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2010
June
Richard Treagus nominated in 2010 E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year
Melbourne, 17 June 2010:
Acrux (ASX: ACR) is pleased to
announce that its CEO Richard Treagus has been nominated for the
2010 Entrepreneur Of The Year awards (southern region – Victoria
and Tasmania), following Acrux’s achievements with AXIRON
™
.
Richard joins other nominees from across Australia who will
compete for the ultimate prize of being named 2010 Australian
En... read more…
Melbourne most attractive R&D tax environment in the world: KPMG
Melbourne most attractive R&D tax environment in the world: KPMG12 May 2010. Melbourne has topped the world in a special KPMG report on tax, ranked as the most attractive tax environment globally for R&D operations, ahead of Montreal, Sydney and Vancouver.
The report also ranked Australia first in the national R&D tax category, scoring 12.1 against the US baseline of 100 - meaning the tax burd... read more…
Invetech team wins presitgious 2010 Gold Medical Design Excellence Award
10 June 2010. Previ Isola wins prestigious 2010 Gold Medal Design Excellence Award (MDEA) - developed and manufactured by Invetech. invetech wins the MDEA two consecutive years in a row following TearLab's win in 2009.
PREVI™ Isola, a breakthrough medical instrument that delivers a faster, more precise and cost-efficient way to process patient specimens, has been awarded the prestigious 20... read more…
Victoria leads the way in Medical Research
8 June 2010. A breakthrough in understanding why organs are rejected after transplants has won Victorian medical researcher Dr Julia Archbold the 2010 Premier’s Award for Health and Medical Research.
The Premier, John Brumby, presented Dr Archbold and other winners with awards and prize money at a ceremony at Government House today.
He also announced funding for two high performa... read more…
May
$21m fund for stem cell research
Media Release Senator the Hon Kim CarrJoint media release with the Parliamentary Secretary for Health, the Hon. Mark Butler MP31 May 2010Fund to power stem cell science breakthroughs The Australian Government will establish a stem cell research fund to boost research in a field that may hold the key to curing conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and stroke.
The Australian Research Counci... read more…
OECD Innovations Strategy confirms Australia is on track
OECD innovation strategy embraces Australian approach
28 May, 2010. An innovation strategy released by the OECD strongly supports ideas already adopted in Australia as part of the Rudd Government’s innovation agenda, Powering Ideas.
The OECD Innovation Strategy confirms that Australia is on the right track by focusing on innovation as a key driver of long-term economic growth.
“Imitation is ... read more…
Human Embryonic Stem Cell Patent held by WARF declared invalid
Stem Cell Battle Continues
The ongoing battle between the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) and the Public Patent Foundation has seen one of WARF's three stem cell patents declared invalid by the US Patent and Trademark Office. The patents in question relate to methods for deriving and growing primate and human embryonic stem cells. The Public Patent Foundation has been arguing that ... read more…
Dr Jackie Fairley joins Board of Melbourne Business School
MBS Announces Renewed Board
Melbourne Business School announced changes to its board of directors.
Chairman Ron McNeilly, has retired along with two other board members, Mr. Geoffrey Allen AM and Mr. Eric Gwee Teck Hai.
The board has appointed Peter Barnes as Chairman, effective immediately. Mr Barnes has had a long and distinguished association with the Melbourne Business School, beginn... read more…
$250m biotech fund to drive innovation out of Qld
Premier and Minister for the ArtsThe Honourable Anna Bligh
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Australian-first: $250m biotech fund to drive innovation out of Qld
The Bligh Government has secured an Australian-first venture capital fund which provides unprecedented international financial backing to drive ideas and innovation in Queensland.
Premier Anna Bligh today announced the venture capital f... read more…
Congratulations to Davies Collison Cave winner of the Australasian Law Awards
BioMelbourne Network member Davies Collison Cave is this year's Australasian Law award winner for IP Specialist Law firm. The Australasian Law Awards, made by Australian Legal Business Magazine, are the premier awards for the Australian and New Zealand legal industry. This is the fourth time the firm has taken out this prestigious award.
The well-established and much anticipated event gathers ... read more…
