Good advice for NSW biotechs
14 February, 2007 by Kate McDonaldNSW is running its annual BioFirst commercialisation awards again, offering cash and advice for local biotechs.
The mediocrity lollipop: lick it once and you will suck forever
29 January, 2007 by Graeme O'NeillAll ideas in science are wrong, at least at some level, so just get over it, says evolutionary biologist Bruce Walsh. He recommends applying the blowtorch of the Red Queen hypothesis to your own specialty.
Future eater odds-on for Strayan of the Year
25 January, 2007 by Kate McDonaldCan Tim Flannery make it three in a row for science in the Australian of the Year awards tomorrow?
Wainwright to head IMB
16 January, 2007 by Kate McDonaldBrandon Wainwright has taken over from John Mattick as head of Queensland's Institute of Molecular Bioscience.
Applications for BIO award close soon
08 January, 2007 by Kate McDonaldApplications for the Advancing BioBusiness Award, being piloted by drug company Merck Sharpe & Dohme (MSD) and not-for-profit networking organisation Advance, close on 25 January, 2007.
Mice and men winners in NCRIS projects
29 November, 2006 by Kate McDonaldThe successful projects under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) have been announced, including the establishment of a national mouse phenomics network, a plant phenomics network and a national medical imaging facility.
NCRIS funding - successful projects in brief
29 November, 2006 by ABN StaffBradley Smith, executive director of the Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies (FASTS), has kindly provided us with a breakdown of the individual projects receiving money through NCRIS.
Regulatory pathways mapped out
27 November, 2006 by ABN StaffThe federal government has launched an internet tool for the biotechnology industry to help it navigate Australia's biotechnology regulations.
AusBiotech 2006: the business of biotech
15 November, 2006 by Kate McDonaldIt hasn't been the best year on record for the Australian biotechnology industry but things should improve somewhat next year. Kate McDonald reports that the fragility of the sector is sure to be a topic of discussion at this year's AusBiotech conference.
How to spend the taxpayer's money wisely
15 November, 2006 by Kate McDonaldMelbourne Business School's Mike Vitale completed a survey for the NSW government recently, assessing the value of a biotech seed fund it established five years ago. The results were positive all around.
Doing business with the big boys
15 November, 2006 by Kate McDonaldSo, you're a small biotech looking to get into bed with Big Pharma. Kate McDonald spoke to Merck's head of research Ismail Kola about life on the dark side.
Biotech innovation the southern way
15 November, 2006 by Kate McDonaldSouth Australia doesn't bother trying to compete with larger states in volume terms in the biotech game - it just does things a little differently, writes Kate McDonald.
Bee researcher loves his vegemite
20 October, 2006 by ABN StaffThe powerful enticement of vegemite on toast encouraged a biologist specialising in the visual systems of bees to make his home in Australia in the '70s. Now, Professor Mandyam Srinivasan has received the Prime Minister's Prize for Science.
Pitch yourself into commercial battle
20 October, 2006 by External Press Release AuthorAustralian scientists and researchers interested in commercialising their research are being encouraged to attend a two-day 'commercialisation bootcamp' being held around the country next year.
Ig Nobel Australians on the blinking world stage
06 October, 2006 by ABN StaffAmerican researchers may have run off with the big prizes in science this week, but finally there's some good news for dear old Orstralya - we won an Ig Nobel!
