Search for COVID-19 drugs boosted by SARS discovery
26 August 2020 An extensive search and testing of current drugs and drug-like compounds has revealed compounds previously developed to fight SARS might also work against COVID-19. Using the National Drug Discovery Centre, researchers from the Walter and…
World Mosquito Program’s Wolbachia method dramatically reduces dengue incidence in randomised controlled trial in Indonesia
26 August 2020 The World Mosquito Program (WMP) of Monash University, and its Indonesian partners the Tahija Foundation and Universitas Gadjah Mada have announced the first results of a cluster randomised controlled trial of its Wolbachia method ,…
Medtronic partner with Melbourne company to accelerate global ventilator knowledge
24 August 2020 When Medtronic plc openly shared their Puritan BennettTM 560 (PB560) ventilator plans to help boost global ventilator production, the blueprints were downloaded more than 200,000 times across the globe, but one Australian company answered the…
Bosch Australia’s Manufacturing Solutions business unit awarded plasma process automation contract by CSL Behring
24 August 2020 Bosch Australia’s Manufacturing Solutions division (BAMS) has been awarded a contract to create a high-tech automatic materials handling line for CSL Behring (Australia), part of CSL Limited (ASX:CSL). CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader…
MTPConnect Chair appointed to key COVID-19 Science and Industry Technical Advisory Group
24 August 2020 Release date 20 August 2020 Yesterday, in a joint statement, Prime Minister, Hon. Scott Morrison MP, Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Hon. Karen Andrews MP and Minister for Health Hon. Greg Hunt MP outlined Australia’s…
Burnet Institute: The crucial questions we need answered about COVID-19
20 August 2020 Release date 14 August 2020 Just published in the Australian Financial Review, Health Editor Jill Margo spoke with three leading scientists about the crucial questions we need answered about COVID-19 including Burnet’s Director and CEO, Professor…
OMX Case Study: Bespoke Medical Devices for Craniomaxillofacial Surgery
20 August 2020 OMX Solutions supplies innovative, print-to-order, bespoke medical devices for the specialized area of cranio- maxillofacial surgery. Born of the digital age, OMX Solutions has adopted additive manufacturing to disrupt the medical supply chain. With both…
OMX OsseoFrameTM Announced as Winner of 2020 Eureka International Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition (IIEC) – Award for Growth
20 August 2020 OMX Solutions Pty Ltd is delighted to announce the OsseoFrameTM subperiosteal implant system as winner of the 2020 Eureka International Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition (IIEC) – Award for Growth. The Eureka IIEC is a prestigious…
New WA Appointment for MTPConnect Stakeholder Engagement Team
20 August 2020 Release date 19 August 2020 MTPConnect are very pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Tracey Wilkinson as Director Stakeholder Engagement WA. Tracey will continue to drive the engagement strategy and implementation plan for WA…
CSL Delivers a Full Year Net Profit of over $2.1 Billion
20 August 2020 Release date 19 August 2020 CSL Limited today announced a reported net profit after tax of $2,103 million for the 12 months ended 30 June 2020, up 10%, or 17% on a constant currency (CC2)…
Global diagnostics leader Hany Massarany joins Planet Innovation Board
20 August 2020 Hany Massarany, a renowned leader in the global diagnostics industry, is joining the Planet Innovation Board as a non-executive director. Hany brings more than 25 years of healthcare, life sciences and diagnostics experience, most recently as…
Digital health companies defy downturn to deliver significant growth in H1 2020
20 August 2020 ANDHealth, Australia’s leading organisation in accelerating the commercialisation of evidence-based digital health technologies, today announced new outcomes achieved by the Australian companies which participated in the two-year pilot of the ANDHealth+ Program. The companies report…
