$29.9 million in Linkage Projects to support research partnerships
Posted: 27 November 2024 The Australian Research Council (ARC) today announced $29.9 million in funding for 56 new projects under the ARC’s Linkage Project scheme 2024 Round 1. ARC Acting Chief Executive Officer, Dr Richard Johnson, said the…
Medicines Australia welcomes announcement of HTA Implementation Advisory Group and two industry representatives
Posted: 27 November 2024 Medicines Australia welcomes the announcement of the independent HTA Reform Implementation Advisory Group and the appointment of CEO Liz de Somer and Board Deputy Chair Anne Harris as industry’s representatives. “The independent Implementation Advisory…
BioMelbourne Network Annual General Meeting 2024: reflections, change and opportunities
Posted: 22 November 2024 BioMelbourne Network’s 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) brought together over 100 members in Melbourne. The event provided an opportunity to reflect on the highlights of FY24, explore the organisation’s new opportunities for advancing the…
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF PLANNED IDMC REVIEW OF ACTION3 PHASE 3 FSGS KIDNEY TRIAL
Posted: 20 November 2024 Dimerix Limited (ASX: DXB) a biopharmaceutical company with late-stage clinical assets in inflammatory diseases, today confirmed that the Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) successfully concluded a fifth review of the ACTION3 phase 3 clinical…
ViiV HEALTHCARE ANNOUNCES DATA DEMONSTRATING DOVATO (DTG/3TC) IS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE IN TREATMENT-NAIVE PEOPLE WITH ADVANCED HIV
Posted: 20 November 2024 ViiV Healthcare, the global specialist HIV company majority owned by GSK, with Pfizer and Shionogi as shareholders, today announced 48-week findings from the DOLCE study, sponsored by Fundación Huésped and the Bahiana Foundation of…
Psilocybin shows promise for treating obsessive compulsive disorder
Posted: 20 November 2024 A single dose may reduce compulsive behaviours in mice Research at The Florey suggests the psychedelic compound psilocybin has potential to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders. The study – led by Florey…
Establishing Genomics Australia
Posted: 20 November 2024 The Albanese Government is establishing a new national body to provide leadership, coordination and expertise so all Australians can reap the benefits of cutting-edge genomic research and technologies. Genomics Australia will help fight cancers,…
All in the blood: new way to detect drug resistance in ovarian cancer patients
Posted: 20 November 2024 WEHI researchers have found a new way to predict a subset of patients who are likely to become resistant to PARP inhibitors (PARPi), a key therapy used to treat ovarian and breast cancers in…
Visionary leaders to drive pioneering research centre
Posted: 20 November 2024 Two esteemed researchers have been appointed to lead the Colonial Foundation Diagnostics Centre, a landmark research centre working to enhance precision diagnosis for inflammatory diseases. The centre, co-led by WEHI and the Royal Melbourne Hospital…
Telix to Add FAP-Targeting Candidates to Theranostic Pipeline
Posted: 20 November 2024 Telix today announces it will expand its theranostic pipeline with new assets targeting Fibroblast Activation Protein (FAP), one of the most promising pan-cancer targets in nuclear medicine. Telix’s development program will initially focus on…
Audit finds Australia’s health and medical researchers are passionate, diverse and highly mobile
Posted: 20 November 2024 We have undertaken a national audit of Australia’s health and medical research workforce. You can now read our findings and learn about opportunities to support our researchers into the future. We carried out the…
New digital project to reveal medical research career opportunities
Posted: 19 November 2024 To increase awareness of the breadth of career pathways available across the health and medical research sector, BioMelbourne Network is kicking-off a one-year project to develop a central portal containing a suite of workforce…
