International Symposium on Clinical and Translational Research Informatics
24 March, 2014BioGrid Australia and the University of Melbourne's Health and Biomedical Informatics Centre (HaBIC) are hosting a two-day symposium which will see some of the world's leading researchers discuss the use of data for health informatics, patient safety, genetic breakthroughs, and clinical and translational research.
Rescop opens UK and Australian offices
24 March, 2014Rescop (Regulatory System Compliance Partners), an international life sciences service and solution provider, has announced the opening of new offices in the UK and Australia.
Heidolph appoints Scitek as first ANZ premium distributor
21 March, 2014 | Supplied by: Scitek Australia Pty LtdScitek has announced its partnership with Heidolph, a German manufacturer of laboratory equipment. Heidolph has now appointed Scitek as its first premium distributor for Australia and New Zealand.
University of Melbourne and CNRS sign MoU
20 March, 2014The University of Melbourne has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), or French National Centre for Scientific Research - the largest fundamental research organisation in Europe.
ASTM to hold meeting on industrial biotechnology standards
20 March, 2014ASTM International will hold an organisational meeting to explore the establishment of a new ASTM standards development activity for industrial biotechnology.
GE Healthcare 2013 Cell Imaging Competition winners announced
14 March, 2014GE Healthcare Life Sciences has announced the three winners of the GE Healthcare 2013 Cell Imaging Competition.
Public comment sought on ethical guidelines of assisted reproductive technology
14 March, 2014The National Health and Medical Research Council's (NHMRC) Australian Health Ethics Committee (AHEC) is conducting a review of Part B (the clinical practice section) of the Ethical Guidelines on the Use of Assisted Reproductive Technology in Clinical Practice and Research, 2007.
Swinburne and Lims1 to hold webinar
12 March, 2014Swinburne University of Technology and Lims1 are holding a short webinar on 9 April from 9-9.30 am.
Industry's first catalogue of in vitro human tissue assays
26 February, 2014Contract research organisation Biopta has launched the first catalogue of assays based on human functional tissues. The catalogue serves to provide the scientific community with ready access to assays that improve the prediction of safety, absorption and efficacy of drug candidates in humans.
MS researchers win Thermo Scientific Cellome Award
25 February, 2014Thermo Fisher Scientific has presented its 2014 Cellome Award to the authors of the article 'A regenerative approach to the treatment of multiple sclerosis', featured in the October 2013 issue of Nature.
Call for an Australian Brain initiative and bionic brain
25 February, 2014Health Minister Peter Dutton today launched the 'Inspiring smarter brain research in Australia' report at Parliament House, Canberra. The report contains recommendations from a High Flyers Think Tank hosted by the Australian Academy of Science in Melbourne last year.
$133 million for NHMRC medical research
19 February, 2014Minister for Health Peter Dutton has announced $133 million to fund 153 grants across five National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) schemes.
Convergence expert to speak in Melbourne this week
18 February, 2014Dr Keith Yamamoto, from the University of California San Francisco, will this week make two presentations on the topic of convergence in Melbourne.
Cogstate test to be used in paediatric clinical trial
13 February, 2014Cognitive assessment and training company Cogstate has announced that its technology will be used in a large paediatric clinical trial in the United States.
2014 BHP Billiton Science and Engineering Awards winners announced
12 February, 2014The winners of the 2014 BHP Billiton Science and Engineering Awards were announced last week in Melbourne by the Chief Executive Officer of BHP Billiton, Andrew Mackenzie, and CSIRO Chief Executive, Megan Clark.
