Sigma-Aldrich partners with ThalesNano
07 October, 2009
Sigma-Aldrich has partnered with flow chemistry company ThalesNano to provide global access to next-generation flow chemistry CatCart catalyst products.
Sigma-Aldrich receives grant to develop Parkinson’s disease research models
02 October, 2009
Sigma-Aldrich’s newly opened SAGE Labs expects to create genetically engineered knockout rat models to better understand genetic causes of Parkinson’s disease and identify new therapeutic approaches.
Offended on behalf of all geeks
01 October, 2009 by Janette Woodhouse, editor
Media portrayal of the geek is unflattering and not conducive to encouraging students to take secondary and tertiary studies in science and technology fields.
Dionex to purchase ESA Biosciences’ HPLC portfolio
25 September, 2009
Dionex's purchase of ESA Biosciences' HPLC-related products will consolidate the company as a leading player in electrochemistry solutions for liquid chromatography.
Global patent application backlog passes 4.2 million
24 September, 2009
The current backlog of patent applications has passed 4.2 million and is growing unsustainably.
New deputy chairperson for CSIRO Board
18 September, 2009
Dr Terry Cutler has been appointed as the Deputy Chairperson of the CSIRO Board.
IVD Australia launches
15 September, 2009
IVD Australia is a recently formed association that represents companies that manufacture and supply in-vitro diagnostics in Australia.
200 mid-career researchers awarded Future Fellowships
10 September, 2009
Two hundred outstanding national and international mid-career researchers have been awarded ARC Future Fellowships in an attempt to address the gap in opportunities for mid-career researchers in Australia.
Toolkit gives new life to medical research philanthropy
09 September, 2009
Help is at hand for medical researchers looking for philanthropic support to deliver health benefits to the community.
The science of cleaning up
08 September, 2009
Contamination and how scientists can help to clean up will be a focus at CleanUp 09, an international summit being hosted by CRC CARE.
New director for Mater Medical Research Institute
07 September, 2009
Professor John Prins has been appointed as CEO and Institute Director at the Mater Medical Research Institute.
UWA considers intellectual property judgement
04 September, 2009
The University of Western Australia is considering its options following a judgement from the Full Bench of the Federal Court relating to the University’s right to protect its investment in intellectual property developed by its staff.
Pfizer pays for fraudulent activities
03 September, 2009
Pfizer will pay a total of US$2.3 billion to settle fraud claims resulting from its past promotional practices.
CSIRO expertise to assist Australian Government service delivery
02 September, 2009
A research alliance between Centrelink and CSIRO will focus on the human services ecosystem, place-based services and technologies for human service delivery. Using statistics and trend analysis techniques the researchers will help to improve service delivery by the Australian Government.
Implications of genetic testing
02 September, 2009 by Janette Woodhouse
Australia does not have any legislation in place to regulate how, and by whom, genetic test results can be used.
