Tributes are flowing for Perth scientist Robin Warren, who was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with colleague Barry Marshall in 2005.
SPECIAL REPORT: Despite WA's history of innovative medical research, the state's medtech sector continues to grapple with outsider perceptions and its own commercial direction.
A Perth biotech company founded by Nobel Prize winner Barry Marshall has secured a promise of $1 million in federal funding for the commercialisation of its acoustic belt for gut monitoring.
The Noisy Guts Project and Chemo@home have taken home the respective Emerging Innovation and Growth categories at last nights Innovator of the Year awards, marking a big win for Perth-based healthcare and research.
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Two companies established by academics with close links to the University of Western Australia are among the latest recipients of federal government research and development grants.
Despite some initial setbacks, Nobel Prize winner and medical research scientist Professor Barry Marshall is making inroads after some early setbacks with his spin-off company, Ondek Pty Ltd, which plans to licence an oral vaccine delivery system develope