Planet Innovation and Lumos Diagnostics collaborate to establish local RAT manufacturing facility
Posted: 7 February 2022 Planet Innovation (PI), Australia’s leading healthtech innovation and commercialisation company, and Lumos Diagnostics (Lumos), a rapid point-of-care diagnostics company, with support from the Victorian State Government, will establish a $17.2 million Rapid Diagnostics Manufacturing…
Emerging Leaders Lab: Women in STEM pilot program – The Future of Work Lab at University of Melbourne
Posted: 2 February 2022 Do you identify as female and want to improve your leadership skills and learn to mentor? Are you 2 to 5 years out from your studies or currently completing a PhD in a STEM…
Cytiva fuels biotech development in Australia and New Zealand
Posted: 2 February 2022 VivaZome Therapeutics wins top prize with its potential to provide off-the-shelf regenerative medicines. Part of Cytiva’s BioChallenge global series, the inaugural challenge for the Australia and New Zealand region received 32 applications from various…
MDGH founder Mark Sullivan awarded Officer of the Order of Australia
Posted: 2 February 2022 Mark Sullivan, Founder and CEO of Medicines Development for Global Health (MDGH), has been awarded the Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), one of the highest civilian honours in Australia. Instituted in 1975…
Telix Pharmaceuticals set to rake in $175m from placement
Posted: 28 January 2022 Telix Pharmaceuticals (TLX) announces successful $175 million institutional placement which it says will assist with funding of multiple clinical programs and products The company says following completion of the placement it will launch a…
VivaZome to collaborate with ANU retinal disease experts to develop exosome-based therapies
Posted: 27 January 2022 VivaZome Therapeutics Pty Ltd has announced its participation in a collaborative project with researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) and other expert groups focussing on improved therapies for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The…
PRAXIS Australia training solutions
Posted 27 January 2022 Your learning needs are unique. Create a learning program tailored specifically to you with PRAXIS Australia’s Core Skill Sets program. A customised program ensures you develop the appropriate skills you need for your specific…
4DMedical teaming with Alfred Health to apply four-dimensional imaging in lung transplant patient assessment
Posted: 25 January 2022 Lung transplants offer people afflicted with incurable respiratory disease the prospect of a better quality of life − however such procedures are expensive, resource-intensive and with no guarantee of long-term success. The ‘FIT’ (or…
COVALIA study update: Safety Results from needle-free SARS-CoV2 DNA vaccine phase 1 trial
Posted: 21 January 2022 First needle-free SARS-CoV2 DNA vaccine tested in Australia is well tolerated No safety concerns were observed Ongoing study enrolment for booster dose Technovalia, an Australian biotech vaccine developer has announced the interim safety results…
Sophie Stocker receives grant to lead charge for precision medicine research
Posted: 20 December 2021 Dr. Sophie Stocker, a senior lecturer at the University of Sydney, has been awarded a Ramaciotti Health Investment Grant of close to $100,000 by the Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Foundations to undertake medical research for precision medicine using a…
MedTech Innovator Asia Pacific 2022 Accelerator Program – Applications now open
Posted: 13 December 2021 About MedTech Innovator Asia Pacific MedTech Innovator is the medical technology industry’s global showcase and accelerator for innovative medical device, digital health and diagnostic companies. The mission is to improve the lives of patients…
2022 ANDHealth+ cohort announced
Posted: 13 December 2021 BioMelbourne Network Member, ANDHealth, have welcomed the five companies selected for the 2022 ANDHealth+ program, Australia’s leading commercialisation program for digital health. The successful companies were announced by Dr Katie Allen, MP, Member for…
