New vaccine rollout through the GAVI Alliance expected to help extinguish childhood killer Canberra, Australia — Papua New Guinea will begin immunising children this month with a vaccine that promises to rid the nation of Haemophilus Influenzae type b, or Hib disease, one of the deadliest causes of meningitis and pneumonia.
By Julian Lob-Levyt Poor nations can’t develop if their children and mothers aren’t healthy enough to make it to adulthood. And that’s a big sustainability issue for Australia’s closest neighbours, one that requires new approaches. Australia has an important role to play.
Also visit past grants: Mustering Molecules New grasses for a new climate Following the recent announcement of a NZ $3.8m grant package for the Australia New Zealand Biotechnology Partnering Fund (ANZBPF), applications for the 2008/09 fund are now open.
An Australia-New Zealand biotechnology partnership is creating a new kind of grass that will reduce cattle burps, improve productivity, and help dairy farmers prepare for climate change. The partnership will be assisted by a NZ$2 million grant announced by New Zealand Economic Development Minister Pete Hodgson last night.
Australian scientists have used genome analysis tools to create a patented technology to investigate the fate of the laser beams zapping through the optical fibres that connect our cities. Their ideas have broken the back of a communications industry problem – how to identify the causes of noise in these optical cables that form a…
We’ve prepared a media release and feature for the Australian Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre. Here’s the feature. The shorter media release is here. Photos are also available.
A biosecurity year in review The equine ‘flu outbreak was a reminder to all Australians that our health and our livelihood continue to be at risk from emergency disease outbreaks.
Media release from award presentation Background: 2007 Neuroscience Prize Past Laureates of the Gruber Neuroscience Prize 2007 Gruber Neuroscience Prize Selection Advisory Board Members Biography – Shigetada Nakanishi
Media release from award presentation – 24 October 2007 Past Winners of the Genetics Prize Other Peter Gruber Foundation Prizes
Background: 2006 Genetics Prize Past Winners of the Prize Curriculum Vitae Elizabeth Blackburn – Useful weblinks Elizabeth Blackburn – Quotes Other Peter Gruber Foundation Prizes Media Release: