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…
Saving Jobs And Reducing The Burden On Businesses And Families
5 May 2020 Via the Victorian Government The Victorian Government will provide a further $491 million in tax relief to help save businesses and jobs, and freeze a host of fees, charges and levies to reduce the financial…
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…
ATO support for people affected by COVID-19
4 May 2020 Via Senator the Hon Michaela Cash, Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is implementing a range of COVID-19 support measures for businesses and employers and for individuals and…
Ground breaking partnership delivers 10 million COVID-19 tests and equipment
29 April 2020 Via The Hon Greg Hunt MP In a ground breaking and critically important partnership between the Australian Government, Minderoo Foundation and private pathology providers, Australia has secured an additional 10 million COVID-19 test kits and…
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…
Backing Aussie manufacturers to modernise
30 April 2020 Via The Hon Karen Andrews MP The Morrison Government is backing Australian manufacturers to modernise how they do business, with critical investment in small and medium sized businesses in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.…
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…
