Tuesday, 24th November 2009
OSMR E-Newsletter
Welcome
Issue No. 4 - May 2007In this issue:
| Executive Director's MessageWelcome to the fourth e-newsletter of the NSW Office for Science and Medical Research. The Office plays in important role in bringing together the diverse strands of scientific and medical research endeavour in NSW and providing support and an increased public profile for the sector. This e-newsletter is a valuable way to keep connected and I encourage all subscribers to send in their news and events to share with other readers. In this issue, I would like to highlight the 2007 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes, which reward excellence in scientific endeavour. The 2007 Jamie Callachor Eureka Prize for Medical Research, sponsored by the Office for Science and Medical Research, will focus on cardiovascular research. Cardiovascular disease is the largest cause of death in Australia. The health and economic burden it places on Australian society and economy exceeds that of all other diseases. By supporting the Eureka Prize for Medical Research, the NSW Government is providing real encouragement to those researchers at the forefront of the search for solutions. I encourage those of you working in the field to make a nomination for the 2007 Jamie Callachor Eureka Prize for Medical Research and help ensure our NSW colleagues receive the recognition they deserve. Kerry Doyle |
News |
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CRC Programme Information Seminar
The Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) and OSMR are jointly hosting an information seminar on 10 May 2007 for anyone interested in finding out more about the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) Programme. The CRC Programme is an Australian Government-funded initiative which boosts world-class research with the aim of turning scientific innovations into successful new products, services and technologies, making industries more efficient, productive and competitive.
NSW research centres secure funding
Eight of NSW's leading research centres have secured continued Commonwealth funding with the support of the NSW Government. Up to $3.9 million had previously been allocated from the State Government’s $40 million Science Leveraging Fund to support the NSW research centres in their Commonwealth bids under the Australian Research Council’s Centres of Excellence Programme. The news was another win for the NSW Government’s $40 million Science Leveraging Fund.
Australian clinical trials on show in the US
New South Wales’ strengths in clinical trials will be on display to the world at Bio 2007, the annual gathering of the global biotechnology industry, held from 6-9 May 2007 in Boston, USA. The NSW State Government will be using the event as an opportunity to promote the competitive advantages of NSW as a destination for a wide range of clinical trials activities. Representatives of some of our leading research institutes will be participating in the OSMR exhibition at Bio 2007, designed to strengthen relationships with Japanese and Chinese organisations and facilitate partnership opportunities in the region. For more information about Bio 2007, visit www.bio2007.org.
OPAL: a boon to the NSW scientific communityOn 20 April 2007, Prime Minister John Howard launched OPAL (Open Pool Australian Light Water Reactor), Australia’s new $400 million, 20-megawatt pool-type nuclear research reactor at Lucas Heights in South Sydney. Operated by the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), OPAL has already attracted world-class scientific researchers and will be extremely beneficial to the NSW science community. Read more >> |
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NSW Making Headlines |
NSW Research News | ||
Catch of the day too ugly for words (The Australian) Cancer breakthrough: enzyme identified (ScienceAlert) The great leap forward: toads evolving to city life (Sydney Morning Herald) $1 million system to track fish migrations (news.com.au) Science turns sun, surf into green energy (Sydney Morning Herald) Software tracks child illness (The Australian) Hopes for low-cost medicine (The Age) |
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Call for Updates to Research Directories |
Calendar of Events | |
The NSW Office for Science and Medical Research is updating its State of Research directories – The Health and Medical Research Directory: A Directory of Publicly Funded Health and Medical Research in NSW and The Science Directory: A Directory of Publicly Funded Science in NSW. The directories profile over 600 public research institutions, providing a comprehensive overview of publicly funded scientific and medical research being undertaken in NSW within universities and associated research centres, health and medical research organisations, hospital-based research organisations, Centres of Excellence, CSIRO divisions, Cooperative Research Centres headquartered in NSW, and independent research institutions. If organisations which currently appear in the directories would like to update their profiles, please enter your email address and password on the Health and Medical Research Directory or Science Directory login pages and make any changes to your listing. Alternatively, if you are unable to retrieve your login details, experience any difficulties making updates, or if you would like your organisation to be added to one of the directories, please contact OSMR on 02 9338 6700 or email HMR Directory (for health and medical research organisations) or Science Directory (for science organisations). | ||
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