Multifunction lab space awarded
30 September, 2013The concept team behind Massey University's multifunction teaching laboratories were awarded the Best Practice Award for Innovation at the Association for Tertiary Education Management conference, recently held in Australia.
University of Adelaide ‘braggs’ about transdisciplinary facility
26 August, 2013 by Lauren DavisIn July 2013, following the award of $29 million from the Education Investment Fund, ‘The Braggs’ was officially opened. Named after University of Adelaide alumni Sir William Henry Bragg and his son, Sir William Lawrence Bragg, the $100 million building is the home of the Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS).
National Geosequestration Laboratory beginning to take shape
18 June, 2013In the eight months since its funding was announced, the National Geosequestration Laboratory (NGL) has come a long way towards its goal of establishing itself as one of the world’s leading R&D providers in the field of carbon storage and geoscience.
16 months on: the RV Investigator
11 June, 2013 by Lauren DavisIn 2009, the Australian Government committed $120 million to the purchase of a new research vessel for the Marine National Facility, dubbed the RV Investigator. On 31 January 2012, construction on the vessel began in Singapore. To coincide with World Oceans Day on 8 June, a time-lapse video showing its progress so far has been released.
Thermo Scientific iAutomate online tool for automation platform configuration
16 May, 2013Thermo Fisher Scientific has launched its online automation system configuration tool iAutomate. As a self-serve, free-to-use tool, it is designed to reduce the time associated with configuring and trialling an automation set-up.
Global molecular science facility features Enware fit-out
03 May, 2013One of Australia’s premier research facilities, the newly refurbished La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, has installed an extensive range of Enware safety, laboratory and specialist plumbing solutions into its teaching, research and laboratory facilities.
Australia celebrates 60 years of nuclear innovation
15 April, 2013Sixty years ago today, Federal Parliament passed the Atomic Energy Act - Australia’s first tentative step along a scientific path that led to the formation of one of our country’s leading public research organisations, which has benefited millions of people around the world.
Creating a diamond standard in health and medical research
09 April, 2013The South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) is building an innovative 25,000 m2 facility, designed to foster researchers’ creativity and productivity. Together with Schneider Electric Life Sciences solution experts, SAHMRI will realise its vision of a highly intelligent and responsive facility.
Waters opens solution centre in Singapore
04 March, 2013Waters Corporation, an analytical science solutions developer and provider headquartered in Massachusetts, has announced the opening of a new solution centre in Singapore.
Institute continues pioneering medical research with $185m redevelopment
22 November, 2012The new redeveloped Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) of Medical Research was officially opened today. The WEHI research facility, in Parkville, Victoria, will accommodate the institute’s rapidly expanding research programs in cancer, infectious disease and chronic inflammatory disease.
SIMS allows scientists to fish for facts
29 August, 2012 by Lauren DavisHidden on the foreshores of Chowder Bay, Mosman, the Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS) has recently completed a 12-month upgrade at the cost of over $20 million, thanks to federal and state government funding. Once crammed into one small space, the facility now boasts seven laboratories, upgraded aquaria facilities, offices, conference rooms and more.
Environmentally friendly disinfection of a pharmaceutical cleanroom
23 July, 2012 by Christopher Fournier, Mar Cor PurificationWith the growing need for microbiological clean environments, room disinfection is becoming ever more critical.
No bad blood at Melbourne Processing Centre
22 June, 2012 by Erin Lagoudakis and Lauren DavisOn 30 April 2012, the Australian Red Cross Blood Service opened the Melbourne Processing Centre - the largest blood processing facility in the Southern Hemisphere. Redesigned from a one-time car factory, the centre now processes all of Victoria’s and Tasmania’s blood; about 1500 blood donations, or 30% of the nation’s blood supply, per day.
Modern bio-decontamination solutions
25 March, 2012 by Richard Lucas, PhD, Bioquell UK LtdBio-processing is presenting new challenges as the size and scale of operations increase. Maintaining clean facilities can be problematic as traditional methods of sterilisation become difficult to deploy in a controlled and regulatory compliant way.This article looks at the role and requirements of a modern bio-decontamination solution. It explores the key areas that need to be considered when seeking a solution and provides an illustration of the application of hydrogen peroxide vapour bio-decontamination technology within the biological production industry.
Redesigning and refurbishing laboratories in hospitals
05 May, 2010 by Gary Martinic*The Centre for Transplant and Renal Research (CTRR) laboratories of the Westmead Millennium Institute for Medical Research (WMI) at the Westmead Hospital campus have been redesigned and refurbished. Gary Martinic used his significant experience with laboratory and animal facility design and refurbishment to centralise four separate laboratories into one in just eight weeks. This article should serve as a useful guide for those new to the laboratory refurbishment process.
