Stories about: Macquarie University

In this final part of the roundtable discussion the panellists address the role of government in commercialisation and then provide their closing comments on how we can improve the system in Australia.

It's the perennial question: how do we effectively translate cutting edge research into successful products in the market? Australian Life Scientist brought together a panel of industry luminaries to discuss the challenges of commercialisation in Australia.

Venture capital looks for three things in a biotechology company: people, people and people. So said Michael Quinn, managing partner at Innovation Capital, speaking at the inaugural Australian Life Scientist Roundtable discussion on Friday.

Apparently we aren't the only species to prefer the crisp, smooth picture of an HDTV compared to that from one of those old CRT sets of yesteryear.

The Australian Museum Eureka Prizes showcase research done by researchers in the life sciences.

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16 new fellows elected to Australian Academy of Science

Female finches bias the gender of offspring depending on head colour

More indications added to reimbursement schedule for PET imaging

From testing fat in sausages to dissecting the proteome of the lung-infecting fungus Cryptococcus gattii - it's been quite a journey for Associate Professor Ben Herbert, one of the speakers at this week's AOHUPO/PRICPS conference in Cairns.