Acrux announces co-development agreement with Amring Pharmaceuticals Inc
2 July 2020 Acrux Limited a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing generic topical drug products is pleased to announce that it has entered into an exclusive development and commercialisation agreement with Amring Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in the United…
Almac Group Launches Tempod 1000 to Improve Clinical Site Temperature Data Management
24 June 2020 Almac Clinical Services, part of the Almac Group, the global contract pharmaceutical development and manufacturing organization, has launched Tempod® 1000 which bolsters the company’s Site Compliance and temperature management offering for sponsors. An extension to Almac’s…
AAMRI’s new animation shows the speed and breadth of COVID-19 research happening across Australia
29 June 2020 When Australia first heard about COVID-19, very few of us understood how completely it would change our day to day lives – including at our medical research institutes. Today the Association of Australian Medical Research…
New c-FIND test accurately diagnoses infection in minutes
1 July 2020 Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have developed a fast, new test for infections and infectious diseases that could transform Australia’s ability to provide targeted clinical care and respond to pandemics and biosecurity threats. Called…
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick reappointed to IP panel for CSIRO
1 July 2020 The Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick (POF) Group are pleased to announce reappointment as a preferred IP provider for CSIRO, Australia’s leading national science and technology organisation. POF has worked with CSIRO for over 40 years and…
Investment In Artificial Intelligence Is Real Deal For Victoria
26 June 2020 The Victorian Government today announced it would contribute $1.5 million to the establishment of Australia’s first multimillion-dollar accelerator and investment fund for Artificial Intelligence (AI) scaleups. Backed by LaunchVic, Victoria’s startup agency, Boab AI in…
$19 million for Artificial Intelligence health research projects
29 June 2020 The Morrison Government is investing $19 million in transformative medical research projects using game-changing applied artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, to improve the ways we prevent, diagnose and treat a wide range of health conditions. The…
Immutep Completes Recruitment For Part A Of Phase II TACTI-002 Study
29 June 2020 Immutep Limited, a biotechnology company developing novel immunotherapy treatments for cancer and autoimmune diseases, is pleased to report it has enrolled and safely dosed the last patient for stage 2 of Part A (1st line…
New Real-World Data from Medtronic Global SYMPLICITY Registry Show Renal Denervation Lowered Blood Pressure in Hypertension Patients
25 June 2020 Medtronic plc, the global leader in medical technology, today reported new data from the Global SYMPLICITY Registry (GSR), which showed that renal denervation (RDN) with the Medtronic Symplicity™ Renal Denervation System significantly reduced blood pressure…
Use of saliva as a diagnostic specimen for COVID-19
25 June 2020 The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) has been working to validate the use of saliva as a diagnostic specimen for COVID-19. Professor Deborah Williamson, Director of the Royal Melbourne Hospital’s Department…
RMIT, Siemens and Festo partner to create new Industrial Digital Innovation Hub
25 June 2020 RMIT, Siemens and Festo have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore major areas of cooperation to help drive workforce transformation for Industry 4.0 in the Australasian region, including the establishment of an…
Small Business Tax Cuts Kick in from 1 July 2020
30 June 2020 As of tomorrow, Australia’s 3.5 million small and family businesses will be paying less tax as a result of legislated company tax cuts passed by the Morrison Government. By bringing forward tax relief, the Morrison…
