10M grant enables MCRI’s BCG vaccine trial to expand internationally, enrol 10,000 healthcare workers
5 May 2020 An A$10 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will allow the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute’s (MCRI) clinical trial of the BCG vaccine against COVID-19 to extend to 10,000 healthcare workers across Australia, Spain and The Netherlands.…
VivaZome licenses University of Adelaide stem cell technology
5 May 2020 Melbourne and Adelaide, Australia: VivaZome Therapeutics Pty Ltd (“VivaZome”) and the University of Adelaide today announced that they have entered into a series of agreements encompassing licensing of technology, access to stem cells and conduct…
New Research Unveils the Secret Life of White Blood Cells
4 May 2020 New research led by scientists at the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) has unveiled how white blood cells move and carry out their functions at the cellular and subcellular level – at a resolution at…
Noxopharm reports abscopal responses in prostate cancer trial
30 April 2020 Noxopharm (ASX:NOX) today releases details of the radiographic review of its DARRT-1 clinical study and is pleased to report that it shows a major benefit from a combination of Veyonda® and low-dose radiotherapy. The…
Stuart Elliott speaks on ABC Radio about manufacturing supply chain resilience
4 May 2020 Planet Innovation co-CEO and co-founder Stuart Elliott described the COVID-19 pandemic as a “wake-up call” for how medical products are sourced, in an interview with ABC Radio. Speaking with host Virginia Trioli on Wednesday morning,…
360biolabs supports the first Australian COVID-19 clinical vaccine trials
28 April 2020 In one of the first COVID-19 clinical vaccine trials, US-based clinical-stage biotechnology company Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) has selected Australian speciality laboratory 360biolabs, to conduct sample analysis for the clinical trial of its SARS-CoV-2 recombinant spike…
Biotech Daily More Excellent News Flash: Biotech Bounces Back In April
1 May 2020 The BDI-40 (which does not include the three Big Caps of Cochlear, CSL and Resmed) recovered most of its Covid-19 Pandemic global downturn losses in April, up 26.7% to $13,953 million – above its August…
Survey of the Health and Medical Research Sector to explore the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on research in Australia
30 April 2020 Research Australia is working to compile a comprehensive report for Australian governments to fully understand the impact COVID-19 is having on the sector. This brief survey is designed to gain insight into the impact of…
New genes linked to severe childhood speech disorder
30 April 2020 An international study led by Melbourne researchers has discovered nine new genes linked to the most severe type of childhood speech disorder, apraxia. The research analysed the genetic make-up of 34 affected children and young…
Helping health professionals communicate in the era of COVID-19
27 April 2020 The University of Melbourne‘s “Communicating COVID-19″ course is designed for a wide range of healthcare providers both in hospital and community settings and will help provide expert-informed answers to questions Australian health care practitioners face surrounding…
Free access to Clarivate’s BioWorld coronavirus articles
30 April 2020 Clarivate have provided free access to COVID-19 content in their BioWorld suite of news services. Viewers can access general news as well as three critical tables summarising: Vaccines and therapeutics in development Diagnostics on the…
Personalised nutrition smart patch to be developed in Australia
27 April 2020 A wearable smart patch will deliver precision data to help people personalise their diets and reduce their risk of developing lifestyle-related chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes. The world-first personalised nutrition wearable being developed by…
