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…
Government working with industry on hand sanitiser production
23 March 2020 The Federal Government is working closely with Australian industry to further ramp up local manufacturing of hand sanitiser amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews said manufacturers had already significantly…
Exemption for Coronavirus (COVID-19) Medical Devices (TGA)
24 March 2020 The Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (the Act) provides that the Minister for Health (or his delegate) may exempt certain kinds of medical devices that are not included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods from various provisions…
Fast-tracking research into treatments for COVID-19
21 March 2020 The Australian Government will provide $13 million to fast-track research into treatments for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. The funding from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) aims to support rapid development of safe and effective…
Researchers set to begin clinical trials on coronavirus treatment
18 March 2020 Australian researchers are set to begin clinical trials of a potential treatment for COVID-19 – using two existing drugs. University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research Director and Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician at the Royal…
The AIIA launches the Australian Business Continuity Online Resource Centre
24 March 2020 The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA), supported by the Federal Government, has just launched a critical resource to provide access to free business services during the COVID-19 pandemic – the Australian Business Continuity online resource…
“2020 is a different year”: A report from our virtual COVID-19 Vaccine BioBreakfast with Dr Rob Grenfell
24 March 2020 In just a few short months, COVID-19 has completely changed the world. From the initial novel Coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan to Europe becoming the new epicentre of infection, the world is at the mercy of…
Volunteers to assist with COVID-19 testing
23 March 2020 Volunteers to assist with COVID-19 testing The Australian Society for Microbiology (ASM) is putting together a database of qualified people who are willing to be called upon in case of a potential staff shortage to…
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…
