THE CSIRO has announced the opening of environmentally friendly biotechnology research laboratories at CSIRO Entomology’s site in Canberra
17/08/2009
THE CSIRO has become the only organisation outside Europe to be invited to join HighTech Europe.
19/08/2009
CSIRO has formed a long-term research alliance agreement with Australian biotechnology company, Circadian Technologies, to develop new potential treatments for cancer.
10/12/2009
The CSIRO has patented a microscopy method designed to measure the shape and size of proteins, helping medicinal research target them through pharmaceuticals.
05/02/2009
CSIRO and Bayer CropScience will conduct a two-year research program designed to assess the sustainability of new generation crops.
24/03/2010
RESEARCHERS at the CSIRO Energy Transformed Flagship have identified the biodiesel produced by algae as a possible solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address future fuel shortages.
05/03/2009
CSIRO has launched a new collaborative research cluster in Melbourne to establish a ‘biobank’ of blood samples to be used in advancing research into the prediction and early diagnosis of diseases such as Alzheimer’s and cancer.
19/02/2010
THE CSIRO has completed a six million dollar research initiative in collaboration with the forestry industry which is estimated to help generate between $400m and $800m of addition income from Australia’s one million hectares of pine plantations.
19/03/2009
Farmers may be set to save millions since CSIRO researchers have identified wheat and barley lines resistant to Crown Rot. This diseases costs Australian wheat and barley farmers $79 million each year in lost yield.
29/10/2009
Strategies are being discussed this week on how scientists can improve diagnosis and surveillance of animal influenza in the Asia Pacific region.
17/12/2009
THE WESTERN Australian Government has announced seven new research programs to receive funding as part of the Swan Canning Research and Innovation Program.
25/03/2009
AUSTRALIAN researchers at the CSIRO Preventative Health National Research into Colorectal Cancer and Gut Health, Flinders University and Clinical Genomics have developed gene expression biomarkers which can accurately discriminate pre-cancerous and cancerous colorectal growths from non-cancerous controls.
04/06/2009
The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has approved Erimophilone Oil, the active product of BioProspect's environmentally safe termite solution, for use in Australia.
17/02/2010
The Australian Stem Cell Centre (ASCC) in Melbourne, has announced funding for six projects ranging from Alzheimer’s to stem cell manufacturing and bioinformatics under its Strategic Development Fund.
13/11/2009
THE INAUGURAL three day International Plant Phenomics Symposium has begun today in Canberra.
22/04/2009
A team of CSIRO scientists are a step closer to artificially producing insect silk, which could be used in medical applications such as sutures, artificial tendons and ligaments.
19/02/2010
Queensland's Animal Research Institute (ARI) will celebrate 100 years of contribution to the state's agricultural industry through research and development.
27/11/2009
University of Queensland (UQ) research into environmentally and economically sustainable production of sugars and ethanol biofuel has helped Australian-based company CSR Sugar (CSR) sweeten a deal with agricultural research giant, Syngenta.
22/01/2010
Four University of Sydney scientists have been recognised for their contribution to scientific knowledge by receiving the prestigious honour of being elected to the Australian Academy of Science.
16/04/2010
The Australian Stem Cell Centre (ASCC) will be training young researchers for the first time in the techniques of growing and using human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells in research.
05/05/2010