New Research Unveils the Secret Life of White Blood Cells
4 May 2020 New research led by scientists at the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) has unveiled how white blood cells move and carry out their functions at the cellular and subcellular level – at a resolution at…
ATO support for people affected by COVID-19
4 May 2020 Via Senator the Hon Michaela Cash, Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is implementing a range of COVID-19 support measures for businesses and employers and for individuals and…
Ground breaking partnership delivers 10 million COVID-19 tests and equipment
29 April 2020 Via The Hon Greg Hunt MP In a ground breaking and critically important partnership between the Australian Government, Minderoo Foundation and private pathology providers, Australia has secured an additional 10 million COVID-19 test kits and…
Noxopharm reports abscopal responses in prostate cancer trial
30 April 2020 Noxopharm (ASX:NOX) today releases details of the radiographic review of its DARRT-1 clinical study and is pleased to report that it shows a major benefit from a combination of Veyonda® and low-dose radiotherapy. The…
Stuart Elliott speaks on ABC Radio about manufacturing supply chain resilience
4 May 2020 Planet Innovation co-CEO and co-founder Stuart Elliott described the COVID-19 pandemic as a “wake-up call” for how medical products are sourced, in an interview with ABC Radio. Speaking with host Virginia Trioli on Wednesday morning,…
360biolabs supports the first Australian COVID-19 clinical vaccine trials
28 April 2020 In one of the first COVID-19 clinical vaccine trials, US-based clinical-stage biotechnology company Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) has selected Australian speciality laboratory 360biolabs, to conduct sample analysis for the clinical trial of its SARS-CoV-2 recombinant spike…
Backing Aussie manufacturers to modernise
30 April 2020 Via The Hon Karen Andrews MP The Morrison Government is backing Australian manufacturers to modernise how they do business, with critical investment in small and medium sized businesses in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.…
Biotech Daily More Excellent News Flash: Biotech Bounces Back In April
1 May 2020 The BDI-40 (which does not include the three Big Caps of Cochlear, CSL and Resmed) recovered most of its Covid-19 Pandemic global downturn losses in April, up 26.7% to $13,953 million – above its August…
Survey of the Health and Medical Research Sector to explore the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on research in Australia
30 April 2020 Research Australia is working to compile a comprehensive report for Australian governments to fully understand the impact COVID-19 is having on the sector. This brief survey is designed to gain insight into the impact of…
EndGame MedTech – offering services for new technology success in the medical device market
30 April 2020 Are you commercialising a new technology for launch into the medical device market in the US? EndGame MedTech specialise in the unique challenges of commercializing new technology in the medical device market. Their team, including…
New genes linked to severe childhood speech disorder
30 April 2020 An international study led by Melbourne researchers has discovered nine new genes linked to the most severe type of childhood speech disorder, apraxia. The research analysed the genetic make-up of 34 affected children and young…
Helping health professionals communicate in the era of COVID-19
27 April 2020 The University of Melbourne‘s “Communicating COVID-19″ course is designed for a wide range of healthcare providers both in hospital and community settings and will help provide expert-informed answers to questions Australian health care practitioners face surrounding…
