A biodegradable composite plastic – incorporating fermentation-derived polyester and sawdust from radiata pinewood sawdust fibres – has been developed and tested as food packaging by University of Queensland researchers. According to a statement from the university on Thursday, the bioplastic has been tested in a strawberry punnet, and can break down “in soil, freshwater, the…
Development of a new drug based on research at The University of Queensland, targeting advanced and therapy-resistant prostate cancer, has been awarded $1.25 million from the US-based Critical Path Institute’s Translational Therapeutics Accelerator. According to a statement from UQ on Tuesday, the drug named QED-203 has its origins in research by Professor Greg Monteith from…
By Peter Coomber, The University of Queensland and Lisa Nissen, The University of Queensland About 400 medicines are in short supply in Australia. Of these, about 30 are categorised as critical. These are ones with a life-threatening or serious impact on patients, and with no readily available substitutes. Since 2024, there has been a nationwide…
Research with potential use in more comfortable respiratory scans has received a boost, with a University of Queensland School of Chemical Engineering expert awarded a $1.6 million Investigator grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC.) According to a statement from the university on Tuesday, the work by Associate Professor Jingwei Hou and…
A team from The University of Queensland has claimed a world record for a type of perovskite solar cell, demonstrating results of 16.65 per cent efficiency converting sunlight to electricity. According to a statement from UQ, the team led by Professor Lianzhou Wang (pictured in middle) developed a “tin halide perovskite” (THP) solar cell performing…
A team of Queensland researchers has begun an ambitious race to develop a vaccine for a rare but potentially fatal virus in just 150 days, according to a statement released by the University of Queensland on Wednesday. UQ’s Vaccine Rapid Response Team is testing its capabilities by creating a vaccine for the Bolivian Chapare virus,…
The Australia’s Food and Beverage Accelerator (FaBA) Trailblazer has developed a texture toolkit that they say can assist food companies with “product renovation”. According to a statement from the University of Queensland – which leads FABA – on Thursday, the FaBA Texture Library Toolkit can help food and beverage developers understand and adjust a product’s…
Researchers have boiled down the qualities that have helped companies thrive during crises, such as online platforms Uber and Alibaba during the Covid-19 pandemic, or Birdseye Frozen Foods during the Second World War. Crises are times “when normal societal functions often deteriorate,” explained Associate Professor Frederik von Briel in a statement from University of Queensland on…
Memphasys claims defining milestone for Felix Reproductive technology company Memphasys has announced the successful data from a “pivotal clinical trial” for the Felix System, “confirming its best-in-class performance in sperm selection for Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART).” Conducted in partnership through Monash IVF, Memphasys said on Monday that the trial results show Felix as “non-inferior to…
A new startup aimed at discovering and developing anti-inflammatory disease medicines has been formed by The University of Queensland’s commercialisation arm UniQuest and global biotech company Molecule to Medicine (MTM), according to a statement released on Tuesday. Curlew Bio will leverage expertise from the Queensland Emory and Drug Discovery Initiative (QEDDI) and research developed by…
