A PATIENT who was prescribed a course of anti-cancer drugs has lost his finger prints, causing him to be detained in the United States.
29/05/2009
SCIENTISTS working in the United States and Brazil have released new research data announcing a breakthrough in the treatment of type one diabetes.
15/04/2009
THE DEATH of a University of Chicago researcher studding plague bacteria, and found to have the microbe in his blood, is being investigated by public health officials.
23/09/2009
THE CANCER Council of Australia has expressed its concern at the lack of independent research into cancer treatments.
19/01/2009
SAFC Biosciences has completed the conversion of its dry powder cell culture media continuous milling production site in Lenexa, Kansas to animal component free (ACF) status.
30/03/2009
AGILENT Technologies has announced the launch of its web-based academic resource designed for scientists worldwide seeking information regarding funding, collaborations, teaching tools and internships.
03/04/2009
NOVARTIS has been granted Marketing Authorisation by the European Commission for its Ixiaro Vaccine developed for the prevention of Japanese Encephalitis (JE).
06/04/2009
BECKMAN Coulter has announced the Federal Trade Commission has terminated its review of the company's pending acquisition of Olympus Corporation's lab-based diagnostics business.
14/05/2009
THE Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) have announced they will receive an $18m ($A23m) injection into pancreatic cancer.
28/05/2009
SIGMA-Aldrich has announced the launch of its Services Network which has been designed to provide laboratory services for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry.
10/06/2009
CYTOPIA has filed an Investigational New Drug Application with the US Food and Drug Administration for its orally active JAK2 inhibitor CYT387.
24/06/2009
ENTERIX, manufacturer of a clinically proven bowel screening, has released a statement in relation to a factually incorrect story aired on the Channel 7 evening news bulletin in New South Wales and South Australia on Monday 11 May 2009.
12/05/2009
Two independent studies have found that people of Japanese and European descent who have mutant versions of five genes may be at higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease.
17/11/2009
THE MATHWORKS has announced theCleveland FES Center in the United States, using tools for Model-Based Design, has developed research technology which more quickly restores movement to individuals with neuromuscular disabilities.
08/10/2009
RESEARCHERS at TGen Clinical Research Service (TCRS) at Scottsdale Healthcare have analysed clinical trial results of potential new investigational therapy for advanced and metastatic basal cell skin cancer.
09/09/2009
APPLIED Biosystems, part of Life Technologies, has announced a new generation of forensic DNA kits with chemistry reagents designed to address the increasing challenges facing 21st century forensic laboratories.
14/10/2009
The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Victoria, has received a US$1.25 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help combat childhood pneumonia.
12/11/2009
A medical researcher in the field of medical physics will be taking up a position at the University of Sydney to continue his work on ways to more accurately and effectively target cancer tumours after receiving a four million dollar Australian Fellowship.
11/02/2010
University of Queensland (UQ) researchers have been awarded more than $8.6million in National Health and Medical Research Council funding, including two AUD$4 million Australia Fellowships and a Development Grant.
11/02/2010