Certara Broadens and Increases Regulatory Strength with Two Executive Hires
21 May 2020 Certara®, the global leader in model-informed drug development and regulatory science announced the appointments of Terrance (Terry) Ocheltree, Ph.D., R.Ph. as vice president of regulatory strategy and chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC) and Lynne Georgopoulos,…
Human insulin enhanced with cone snail ‘blue print’
2 June 2020 Diabetes treatments could be improved following the development of a dramatically modified form of human insulin, called ‘Mini-Ins’, that successfully mimics the ultra-fast-acting properties of cone snail venom insulin. Mini-Ins has demonstrated significant promise…
Noxopharm: ASCO 2020 Highlights NOX66 Potential in Late-Stage Cancer
1 June 2020 Highlights: NOX66 (Veyonda®) clinical data released to world-wide audience Anti-cancer responses (tumor size and pain responses) observed in approximately two-thirds of men with end-stage prostate cancer Abscopal responses in approximately one-quarter of men with end-stage…
Immutep Reports First Results from INSIGHT-004 Study
1 June 2020 First data from this collaboration study with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and Pfizer Inc and sponsor, IKF, presented at ASCO Encouraging early activity signals in a variety of cancer indications Overall, 33% of patients showed…
Immutep Announces Improving Data from Phase II TACTI-002 Study
1 June 2020 First complete response reported in 2nd line head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) Improving Overall Response Rate (iORR) in HNSCC, increasing to 38.9% (previously 33% iORR) Progression free survival (PFS) continues to improve in…
Immutep Receives A$3.6 Million R&D Tax Incentive from French Government
29 May 2020 Immutep Limited, a biotechnology company developing novel immunotherapy treatments for cancer and autoimmune diseases, is pleased to announce that it has received a €2,173,454 (~ A$3,630,000) research and development (R&D) tax incentive payment in cash…
Novavax Initiates Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial of COVID-19 Vaccine
26 May 2020 Novavax, Inc., a late-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced enrollment of the first participants in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial of its coronavirus vaccine candidate, NVX‑CoV2373, a stable, prefusion…
Australia’s top scientists elected as Fellows of the Academy
25 May 2020 An Australian scientist who identified the cause of mass frog extinctions across the globe is among a group of scientists being acknowledged today for their outstanding contributions to science. Associate Professor Lee Berger’s research into…
Matchmaking platform to boost local manufacturing supply chains
19 May 2020 Via the Hon Karen Andrews MP, Minister for Health Australian businesses wanting to play their part in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic will have greater access to potential partners and customers thanks to an…
Cloud-based bioinformatics platform fast-tracking genomic analysis
21 May 2020 Researchers at the University of Melbourne Centre for Cancer Research (UMCCR) have established a reliable, scalable and fast bioinformatics platform to analyse the genomic data of hundreds of cancer patients. This new cloud-computing based platform…
COVID-19 prevention trial opens for high risk healthcare workers
20 May 2020 The first gold standard Australian clinical trial to determine whether the drug hydroxychloroquine can prevent COVID-19 is now open. The study, called COVID SHIELD, will recruit frontline and allied health care professionals, aiming to reduce…
$400 million funding boost for health and medical research
20 May 2020 The Morrison Government will invest almost $400 million in world-leading health and medical research projects to improve the lives of all Australians. Our Government will strengthen Australians’ health through research to prevent illness and deliver…
