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Hunter research labs team with Amersham in new project

19 September, 2003 by Graeme O'Neill

The University of Newcastle and the Hunter Medical Research Institute have linked up with international life sciences supply company Amersham BioSciences to establish a sophisticated analytical laboratory for research into personalised medicine.


Cardia spin-off slated for funds, IPO

19 September, 2003 by Tanya Hollis

Research into a promising new anti-diabetes compound derived from tree bark will receive a major funding boost under a heads of agreement deal brokered in Melbourne this week.


Progen raises $9.6m in share placement

19 September, 2003 by Tanya Hollis

Small molecule drug company Progen Industries (ASX:PGL, Nasdaq:PGLAF) has doubled its cash reserves in a share placement aimed to help the Brisbane biotech expand its product pipeline.


Starpharma teams with IDT, AGT to test and develop drugs

18 September, 2003 by Tanya Hollis

It has been a week for collaborations at the Melbourne-based polyvalent nanotechnology development company, Starpharma (ASX:SPL).


TGR boss joins Novogen board

17 September, 2003 by Tanya Hollis

Bioactive compound development company Novogen (ASX:NRT) has appointed the chief of biotech TGR BioSsciences to its board of directors.


Vic govt tenders for review of biotech plan

17 September, 2003 by Melissa Trudinger

The Victorian state government's Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development (DIIRD) has put up for tender the review of its Biotechnology Strategic Development Plan.


Broaden your audience, analyst tells biotechs

16 September, 2003 by Melissa Trudinger

Biotechnology companies need to widen the audiences they pitch their messages to, industry analyst David Blake, of BioShares, told attendees at a BioMelbourne Network breakfast meeting today.


Eiffel nets $2.2m Start grant

16 September, 2003 by Graeme O'Neill

Melbourne drug re-engineering company Eiffel Technologies Ltd (ASX:EIF) has received a pleasant surprise from the Federal Government: a $2.2 million R&D Start grant.


Imugene toasts future after formative year

16 September, 2003 by Melissa Trudinger

Despite a decrease in revenues and an increase in net loss to AUD$1.3 million, veterinary biotechnology company Imugene (ASX:IMU) has come a long way in its first year as a biotechnology company, according to chairman Graham Dowland, who said it was a "tremendous formative year."


BresaGen results sweetened by new ADR status

15 September, 2003 by Graeme O'Neill

Adelaide-based biotechnology company BresaGen Ltd (ASX:BGN) has confirmed a consolidated loss for 2002-03 AUD$13.95 million, which it flagged last month, up from $11.86 million in 2002.


New firm spruiks S Korea as manufacturing hub

15 September, 2003 by Melissa Trudinger

Founded as a joint venture between Californian AIDS vaccine company VaxGen and South Korean investors, manufacturing company Celltrion is being developed to provide large-scale mammalian cell culture manufacturing for the biopharmaceutical industry.


pSivida subsid plans UK listing

12 September, 2003 by Melissa Trudinger

Perth-based nanotechnology company pSivida plans to list its UK subsidiary pSiMedica next year.


Viroids offer new gene-silencing possibilities

12 September, 2003 by Graeme O'Neill

They're not life as we know it, not even life at all. A viroid is just a naked, sub-microscopic loop of single-stranded RNA -- a virus in the buff. But despite their simplicity, viroids possess a primeval weapon that can devastate crops- a weapon that of recent and great interest to molecular biologists.


Starpharma losses down, revenues up

12 September, 2003 by Melissa Trudinger

Starpharma's (ASX:SPL) 2002-03 revenues jumped 11 per cent to AUD$1.5 million and its operating loss fell to $7.7 million, the company has announced.


AGT revenues up, losses down on last year

11 September, 2003 by Melissa Trudinger

AGT Biosciences (ASX:AGT) has posted its annual financial results, showing an 11 per cent increase in revenues to $AUD5.2 million, and a loss of $1.9 million down 74.7 per cent from the previous year's loss of $7.5 million.


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