ASX Health Care & Biotechnology CEO reported remuneration continues to decline for FY2019
16 October 2019 By Lee Rochester, Managing Partner, Wexford Hayes Executive Search & Board Advisory With Chief Executive remuneration constantly in the spotlight and being one of the more complex issues that boards are required to manage Wexford Hayes…
Pharmaceutical and Medtech Export Growth Soars
23 September 2019 Minister for Jobs, Innovation and Trade Victoria’s medtech and pharmaceutical sector is booming, with new data released today showing that support from the Andrews Labor Government has fuelled exceptional export growth. A report by ACIL…
Companies urged to help with information on RDTI
3 September 2019 AusBiotech is commissioning research to quantify the additionality and spill-over effects of the R&D Tax Incentive (RDTI) and urgently calls on companies to help with information. Full article here.
Better, easier, safer services to be achieved through public data sharing reform
3 September 2019 Minister for Government Services, Stuart Robert, today announced a major milestone in the Morrison Government’s commitment to improve government service delivery. A discussion paper outlining proposed landmark public data sharing reforms has been released with…
Melbourne provides a spark for Israeli tech startup SparkBeyond
29 August 2019 Israeli tech startup company SparkBeyond has chosen Melbourne – Australia’s Tech City – for its first office in the country. Founded in 2013, SparkBeyond has built an artificial intelligence (AI) powered data analytics and problem…
AdAlta Executive team changes
12 August 2019 The Board of AdAlta Limited (ASX:1AD), today announced that it has accepted the resignation of Ms Samantha Cobb as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director. Over the last 12 years as founding CEO, Sam has…
AI Computer Generated Works and Copyright Protection
(posted 6th August 2019) Stephens Lawyers & Consultants have published an article which includes practical guidelines on steps that can be taken by businesses/companies to ensure that their AI generated works are protected by copyright. This is the…
Dementia Research gets $21 million Boost in Funding by Federal Government
18 July 2019 More than a dozen research projects to better understand dementia will be given a total of $21 million in federal government funding. The 13 projects focus on risk reduction, prevention and tracking of dementia, the…
Trajan Strengthens their Health Business with Appointment of Marco Baccanti
18 July 2019 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Trajan Scientific and Medical (Trajan) has appointed Marco Baccanti as CEO of its joint venture (JV) in nutritional testing, Trajan Nutrition. Mr. Baccanti’s appointment strengthens Trajan Nutrition to accelerate the growth…
Servier Australia & BioCurate Strike an Agreement to Collaborate and Accelerate Discoveries of New Therapeutics and Drugs
16 July 2019 Paris & Melbourne, – Servier Australia, the subsidiary of Servier Group, an international pharmaceutical company, and BioCurate, a joint venture company of Monash University and The University of Melbourne with support from the Victorian State…
New Frontiers for Vision – The Morrison Government will invest $924,100 for research to develop cutting edge technology
19 June 2019 The Morrison Government will invest $924,100 for research to develop cutting edge technology to help people regain eyesight, movement, and other nerve functions. The Cortical Frontiers: Commercialising Brain Machine Interfaces project is headed by Professor…
IMDRF consultation: Personalised Medical Devices – Regulatory Pathways
24 June 2019 This consultation closes on 24 July 2019. The International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) working group on Personalized Medical Devices seeks to develop guidance that establishes definitions and regulatory pathways for Regulatory Authorities to consider in the…
