Bonnett becomes Microanalytix
17 January, 2008
Bonnet Equipment, supplier of a range of high quality laboratory products and consumables to laboratories in Australia and New Zealand, has recently instituted a name change to Microanalytix.
Invitrogen acquires CellzDirect
16 January, 2008
Invitrogen, a provider of life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, has announced a definitive agreement to purchase privately held American company CellzDirect for around $57 million.
Millipore joins Rohm & Haas to create chromatography solutions
12 December, 2007
Millipore Corp has announced a joint development agreement with Rohm & Haas Company to create high-performance chromatography products for use in the production of biologic drugs.
$50 million funding for UQ biosciences
22 November, 2007
The University of Queensland has received a $50 million funding agreement from the Queensland Government for the university’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB).
Readers respond to "Promoting science"
15 November, 2007
Our article on the state of science education in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions in Australia struck a chord with readers. We've assembled a few responses for your perusal:
Peptech name change to Arana Therapeutics
12 November, 2007
Peptech has announced an official name change to Arana Therapeutics. The company’s ASX code will change to AAH this week and its code on the London Stock Exchange has been changed to AAHx.
Adept Electronic Solutions opens Melbourne office
09 November, 2007
Adept Electronic Solutions is opening an office in Melbourne and is celebrating with a Machine Vision Open Day on 22 November.
Guidelines for analysing research economics
09 November, 2007
The Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Association has released a guidebook designed to greatly improve scientists’ ability to accurately assess the economical benefit of their research.
Promoting science
06 November, 2007 by Janette Woodhouse, Editor
You can't just wake up one morning and decide to go for that job as a scientist. You need some qualifications
Leading scientist throws in the labcoat
25 October, 2007
The Australian National University will be using the 12th Frank and Bobbie Fenner Conference to honour the retirement of Emeritus Prof Frank Fenner, the Australian scientist who oversaw the eradication of smallpox.
Australian elected as president for international organisation
11 October, 2007
An Australian has been elected president of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), as it becomes increasingly involved in major global issues such as climate change, security and social responsibility.
Compound library product guide
05 October, 2007 | Supplied by: http://www.biomol.com/Online_Catalog/Online_Catalog/Products/36/?categoryId=939
The Screen-Well collection of compound libraries from BIOMOL International are focused collections of compounds suitable for receptor de-orphaning, assay development and chemical genomics.
Funding boost for international research partnerships
28 September, 2007
The Australian government has announced it will provide $3.5 million for projects to commence in 2008 under the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) Linkage International scheme.
National research facility launched
27 September, 2007
A $41 million national research facility for cutting-edge microscopy and microanalysis was launched by the Federal Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Hon Julie Bishop MP, at the University of Sydney today.
Lecturing on ethics leads to misconduct
26 September, 2007
Teaching the responsible way to conduct research might not always guarantee positive results on students and young researchers, according to an American study presented at the first World Conference on Research Integrity in Lisbon this month.
