Axogenic and University of Sydney Collaboration Supported by Australian Research Council Grant for Biotechnology Research in Genetics

AXOGENIC and U. of Sydney collaboration is intended to result in the discovery of new technologies for human interaction with complex data structures arising from the analysis of DNA microarray data. The new technologies will take the form of 2D and 3D interactive visualisations which, when later integrated into Axogenic's product line, will help speed discovery in genetic and proteomic research, with applications across a broad range of life sciences.

Sydney, Australia (PRWEB) December 3, 2004 -- Axogenic Pty Ltd is pleased to announce that together with the University of Sydney, it has been awarded an Australian Research Council (ARC) Industry Linkage Grant. ARC Grants are awarded to encourage and develop long-term strategic research alliances between higher education institutions and industry, in order to apply advanced knowledge and technological advances to problems, and to provide opportunities to obtain national economic or social benefits. The Axogenic - University of Sydney program will examine new technologies for the interactive visualization of DNA microarray data, under the research classification of Artificial Intelligence and Signal and Image Processing. Research will be conducted at the National Information and Communication Technology Australia (NICTA) facilities, at the Australian Technology Park (ATP) located in Sydney, under the Interfaces, Machines, And Graphic Environments (IMAGEN) research program led by Dr. Peter Eades, who is also the head of the School of Information Technologies at the University of Sydney.

The collaboration is intended to result in the discovery of new technologies for human interaction with complex data structures arising from the analysis of DNA microarray data. The new technologies will take the form of 2D and 3D interactive visualisations which, when later integrated into Axogenic's product line, will help speed discovery in genetic and proteomic research, with applications across a broad range of life sciences. Research will be coordinated by Dr Seokhee Hong, a Senior Researcher and Team Leader in NICTA's IMAGEN research program for the Visualisation and Analysis of Large and Complex Networks (VALACON) project. Axogenic Managing

Director Mr David Hart said, We are pleased to be working with Drs Eades and Hong and their team at NICTA, through the ARC Industry Link program and look forward to further developing ground-breaking technology to foster deeper understating of complex biological systems." Contributions to the three year research project, including those from the ARC Grant, Axogenic Pty Ltd, and NICTA, have a value in excess of A$150,000.

Axogenic Contact: David Hart Axogenic Pty Ltd Suite 145, National Innovation Centre Australian Technology Park Sydney, Eveleigh, NSW 1430 AUSTRALIA +61 2 9209 4229 david.hart@axogenic.com

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