‘Inspiring industry to inspire Australia’ science appreciation report released
28 June, 2013The report ‘Inspiring industry to inspire Australia’ has been released, highlighting 15 industry initiatives that are fostering an appreciation of science in schools, communities and the workforce, and its potential to improve our world.
Fifteen research priorities for Australia’s future
24 June, 2013Fifteen Strategic Research Priorities (SRPs) were launched on Friday by Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research Dr Craig Emerson, Minister for Science and Research Senator Don Farrell and Australia’s Chief Scientist, Professor Ian Chubb.
Research alliance wants support for science
18 June, 2013 by Lauren DavisAustralia’s research and science community has formed an alliance to urge political leaders to put short-term politics aside and back a strategic national research policy to build a stronger, smarter nation.
Deadly Awards to honour Indigenous scientists
17 June, 2013Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people working in science and technology roles across the country are being encouraged to enter the inaugural Deadly Award for Scientist or Science Project of the Year.
US Supreme Court rules that human genes are not patentable
14 June, 2013The United States Supreme Court has released its landmark decision in Association for Molecular Pathology et al v Myriad Genetics, Inc et al. The Court unanimously agreed that “A naturally occurring DNA segment is a product of nature and not patent eligible merely because it has been isolated, but cDNA is patentable because it is not naturally occurring.”
New CEO for UniQuest
13 June, 2013University of Queensland (UQ) commercialisation company UniQuest has announced the appointment of its new CEO, Dr Dean Moss.
Drug regulation or scientific censorship?
13 June, 2013A group of leading scientists have claimed that the outlawing of psychoactive drugs amounts to the worst case of scientific censorship since the Catholic Church banned the works of Copernicus and Galileo.
Microfluidic devices market report
11 June, 2013Yole Développement has released its technology and market analysis, ‘Microfluidic applications in the pharmaceutical, life sciences, in vitro diagnostic and medical device markets’.
Mega Lifesciences to open mega manufacturing plant
06 June, 2013Pharmaceuticals company Mega Lifesciences is expanding its Australian business operations with the opening of an $8 million manufacturing plant in Pakenham, Victoria.
Qiagen adds biomarkers for personalised healthcare companion diagnostics
03 June, 2013Qiagen has announced two agreements adding promising new biomarkers involving glioblastoma, lymphoma and other cancers to the company’s expanding portfolio of potential companion diagnostics.
Extended term for CSIRO Chief Executive
03 June, 2013CSIRO Chairman Simon McKeon has announced that Chief Executive Dr Megan Clark has agreed to extend her term with the organisation to the end of 2014.
Centre for researching biosecurity risk analysis
31 May, 2013The University of Melbourne has been awarded $7.8 million over four years to establish the Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis (CEBRA).
Researcher awarded for bringing us out of the dark
30 May, 2013Professor Ken Freeman from the Australian National University has been awarded the Australian Academy of Science’s highest honour for research in the physical sciences - the Matthew Flinders Medal.
Patent protection for TAL effector technology
23 May, 2013Life Technologies has announced the issuance of a patent covering nucleic acids encoding transcription activator-like effector nuclease fusion proteins (TALENS) and the formal launch of an associated sublicensing program.
Don’t whisper the news about NMI prize winner
23 May, 2013A young physicist from the University of Western Australia (UWA) has won a prestigious federal government National Measurement Institute (NMI) Prize for his contributions to research in measurement techniques.
