Patient Enrolment Opens in Cynata COVID-19 Clinical Trial
31 August 2020 Release date 24 August 2020 Cynata Therapeutics Limited (ASX: CYP), a leading clinical-stage biotechnology company specialising in cell therapeutics, is pleased to announce that the MEND (MEseNchymal coviD-19) Trial is now open for patient enrolment.…
Search for COVID-19 drugs boosted by SARS discovery
26 August 2020 An extensive search and testing of current drugs and drug-like compounds has revealed compounds previously developed to fight SARS might also work against COVID-19. Using the National Drug Discovery Centre, researchers from the Walter and…
World Mosquito Program’s Wolbachia method dramatically reduces dengue incidence in randomised controlled trial in Indonesia
26 August 2020 The World Mosquito Program (WMP) of Monash University, and its Indonesian partners the Tahija Foundation and Universitas Gadjah Mada have announced the first results of a cluster randomised controlled trial of its Wolbachia method ,…
Working Together To Re-Open Victoria – Safely
31 August 2020 Via Premier of Victoria, Daniel Andrews. The Victorian Government will release its reopening roadmap this Sunday, 6 September, providing certainty and clarity to communities and businesses alike. Ahead of this release, the Government will commence…
Supporting The Next Generation Of Tech Startups – And Jobs
30 August 2020 Via Premier of Victoria, Daniel Andrews. Victorian Government funding to back the new generation of startup innovators will support programs for female entrepreneurs as well as aspiring founders from regional Victoria and Melbourne’s western suburbs.…
Crucial Medical Research Joins Coronavirus Fight
26 August 2020 Via Premier of Victoria, Daniel Andrews. Victoria’s world-leading medical researchers are making significant strides in the battle against coronavirus, with the Victorian Government providing support for projects on multiple fronts. The Government has invested more…
Azure Health Technology Limited commences first manufacturing run in the US for nutraceutical products
24 August 2020 Azure Health Technology Limited (AZT) today announced that it has commenced manufacturing the first batch of nutraceutical products for sale in the US, Australia and China. AZT’s wholly owned subsidiaries, Invictus BioPharma Ltd (based in…
Medtronic partner with Melbourne company to accelerate global ventilator knowledge
24 August 2020 When Medtronic plc openly shared their Puritan BennettTM 560 (PB560) ventilator plans to help boost global ventilator production, the blueprints were downloaded more than 200,000 times across the globe, but one Australian company answered the…
Bosch Australia’s Manufacturing Solutions business unit awarded plasma process automation contract by CSL Behring
24 August 2020 Bosch Australia’s Manufacturing Solutions division (BAMS) has been awarded a contract to create a high-tech automatic materials handling line for CSL Behring (Australia), part of CSL Limited (ASX:CSL). CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader…
MTPConnect Chair appointed to key COVID-19 Science and Industry Technical Advisory Group
24 August 2020 Release date 20 August 2020 Yesterday, in a joint statement, Prime Minister, Hon. Scott Morrison MP, Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Hon. Karen Andrews MP and Minister for Health Hon. Greg Hunt MP outlined Australia’s…
Burnet Institute: The crucial questions we need answered about COVID-19
20 August 2020 Release date 14 August 2020 Just published in the Australian Financial Review, Health Editor Jill Margo spoke with three leading scientists about the crucial questions we need answered about COVID-19 including Burnet’s Director and CEO, Professor…
New Deal Secures Potential COVID-19 Vaccine For Every Australian
20 August 2020 Release date: 19 August 2020 Australians will be among the first in the world to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, if it proves successful, through an agreement between the Australian Government and UK-based drug company AstraZeneca. Under…
