Brisbane startup says it can make mRNA vaccines for Australia
Date Posted – 17 March 2021 By Emma Koehn Sydney Morning Herald A Brisbane startup says it can make the active ingredients for the new generation of mRNA vaccines in Australia, but more government funding and training support are…
Monash University retains its spot as #2 in the world for Pharmacy and Pharmacology
Date posted – 4 March 2021 The 2021 QS World University Rankings by Subject, released today, ranked Monash University number two in the world for Pharmacy and Pharmacology for the second year running. Pharmacy and Pharmacology remains Monash’s…
Cancer Therapeutics CRC Drug Discovery Enters Phase 1 Clinical Trials
Posted 12 November 2020 This is a BioMelbourne Network Good News Story – click here to find out more and submit yours. In a rare achievement for the Australian biotechnology industry, a new potential cancer therapy developed in…
Dr Cathy Foley To Be Australia’s Next Chief Scientist
9 November 2020 BioMelbourne Network congratulates Dr Cathy Foley on her appointment as Chief Scientist of Australia. Dr Foley has spent the last two years as Chief Scientist at CSIRO, where she has worked for nearly 36 years, beginning as a…
Livac cuts through pandemic to enter US market
Posted 29 October 2020 This is a BioMelbourne Network Good News Story – click here to find out more and submit yours. What do you do when you’re preparing to launch your surgical device into the US market…
Skills Impact: New National Vocational Skills Standards
8 October 2020 Provided by Skills Impact. A skill set has been developed to support the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry’s urgent response to the COVID-19 health crisis. The skill set includes four national units of competency. It is available…
Digital Business Plan To Drive Australia’s Economic Recovery
8 October 2020 Release date: 29 September 2020 The Morrison Government is investing almost $800 million to enable businesses to take advantage of digital technologies to grow their businesses and create jobs as part of our economic recovery…
WHO endorses Burnet HIV diagnostic
8 October 2020 Release date 25 September 2020 A Burnet-designed rapid point-of-care test for HIV has been accepted for the World Health Organization’s (WHO) list of prequalified in vitro diagnostics. The VISITECT® CD4 Advanced Disease Test, developed by…
Research and Development Tax Incentive: have your say
5 October 2020 The Australian Government Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources is looking at ways to improve how people engage with the Research and Development Tax Incentive (R&DTI) program. The Department aims to understand: •The time people…
Metro Tunnel Portrait Project Showcases Faces Behind Parkville Biomedical Precinct
24 September 2020 View the full article via Metro Tunnel. The Parkville Biomedical Precinct is home to some of the world’s leading medical researchers, clinicians and academics. Through 30 Precinct Partners, it delivers outstanding clinical care and education,…
Moving from a lucky country to a smart country: Ten Ways for Australian manufacturers to Succeed
22 September 2020 The latest industry research report from the Federal Government’s Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) has revealed that even before the COVID-19 pandemic, 65% of Australians regarded manufacturing as important or very important. Yet, key challenges…
Further Investment In Three New Australian COVID-19 Vaccine Research Projects
Date posted 22 September 2020 Release date 20 September 2020 The Morrison Government will invest almost $6 million in additional funding from the Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) Coronavirus Research Response to support research and development of three…
