the Year Award — a competition that recognises the world's best in scientific microscopic imaging.
Fellowships and scholarships support women in science
20 November, 2024The L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science initiative has honoured five trailblazing female scientists from ANZ, while ATSE has announced 250+ scholarships as part of its Elevate: Boosting diversity in STEM program.
2024 GSK Award recognises neurodegeneration researcher
15 November, 2024Professor Matthew Kiernan won the 2024 GSK Award for Research Excellence for his work in neurodegenerative disease, particularly MND and frontotemporal dementia.
ACCC concerned by Blackstone's proposed acquisition of I'rom
12 November, 2024The ACCC is concerned that the proposed acquisition would likely have the effect of substantially lessening competition in the supply of phase 1 clinical trials in Australia.
Publication of new standards for clinical trial data reuse
30 October, 2024The standards aim to facilitate the responsible sharing and use of anonymised individual patient data (IPD) from clinical studies to support the research community.
Sartorius Second Edition High-Throughput Screening by Cytometry Handbook
25 October, 2024 | Supplied by: Sartorius Australia Pty LtdThe handbook is designed to empower both new and seasoned flow cytometry users who are curious about the capabilities of HTS cytometry.
2024 Nobel Prize winners announced
11 October, 2024The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun, for their discovery of microRNA — a class of tiny RNA molecules that plays a crucial role in gene regulation.
