Burnet Institute: Focus on milestones, not time frames for COVID exit
31 August 2020 Burnet Director and CEO Professor Brendan Crabb AC believes Victoria’s exit strategy from stage four COVID-19 restrictions should be measured in terms of milestones, not time frames – and the key benchmark is the elimination…
Exopharm Raises $10m in Well Supported Placement
31 August 2020 Release date 27 August 2020 Exopharm to place 41,666,667 shares at $0.24 per share to institutional and high net worth investors to raise $10m before costs Shares to be issued in two tranches with tranche…
St Vincent’s Hospital on the Park leads new charge in Victoria’s collective fight against COVID-19
31 August 2020 Release date 26 August 2020 St Vincent’s has welcomed patients at its newest hospital to help manage the escalating demand on Victoria’s healthcare system caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Victorian Government called on St…
Lessons from the COVID-19 frontline captured in UniMelb Health Worker Voices project
31 August 2020 Release date 24 August 2020 Voice memos from health workers in Australia and around the world are being collected via a private WhatsApp chat to capture their experience of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and improve…
Immutep and Monash University Receive Grant Funding for LAG-3 Project
31 August 2020 Immutep Limited (ASX: IMM; NASDAQ: IMMP) is pleased to announce that the Australian Research Council (ARC) has awarded Immutep and research partner Monash University a A$671,427 grant under the ARC‘s Linkage Project scheme to…
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…
