Tag: University of Melbourne

$65m biotech incubator names first 16 residents

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A wearable “lab-on-a-chip” solution for hormone monitoring, a gum disease vaccine and technology for creating 3D models of human brain tissue are among the ideas that have piqued the...

CSL-backed biotech startup incubator launches

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A new biotech incubator backed by $65 million in industry and government investment has launched, offering innovative Australian startups access to a wet lab space and other facilities in...

Murray-Darling Basin CRC launched with $50m in govt funding

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The University of Melbourne will lead a new $156.5 million Cooperative Research Centre focusing on protecting the Murray-Darling Basin with $50 million in federal government funding. The One Basin...

Roger Taylor on innovation ethics

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
There is an “urgent imperative” for democratic governments to establish clear ethics and governance frameworks around emerging technologies to capitalise on the enormous opportunities on offer, according to the...

Where evidence is lost in policy

Posted on   |  by Gillian Triggs
I believe we are living in divisive times. The people we have elected to lead us into the future seem unable to reach consensus on anything from immigration to...

Medical records can be re-identified

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The confidential medical records of one in ten Australians were exposed by the Department of Health in a bungled release last year, a new report has revealed. The privacy...