VWR in Australia
15 October, 2010
VWR International has acquired the businesses of Crown Scientific, Global Science & Technology and Quantum Scientific.
Government introduces R&D tax credit
15 October, 2010
The Gillard government has introduced the R&D Tax Credit to replace the existing R&D Tax Concession with a claimed to be more certain and more generous R&D incentive to business, particularly SMEs.
National Science Week 2011 grants are open
14 October, 2010
Innovation, Industry, Science and Research Minister Senator Kim Carr is encouraging individuals and organisations to apply for National Science Week grants and run events and activities that promote Australia’s talent in the area of science.
Invetech commended for innovative products
14 October, 2010
Invetech, the company that created the 3D Bio-printer for human tissue repair and organ replacement, has been commended for its export success at the 2010 Governor of Victoria Export Awards.
Fruit and veg the topic of Queensland’s science giants
11 October, 2010
The 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.
Joint collaboration in glycoproteomics
06 October, 2010
The Australian Proteome Analysis Facility, Macquarie University and Agilent Technologies Australia have announced a joint research collaboration in the field of glycoproteomics, to be led by Professor Nicolle Packer. The project, valued at over $100,000, draws funding from Agilent Technologies Australia and Macquarie University.
UWA honours physicist
30 September, 2010
The University of Western Australia has honoured an eminent physicist who dedicated his life to the science behind astronomical telescopes, science communication and bio-magnetism by naming a building and lecture theatre after him.
Putting our continent under AuScope
30 September, 2010
Understanding the history of our continent will be made easier by a groundbreaking $43 million Australian geoscience project, AuScope.
Businesses invest $16.9 billion in research and development
27 September, 2010
Australian firms are increasing their investment in research and development according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Medica is on the move!
27 September, 2010
After 12 years at their present site in Stoddard Road, Mt Roskill, Medica is moving to Albany.
Plastics technology wins 2010 Victoria Prize
17 September, 2010
Associate Professor Wojciech Gutowski has been awarded the 2010 Victoria Prize.
Video games lead to faster decisions that are no less accurate
14 September, 2010
Action gamers have augmented decision-making capabilities - their probabilistic inference skills have been honed by their gaming activities so they make accurate decisions more quickly than non gamers. These enhanced skills can help with everyday activities like multitasking, driving, reading small print, keeping track of friends in a crowd and navigating around town.
Molecules of life: from discovery to biotechnology
06 September, 2010
This premier international scientific meeting brings together the 12th IUBMB Conference, the 21st FAOBMB Conference and the ComBio2010 meeting. A unique blend of participating societies will be of major interest to biochemists, molecular biologists, cell and developmental biologists, and plant scientists.
Quarrying data for gems of knowledge
19 August, 2010
Predicting where Australia’s next mineral boom will come from is serious business. Data collected using satellite sensing, airborne surveys, seismic crews and prospecting teams is immense and is piling up rapidly. But what use is all this data?
MedImmune to use Phylogica’a peptide library for novel antimicrobial peptides
18 August, 2010
Phylogica has entered into an agreement with MedImmune to evaluate Phylogica’s proprietary Phylomer peptide library for novel antimicrobial peptides.
