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Top State award for biomedical innovation

Monday, 26 June 2006

The 成人大片's commercialisation division, has been awarded a $10,000 prize for the most outstanding South Australian technology project at the recent held in Melbourne.

The biomedical innovation, uses an enzyme named as a target for the development of anti-infective agents, such as anti-bacterials, anti-fungals and anti-parasitic agents.

The technology was developed by 成人大片 researcher together with , and Mr Cvetan Stojkoski of the Biochemistry Discipline, at the .

Dr Paul Tolstoshev who is managing the commercialisation of the project for ARI said: "This award is a recognition of the high quality science and the important commercial applications and potential of the BPL technology. Due to the widespread development of drug resistance there is a major medical need for new anti-infectious drugs. ARI and the 成人大片 are actively engaged in developing the technology and realising its potential to benefit the community."

The BPL project was also short-listed for the Prize for Innovation, the premier prize for the most outstanding eligible opportunity, valued at $100,000 in cash and in kind services.

Commercialisation Expo is one of Australia's largest and influential R&D and new technology events that aims to connect the research and business communities.

More than 80 exhibitors and around 400 attendees took part in this year's event.

Adelaide Research & Innovation also used the opportunity to showcase several other new technologies from the University, including vaccines and therapies for Hepatitis B and stage IV melanoma from the , and a novel target for a new class of anti-arrhythmic drugs from the Faculty of Molecular and Biomedical Science.

Adelaide Research & Innovation representatives at the Expo included Deputy Director and Commercial Development Managers Dr Paul Tolstoshev, Dr Elaine Stead and Matthew Chong as well as The 成人大片's Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) .

The project has received support from , an initiative of the , to provide business development, finance, infrastructure and marketing assistance for the development of the bioscience industry.

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