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.
NHMRC research measures up, says report
12 February, 2014The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has released Measuring Up 2013 - a report which analyses and compares the publication output of NHMRC health and medical research funding with other Australian research.
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.
Webinar on cloud computing in the science industry
11 February, 2014Fronde is holding an introductory webinar about business cloud computing in 2014 and what this can mean for businesses in the science space. The webinar will be held on Wednesday 19 February from 9-9.30 am AEDT.
IChemE's top 10 chemically engineered inventions
07 February, 2014The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) has released the results of its survey on the most important chemically engineered inventions and solutions of the modern era. The top 10 list, comprising the inventions considered to have made the biggest impact on society, was voted for by IChemE's MediaEnvoys.
Samuel Sadoulet named president of Edmund Optics
06 February, 2014Optical components provider Edmund Optics has appointed Samuel Sadoulet as its president. Sadoulet is currently chief operating officer of the company and will retain that title as he leads the company's corporate technology, global engineering and manufacturing operations.
