University of Sydney opens OSBF
26 October, 2010The University of Sydney’s Bosch Institute opened its new core facility - the Oxidative Stress Bioanalytical Facility (OSBF) in the Medical Foundation Building.
Translational Research Institute opens in Brisbane
22 October, 2010The vision to create an Australian-first home for medical research, clinical trials and treatment commercialisation reached an historic milestone with the official start of construction on the $354 million Translational Research Institute in Brisbane.
New centre for forensic science opens
20 October, 2010A new Centre for Forensic Science, bringing together The University of Western Australia’s expertise in all areas of forensics, has been officially opened.
IBM R&D lab to be established
19 October, 2010The Prime Minister Julia Gillard and the Premier of Victoria John Brumby have announced IBM will establish what it claims will be a world-first global research and development laboratory at the University of Melbourne.
Fruit and veg the topic of Queensland’s science giants
11 October, 2010The recently launched Health and Food Sciences Precinct at Coopers Plains claims to open up a new era of food science research that is good news for Queensland’s fruit and vegetable lovers.
Medica is on the move!
27 September, 2010After 12 years at their present site in Stoddard Road, Mt Roskill, Medica is moving to Albany.
MedImmune to use Phylogica’a peptide library for novel antimicrobial peptides
18 August, 2010Phylogica has entered into an agreement with MedImmune to evaluate Phylogica’s proprietary Phylomer peptide library for novel antimicrobial peptides.
Monash appoints Dean for Faculty of Science
10 August, 2010Monash University has announced the appointment of biologist Professor Scott O’Neill to the position of Dean, Faculty of Science.
$63m centre to lead way in nanotechnology research
16 July, 2010The Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication, part of the Australian National Fabrication Facility, may position Australia at the forefront of nanotechnology research.
International reputation for local fine coal lab
06 July, 2010 byResults coming out of a fine coal research laboratory have attracted the interest of some of the world’s largest coal producers. Established by site water management specialists Nalco Australia, the laboratory is adopting a holistic approach to fine coal recovery. A complementary facility to the company’s primary mining R&D laboratories in Western Australia, the new Sydney lab is focusing on the multifaceted optimisation of fine coal circuits.
Direct sales channel for Thermo Fisher in Australia and New Zealand
26 November, 2009Thermo Fisher Scientific product lines, including Nalgene, Nunc, Shandon, Finnpippette, Molecular Bio Products (MBP), Matrix, Revco, Heraeus, Sorvall, ABgene, Pierce and Hyclone, as well as the Fisher Chemicals, Maybridge and Acros Organics, will now be available for direct purchase in Australia and New Zealand.
WarraPharm to commercialise colorectal cancer therapy
09 November, 2009A suite of anti-cancer reformulations developed by researchers at the University of Wollongong (UOW), is to be commercialised by new Australian start-up company, WarraPharm.
UTS takes microscopic leap in scientific and medical research
04 November, 2009Australia's first DeltaVision OMX 3D-Sim Super-Resolution microscope, one of only two in the world, is part of the equipment in the University of Technology, Sydney's new microscopy facilities.
Pressure calibration manufacturer opens Australian office
26 October, 2009DH-Budenberg, manufacturer of premium pressure measurement and calibration equipment, has opened an Australian branch office to service customers in the test and calibration laboratory sectors.
IVD Australia launches
15 September, 2009IVD Australia is a recently formed association that represents companies that manufacture and supply in-vitro diagnostics in Australia.
