Community undersold in Australia’s response to COVID-19
27 July 2020 Burnet Institute Director and CEO Professor Brendan Crabb AC believes the critical importance of the community and community-informed research have been undersold in Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and need to be urgently prioritised.…
New drug blocks formation of killer clots to prevent strokes and heart attacks
27 July 2020 Monash researchers have found a potential drug that can be given as a preventive against heart attack and stroke. The drug – which has been studied in human cells and animal models – literally blocks…
Defence Science Institute: Call for Capability Statements
27 July 2020 Closes 2 August 2020 Supporting Safe Operation in Contaminated Environments Do you work in the areas of detection, diagnostics, contamination containment, threat protection modelling, AI, autonomy or wearable assistive devices? Your expertise could help Defence…
New courses to transform digital healthcare
27 July 2020 A suite of new courses is set to equip health professionals with skills needed to keep pace with rapid technological advances in healthcare. RMIT Online and the Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) have joined…
Gilead Sciences Announces The Appointment Of Ric Morgan As Head Of Legal And Compliance For Australia And New Zealand
23 July 2020 Gilead Sciences today announced the appointment of Ric Morgan as the new Head of Legal and Compliance ANZ for Gilead Sciences in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). Mr Morgan joins Gilead Sciences ANZ with more…
First Participants Treated In AD-214 Phase I Clinical Trial
23 July 2020 AdAlta Limited (ASX:1AD), the clinical stage biotechnology company developing novel therapeutic products from its i-body platform is pleased to announce that the first healthy participants in the blinded Phase I clinical trial of AD-214 have…
OMX Solutions Celebrate 200 Implantations of TMJ Joint Replacement Prosthesis
15 July 2020 Melbourne based design house for custom medical devices for oral and maxillofacial applications, OMX Solutions Pty Ltd is delighted to announce the 200th implantation of its custom designed temporomandibular joint (TMJ) replacement device, the OMX…
2020 Australia’s STEM Workforce Report
23 July 2020 Via Australia’s Chief Scientist. The second Australia’s STEM Workforce report once again provides a comprehensive analysis of Australia’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) trained workforce. The report builds on data from the 2016 report, updating…
Global 3D printing partnership to boost local manufacturing
23 July 2020 RMIT University is partnering with Europe’s leading 3D printing institute to support the transformation of Australian manufacturing. The memorandum of understanding with Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS covers staff and student exchanges…
JobKeeper extension, eligibility and rate updates
21 July 2020 Keep up to date with the latest updates via the Federal Government. On 21 July, the Government announced it is extending the JobKeeper Payment until 28 March 2021 and is targeting support to those organisations…
Crux Biolabs make Mountain Highway Business Park home
21 July 2020 This week Crux Biolabs is moving to a larger lab premises at the Mountain Highway Business Park in Bayswater. Crux’s growth since obtaining NATA accreditation to ISO 17025 in early 2019 has meant that…
General advice on face masks and coverings for Victoria
Date posted 21 July 2020 For the most up-to-date information, please visit the Department of Health and Human Services Coronavirus Advice webpage. For information targeted to businesses, see “Face masks in the workplace”. If you live within metropolitan…
