Winter School Competitors

Realising the importance of a centralised approach, in 2009, the Australian Stem Cell Centre (ASCC) established a National Stem Cell Facility, StemCore, to assist the Australian research and biotechnology community in the application of stem cell technology. StemCore was involved in: Provision of live human embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells Custom generation of induced pluripotent stem cells Stem cell characterisation services Contract Research Training on various aspects of pluripotent stem cell biology Recognising the importance of continuing to offer these core services to the Australian research community, The University of Queensland and Monash University became founding members of Stem Cells Ltd, a not-for-profit company established for the purposes of continuing to provide these services to the stem cell research community following the cessation of the Australian Stem Cell Centre in June 2011.

QFAB provides bioinformatics, biostatistics and biodata services for life science and health researchers to analyse and manage large-scale 'omics and clinical datasets, and supports the production of high quality outcomes which deliver high impact publications faster. QFAB support ranges from experimental design, data capture and mining through to genomics, proteomics and metabolomics analyses and data visualisation. We are also expert in cross-domain integration of multiple data types including linkage to clinical data. QFAB provides a fast and flexible service working on a fee-for-service basis, and by providing personnel against an ongoing need. We can be part of your team by being embedded in your project and by providing core bioinformatics and biostatistics support to your organisation. We also act as a co-applicant on grants.