ATSE opens award nominations, encourages STEM investment
23 September, 2020Each year, ATSE recognises leading lights who make extraordinary contributions to technological science and engineering in Australia.
Vibrating worm wins Aus researchers 2020 Ig Nobel Prize
21 September, 2020The researchers won the Ig Nobel Physics Prize for determining what happens to the shape of a living earthworm when one vibrates the earthworm at high frequency.
Strategic alliance: Millennium Science and Jomar Life Research
16 September, 2020The companies will form a strategic alliance under common ownership to provide A/NZ researchers with improved access to research technologies and supplies.
Logistics requirements for a COVID-19 vaccine
08 September, 2020DHL has published a white paper on delivering stable logistics for vaccines and medical goods during COVID-19 and future health crises.
Inside Australia's first accredited face mask testing facility
25 August, 2020 | Supplied by: CSIROLaunched by CSIRO and accredited by NATA, the new facility has the capacity to provide a rapid turnaround on surgical face mask testing.
Aussie team wins COVID-19 hackathon
14 August, 2020 by Lauren DavisThe team won the Best Use of Technology category in NASA's Space Apps COVID-19 Challenge virtual hackathon with their COVID-19 safe air purifying solution.
Applications now open for next Superstars of STEM
10 August, 2020The program is about building capacity in the STEM sector so more women have the confidence and training to become go-to STEM experts in the media.
Exciton Science Connect Program to boost industry collaboration
07 August, 2020The program will increase knowledge exchange, capacity building and idea generation between the research community and the private sector.
ATSE announces 2020 award winners
03 August, 2020The Academy of Technology and Engineering's 2020 Innovation and Excellence Awards recognised breakthroughs in fields including biotech, agriculture and engineering.
Nerves of steel: working on the frontline of COVID-19
29 July, 2020Dr Harrison Steel has been directly involved in two significant projects that have impacted the COVID-19 health crisis.
Illumina acquires Enancio's compression software
22 July, 2020 | Supplied by: Illumina Australia Pty LtdIllumina has a new addition to its portfolio: genomic compression-software company Enancio, based in Cesson-Sévigné, France.
Aus researcher awarded prestigious analytical science prize
09 July, 2020Professor Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh has been awarded the 2020 Robert Boyle Prize for Analytical Science by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Illumina acquires BlueBee, appoints new CTO
26 June, 2020 | Supplied by: Illumina Australia Pty LtdIllumina has announced the acquisition of BlueBee — a cloud-based software company that provides genomics analysis solutions for research and clinical customers.
Lonza announces new CEO, COVID-19 vaccine collaboration
12 June, 2020 | Supplied by: Capsugel Australia Pty LtdDr Pierre-Alain Ruffieux has been appointed Lonza's CEO, just a few weeks after the company announced a strategic collaboration agreement with biotech company Moderna.
Controversial hydroxychloroquine study retracted
08 June, 2020 by Lauren DavisThe saga surrounding the treatment of COVID-19 with hydroxychloroquine has a new development, after a study warning against its use in COVID-19 patients was retracted.
