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GOVERNMENT BUSINESS 
GTG puts on high powered lobbyist group
(Thursday, 9 October 2008)

IN A curious twist to the company’s commercial strategy, Genetic Technologies has employed the services of high powered lobbyist group Government Relations Australia, and related lobbyist group GRA Everingham.
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SA releases land in bioscience precinct


$60M more to federal venture capital funds


Queensland opens new surgical research centre


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AGRICULTURAL BIOTECH 
Stirling Products consolidates US operations
(Tuesday, 16 September 2008)

STIRLING Products has consolidated its North American operations into a dedicated sales and marketing subsidiary, Stirling Animal Health, to reduce costs as they take on the global companion animal market.
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HEALTH BIOTECH 
GTG puts on high powered lobbyist group
(Thursday, 9 October 2008)

IN A curious twist to the company’s commercial strategy, Genetic Technologies has employed the services of high powered lobbyist group Government Relations Australia, and related lobbyist group GRA Everingham.
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Bio Briefs: Sun Biomedical, AtCor, BioPharmica and Arana


Trial ticking over for bioMD


Xceed ticks off on PolyNovo sale


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INDUSTRY ISSUES 
Surprise positive quarterly result for biotech: PwC
(Thursday, 9 October 2008)

THE last quarter saw a surprisingly positive result for life science companies, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ quarterly analysis of the sector, with the life science index outperforming the All Ordinaries, even when the three majors were excluded.
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Feature: Australia leads in safe pharma outsourcing


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Surprise positive quarterly result for biotech: PwC
(Thursday, 9 October 2008)

THE last quarter saw a surprisingly positive result for life science companies, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ quarterly analysis of the sector, with the life science index outperforming the All Ordinaries, even when the three majors were excluded.
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BABY eats BrainZ
(Thursday, 9 October 2008)

NEONATAL monitoring company BrainZ Instruments has become the latest life science junior to pull the pin on its business, announcing the company will sell its assets and trading name to US-based medical device company Natus Medical.
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GTG puts on high powered lobbyist group
(Thursday, 9 October 2008)

IN A curious twist to the company’s commercial strategy, Genetic Technologies has employed the services of high powered lobbyist group Government Relations Australia, and related lobbyist group GRA Everingham.
Full Story...

Agenix to raise $800k
(Thursday, 9 October 2008)

TROUBLED biotech Agenix will raise $800,000 through a placement and convertible note issue, to get the company’s ThromboView imaging device through Phase 2 trials.
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Bio Briefs: Sun Biomedical, AtCor, BioPharmica and Arana
(Thursday, 9 October 2008)

SUN Biomedical is continuing the sales rollout of its drug-testing kits, with the Latvian police department the latest to purchase the company’s OraLine Saliva Drug Screen for the roadside drug testing of drivers.
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New IP for SCS
(Thursday, 9 October 2008)

STEM Cell Sciences is continuing to build its intellectual property portfolio, this week acquiring a new set of IP surrounding technology “for reprogramming adult cells into stem cells”.
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Pharmaxis shorts net trouble for US investor
(Thursday, 9 October 2008)

YOU might think, with the world markets in meltdown, that the US Securities Exchange Commission would have bigger things to worry about than a set of minor technical breaches of the shorting rules – but apparently not.
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Trial ticking over for bioMD
(Thursday, 9 October 2008)

PERTH-based bioMD has hit another milestone, enrolling the 10th patient in the company’s clinical trial of its CardioCel cardiovascular repair patch.
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Vale Graeme Laver
(Tuesday, 7 October 2008)

DR Graeme Laver, one of the great iconoclasts of Australian science, has reportedly died in London at the age of 79.
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ImpediMed focuses on the US
(Tuesday, 7 October 2008)

IMPEDIMED is continuing to make inroads into the United States market with its fluid status technology, announcing a distribution agreement with major natural therapies player Metagenics as well as promoting its lymphoedema technology during the US national breast awareness month.
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GBS bags venture award for Pharmaxis punt
(Tuesday, 7 October 2008)

DESPITE all of the doom and gloom there’s still value in the life science sector according to the Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (AVCAL), which handed GBS Venture Partners an award last week for its decision to invest early stage money in Pharmaxis.
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HalcyGen ticks off first PK milestone
(Tuesday, 7 October 2008)

HALCYGEN Pharmaceuticals says the company has successfully completed the first of three pivotal pharmacokinetic studies scheduled under its Investigational New Drug application (IND) approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.
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Bio People: PharmAust, OBJ, NuSep, BioProspect and more
(Tuesday, 7 October 2008)

PHARMAUST director and joint company secretary Simon Owen has resigned with Sam Wright taking his place.
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Avexa clears the boards for corporate activity
(Tuesday, 7 October 2008)

MELBOURNE-based drug biotech Avexa has announced a number of board movements including the appointment of Nathan Drona as company chairman.
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