Cloud-based bioinformatics platform fast-tracking genomic analysis
21 May 2020 Researchers at the University of Melbourne Centre for Cancer Research (UMCCR) have established a reliable, scalable and fast bioinformatics platform to analyse the genomic data of hundreds of cancer patients. This new cloud-computing based platform…
COVID-19 prevention trial opens for high risk healthcare workers
20 May 2020 The first gold standard Australian clinical trial to determine whether the drug hydroxychloroquine can prevent COVID-19 is now open. The study, called COVID SHIELD, will recruit frontline and allied health care professionals, aiming to reduce…
VivaZome and Cytiva enter into an agreement on downstream technology for exosome purification
21 May 2020 VivaZome Therapeutics Pty Ltd (“VivaZome”) and Cytiva, formerly part of GE Healthcare Life Sciences, have entered into an agreement where Cytiva’s range of purification technologies, including Fibro, will be applied to VivaZome’s selected exosome fractions,…
Israel becomes first Middle Eastern market for Sienna’s hTERT IVD
21 May 2020 Sienna Cancer Diagnostics Ltd is pleased to announce the appointment of Zotal Ltd (“Zotal”) as its exclusive distributor in Israel. The distribution agreement provides Zotal with the right to sell Sienna’s hTERT IVD to pathology…
MCRI launches landmark study into children’s COVID-19 immune responses with assistance from Rio Tinto
19 May 2020 The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) has launched its COVID Immune research program to investigate COVID-19 effects on children’s immune systems. The new program, an Australian first, has been made possible with support from Rio Tinto,…
FDA allows Veyonda® Pre-IND Submission for COVID-19
19 May 2020 Noxopharm (ASX:NOX) today announces that on advice from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Company has lodged a pre-Investigational New Drug (pre-IND) submission for a clinical trial of Veyonda® in patients with SARS-CoV-2…
Four new projects announced for National Drug Discovery Centre
19 May 2020 Four research projects have been awarded generous Australian Government subsidies to fast-track their discoveries into new medicines using the National Drug Discovery Centre (NDDC) at The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute. The centre provides researchers…
Bosch puts fully automated mask-production lines into operation
15 May 2020 In the fight against coronavirus, Bosch has now turned its hand to the fully automated production of face masks. Dr. Volkmar Denner, chairman of the board of management of Robert Bosch GmbH, today launched the…
Case Study: Accelerating drug discovery at the Melbourne Biomedical Precinct
14 May 2020 33% of Australia’s 2017-2018 drug discovery efforts occurred within the Melbourne Biomedical Precinct (the Precinct) and continues to grow. The Precinct consistently attracts 23% of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding annually, more…
Public information key to combatting rising ‘superbug’ threat
14 May 2020 With predictions that drug-resistant ‘superbugs’ could cause up to 10 million deaths a year by 2050, a new CSIRO survey has revealed a low level of community knowledge about antibiotics. The rise of superbugs, which…
Mucus breakthrough could help patients breathe easy
14 May 2020 A discovery about how mucus thickness is regulated could help to improve airway-clearing treatment options for people with chronic respiratory conditions such as asthma, cystic fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). New insights into…
MTPConnect – 2020 Sector Competitiveness Plan
14 May 2020 In November of 2015, MTPConnect was established as an independent, not-for-profit organisation to drive connectivity, innovation, productivity and competitiveness in Australia’s medical technology, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals sector. In 2016, MTPConnect published a foundation plan for…
