Joint Statement on Skilled Migration Visa Changes
July 2017 Restoration on skilled visas welcomed across medical technology, biotechnology and pharmaceutical sector. The restoration of key occupations for the medical technology, research and pharmaceutical sector to the skilled migration visa list has been welcomed by six…
BioMelbourne Network Welcomes Revisions to Skilled Migration Visas
July 2017 Revisions to the skilled migration list have been welcomed by many BioMelbourne Network members across the biotechnology, medical technology and pharmaceutical sector. The restoration of occupations such as life scientist, biotechnologist, CEO/General Manager, and biochemist to…
LBT TO DISTRIBUTE APAS® IN AUSTRALIA & NZ
Australian medical technology company LBT Innovations Limited (ASX: LBT) has been appointed by joint venture company Clever Culture Systems AG (CCS) as the distributor for APAS® Independence in Australia and New Zealand. This will see LBT as the…
10th July – BioBriefing – US Regulatory Landscape: Hills and Valleys at FDA
Monday 10th July – 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Dr Mary Beth Henderson is the Senior Principal Advisor in Regulatory Affairs and Quality Systems at US based RCRI® (Regulatory & Clinical Research Institute, Inc.). Dr Henderson will be…
20th June – PharmaMedtech Stories – Join the Conversation!
FREE Seminar and Q&A Session The Department of Industry, Innovation and Science’s Entrepreneurs’ Programme is pleased to announce a panel seminar and Q and A session with key experts in the Biotech/Medtech/Pharma Sector. This event is open for…
Department of Immigration Roundtable Discussion (May 2017)
BioMelbourne Network CEO, Dr Krystal Evans attended a technology industries roundtable discussion with the Department of Immigration and the Department of Industry regarding skilled migration and the decision to abolish the 457 visa program. The medical technology, biotechnology and…
Beyond the Big Idea – Dr Krystal Evans talks about Innovation
Everyone talks about it, but what does innovation really mean? And how do you create a culture in which innovators flourish? The University of Melbourne believes it has some answers. Read article here
New series puts Australian health under the microscope
Dr Shalin Naik from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute is co-hosting a new ABC health and medical science education series, Ask the Doctor, which premieres at 8pm on Tuesday 16 May.In a twelve-part series, the state of the…
Nature Jobs Career Guide Melbourne
Nature has release a careers guide supplement foccussing on Melbourne’s biomedical sector. Melbourne’s institutions cluster into discrete geographic hubs, with a solid culture of collaboration and an emphasis on biomedical research. Learn more about the area’s leading scientific…
Victorian Medical Jobs And Research In The Fast Lane
More Victorian jobs will be created in the pharmaceutical, medical and biotechnology sectors following the announcement today of a major Chinese partnership that will open up opportunities for Victorian companies, universities and research institutes. Premier Daniel Andrews signed…
National Research Infrastructure Roadmap
The 2016 National Research Infrastructure Roadmap (2016 Roadmap) outlines national research infrastructure required over the coming decade so that Australia’s world class research system continued to improve productivity, create jobs, lift economic growth and support a healthy environment.…
International Research Scholarship for Professor Mark Dawson and five other Melbourne researchers
Peter Mac’s Professor Mark Dawson has been selected as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) International Research Scholar. The scholarship recognises Prof Dawson as a leading early-career scientist working outside of the G7 group of countries. Prof Dawson…
