New head lice treatment approved for use in USA
6 August 2020 Release date: 3 August 2020 A new prescription head lice treatment, developed by University of Melbourne Associate Professor Vern Bowles, has been given Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, allowing it to be sold in…
Funding Injection To Advance DMTC Vaccine Development
6 August 2020 A novel Q Fever vaccine is progressing to pre-clinical trials following a $1.87 million investment from the Department of Health into DMTC’s national Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Initiative. DMTC will work with research and industry partners to manage…
POF recognised as a leading Trade Mark Prosecution firm
August 6, 2020 Philips Ormonde Fitzpatrick are very pleased to announce that we’ve been recognised as a leading Trade Mark Prosecution firm by Asia IP in their 2020 Trade Mark Survey. This achievement is a great reflection of…
CSIRO launches Australia’s first accredited face mask testing facility
6 August 2020 CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has launched the nation’s first accredited surgical face mask testing facility in Melbourne today, to help frontline health workers in the fight against COVID-19, while supporting Australian business. The new…
Novavax Announces Positive Phase 1 Data for its COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate
6 August 2020 Novavax, Inc., a late-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced Phase 1 data from its Phase 1/2 randomized, observer-blinded, placebo-controlled trial of its COVID‑19 vaccine with and without Matrix‑M™ adjuvant…
New Grant to Support ARMI Research in Understanding Blindness in Newborns
6 August 2020 A grant funded by the Angior Family Foundation has been awarded to ARMI to study Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA), a group of inherited retinal diseases that are the most common cause of blindness in newborn…
Iron study combats anaemia with cutting-edge computer simulation
6 August 2020 A new iron intervention study has determined which of the world’s low-and-middle income countries would benefit from using iron-containing micronutrient powders to tackle childhood anaemia. Using advanced computer simulation techniques, the study’s findings include individual…
4DMedical ASX Listing Set For 7 August 2020
6 August 2020 4DMedical Limited (“4DMedical” or the “Company”), a medical technology Company focused on commercialising its patented respiratory analysis technology, is pleased to announce it will list on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on Friday 7 August.…
First of 2,000 NOTUS emergency ventilators delivered to national medical stockpile
4 August 2020 Grey Innovation is pleased to advise it has delivered to the national medical stockpile the first of 2,000 ventilators ordered just a few months ago. It comes at a time when hospitals in Melbourne are…
Premier’s statement on business restrictions – impacts for businesses
4 August 2020 Release date 3 August 2020 Yesterday Daniel Andrews, Premier of Victoria announced a series of business restrictions. These are in direct response to Victoria’s move to Stage 4 Restrictions in combating COVID-19 transmission. Read the…
AHHA position paper: the effective and sustainable adoption of virtual health care
4 August 2020 On 24 July 2020, The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) published a position paper as a supplement to Healthy people, Healthy systems: strategies for outcomes-focused and value-based healthcare entitled “The effective and sustainable adoption…
Starpharma DEP® docetaxel and gemcitabine combination trial commences
4 August 2020 Release date 30 July 2020 Starpharma today announced that it has commenced its DEP® docetaxel + gemcitabine combination study for patients with advanced cancers, including pancreatic cancer. Recruitment into the study has commenced at the…
