Chemistry

A new drug delays motor neurone disease progression and improves cognitive and clinical symptoms according to recently announced trial results.

The Bio21 Institute hosted the launch of the new ARC Training Centre - Chemical Industries (ATCI) 21 September.

In a world of growing energy needs, and a global imperative to halt carbon emissions, a tiny ‘quasiparticle’ called an exciton could provide the answer to our problems.

Prof Emma Johnston presents Prof Frances Separovic with the UNSW Alumni Award in the Science and Technology category, for her contribution to chemistry and the promotion of women in science. Photo: Ms Maja Baska

On International Women's Day, Bio21's Professor Frances Separovic is one of 12 women globally to have been honoured with the IUPAC Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering award.

Ten years of work by researchers from the University of Melbourne's, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute and the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, a human trial for a drug that could fight Motor Neurone Disease has begun.