There were mixed reactions from the science and research sector to yesterday's budget.

Bioscience companies are invited to attend a trade mission to Hong Kong.

'Bootcamp' for Brisbane researchers interested in learning more about the business of commercialisation.

In the lead up to the BIO Conference 2006, delegates are being invited to attend Bootcamp, a series of full-day workshops being held around Australia on negotiating technology deals.

Since she took the top job at AusBiotech on the eve of the BIO conference earlier this year, Anna Lavelle has done a lot of listening. Now she's ready to talk -- about her role and her vision for the organisation.

A breakfast meeting in Sydney this Friday will explore ways in which technology-based companies can get their hands on Commonwealth and NSW government grants.

A trade mission to World Life Sciences Week being held in London this October is taking applications from Australian biotech companies.

The main message to come out of a survey of Australian genomics and proteomics companies, conducted by health care analysts Frost and Sullivan, was that the industry needs more collaboration between academia, companies and those providing funding to engender investor confidence.

Expressions of interest are being sought from Australian biotechnology companies interested in joining a trade mission to the United Kingdom and BioPartnering Europe 2004.

Australia is home to a thriving and dynamic biotechnology industry with a firm footing in the world-class research base found in the universities and research institutions 'Down Under'.