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Bionomics names new chairman

18 October, 2004 by Renate Krelle

Bionomics (ASX:BNO) has appointed former Reserve Bank economist Dr Peter Jonson as chairman, and extended the contract of chief executive officer and managing director Dr Deborah Rathjen until June 2008.


New player Gateway aims to fill commercialisation gap

15 October, 2004 by Renate Krelle

Perth-based biotech project management company Gateway Capital is about to step into the ring with venture capital players and investment banks, announcing today it will aim to fast-track biotech research from research institute to ASX.


Agenix sets up deal with US firm Inverness

15 October, 2004 by Melissa Trudinger

Agenix (ASX:AGX) subsidiary AGEN Biomedical has secured a manufacturing and technology transfer alliance with US company Inverness Medical Innovations for its animal health diagnostic products.


Cytopia to raise $13m in rights issue

13 October, 2004 by Melissa Trudinger

Cytopia (ASX:CYT) will raise AUD$13.2 million in a fully underwritten non-renounceable rights issue.


Tissue Therapies bolsters cash reserves

13 October, 2004 by Melissa Trudinger

Brisbane company Tissue Therapies (ASX:TIS) has bolstered its cash reserves through a placement of $1.46 million before costs to institutional and sophisticated investors.


Living Cell tops up coffers with $4.8 million

13 October, 2004 by Renate Krelle

After raising AUD$6.36 million in its IPO last month, Living Cell Technologies (ASX:LCT) has announced a successful AUD$4.8 million top-up of its cash reserves.


AusBiotech signs agreement with Indian counterpart

13 October, 2004 by Iain Scott

Biotechnology industry association AusBiotech has signed a memorandum of understanding with its Indian counterpart, the Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises (ABLE).


Prima subsidiary signs licence deal with AstraZeneca

12 October, 2004 by Renate Krelle

Helmed by a new chairman and in the middle a AUD$5-10 million capital raising, Melbourne's Prima Biomed (ASX:PRR) has ticked the first of the boxes on its lengthy to-do list, announcing that its Arthron subsidiary has signed a non-exclusive license with AstraZeneca to validate its anti-inflammatory Fc receptor target.


Qualified success in Imugene trial

12 October, 2004 by Renate Krelle

Imugene (ASX:IMU) has claimed a qualified success after a trial to test the ability of its receptor mimic technology (RMT) to prevent post-weaning diarrhoea in piglets.


Benitec grants licence to US xeno firm Revivicor

12 October, 2004 by Graeme O'Neill

Benitec (ASX:BLT) has granted a licence to US company Revivicor to use its patented RNAi-mediated gene-silencing technology for mammalian cells to develop transgenic pigs as a source of organ transplants for humans.


Peplin slumps as Allergan collaboration ends

11 October, 2004 by Melissa Trudinger

Peplin's share price has dropped 30 per cent today (Monday) on heavy trading after the company announced late on Friday that its collaboration with Allergan was to be discontinued, and all rights for the development and commercialisation of the company's topical skin cancer drug, PEP005 Topical, as well as data and IP generated during the collaboration, are to be returned to the Brisbane-based company.


In brief: Sirtex, GTG, LCT, Bone

11 October, 2004 by Melissa Trudinger

Independent clinical studies performed in the US, Europe and Australia have verified the efficacy of Sirtex Medical's (ASX:SRX) SIR-Spheres liver cancer treatment.


Anti-GM movement knew of 'secret' trials

11 October, 2004 by Graeme O'Neill

Claims by anti-GM activists that the Victorian government and Bayer CropScience are putting farmers' livelihoods at risk, by keeping secret the locations of genetically modified canola trials, have been scotched with the revelation that they have known the location of at least one participating farm for more than a year.


Early results bode well for Psivida's biosilicon

07 October, 2004 by Graeme O'Neill

The first four patients with inoperable liver cancer involved in a Phase IIa clinical trial of an in situ radiotherapy treatment developed by Perth nano-biotech company Psivida (ASX:PSD) have experienced regressions of up to 60 per cent in their tumours.


Chemeq shares jump as first order shipped

06 October, 2004 by Melissa Trudinger

Chemeq shares jumped 46 per cent today after the company announced that it had shipped its first order of its polymeric anti-microbial product to South Africa for use in poultry.


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