Murdoch Children’s Research Institute to trial preventative vaccine for COVID-19 healthcare workers
27 March 2020 Professor Kathryn North AC, Director of the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia, has announced its infectious disease researchers are preparing to roll-out a multi-center randomised controlled clinical trial of the BCG vaccine against COVID-19. The…
Medtronic Foundation commits an additional $10M to global COVID-19 efforts
26 March 2020 Donation is Focused on Supporting and Equipping Frontline Health Workers Globally and Investing in Responsive Local Efforts that Assist Vulnerable Populations The Medtronic Foundation announced an additional $10M in contributions to COVID-19 relief efforts across…
COVID-19: Committees for our Cities and Regions stand ready to support recovery
26 March 2020 Committees representing more than twenty Australian and New Zealand cities and regions met via video link this week to discuss their contribution to assist their members with the current COVID-19 crisis and how to rebuild…
Clarivate launches resource center with insights to support Coronavirus research
26 March 2020 Access the world’s leading research and late-breaking news on this rapidly evolving health emergency. A global health emergency can occur without warning, as we are now seeing with the coronavirus pandemic. Scientists are attempting to…
Mother’s gut bacteria may hold key to ending allergy epidemic
25 March 2020 An Australian study has unearthed a vital clue in predicting the likelihood of a baby having a food allergy – finding that a pregnant mother’s gut bacteria may hold the key. The study – a…
Planet Innovation and Lumos Diagnostics work with Victorian Government to pilot FebriDx® as acute respiratory infection patient triage tool in response to COVID-19 pandemic
26 March 2020 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and potential impact of the impending flu season, Lumos Diagnostics, a Planet Innovation company, is working with the Victorian Government to demonstrate the benefits and impact that the FebriDx® test may deliver…
New technology helps in hunt for new cancer drug combinations
19th March 2020 A revolutionary new technology has been applied to reveal the inner workings of individual cancer cells – potentially identifying more effective treatment combinations for people with cancer. A joint Walter and Eliza Hall Institute and…
Luina Bio and Griffith University Position to Develop Coronavirus Vaccine
13 March 2020 Luina Bio is delighted to announce they have entered into a MoU with Griffith University targeting the development of a Coronavirus vaccine. With COVID-19 now declared as a pandemic and world financial markets stumbling, the…
New drug discovery centre to fast-track medicines
12 March 2020 A state-of-the-art facility to fast-track new medicines for Australian patients will today be opened by Australian Minister for Health the Hon. Greg Hunt MP and Victorian Minister for Health the Hon. Jenny Mikakos MP at…
Innovative mobile hepatitis C clinic receives funding as Australia drives towards elimination of the disease by 2030
12 March 2020 Melbourne – Gilead Sciences ANZ has today announced the winners of its 2020 Gilead Fellowship Research Grants Program, with the seven recipient projects focused on improving patient outcomes in HIV, liver diseases, invasive fungal infections,…
Coronavirus – What you need to know if you are working from home
11 March 2020 It seems that we can’t catch a break! This time it’s not a computer virus, but rather a real virus. The outcome, however, is very similar – disruption to your business. Businesses are mitigating these…
Novel compound sparks new malaria treatment hope
5 March 2020 A novel class of antimalarial compounds that can effectively kill malaria parasites has been developed by Australian and US researchers. (L-R) Dr Manuel de la Ruiz, Professor Alan Cowman, Dr David Olsen and Dr Paola…
