Australian study shows potential of new mRNA vaccine to help fight tuberculosis
Posted: 24 February 2025 A novel vaccine that boosts immunity against tuberculosis (TB) has been shown to be effective in pioneering pre-clinical trials. A study into the LNP-mRNA vaccine’s effectiveness, published in eBioMedicine, was led by researchers from the Sydney…
$7.5 Million Gift Establishes Bastas Academy for Health Leadership at University of Melbourne and Melbourne Business School
Posted: 24 February 2025 A $7.5 million philanthropic donation from Dennis Bastas, CEO of DBG Health, will establish a new Health Leadership academy to address critical leadership and workforce challenges facing the global health sector. The Bastas Academy…
The Neonav ECG Tip Location System Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance
Posted: 24 February 2025 Navi Medical Technologies, a medical device company focused on pediatric healthcare innovation, proudly announces that its Neonav® ECG Tip Location System has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This…
Revolutionary approach in fetal monitoring to prevent perinatal brain injury
Posted: 24 February 2025 An AI-driven revolutionary approach in fetal brain health monitoring will enable early detection of fetal distress, allowing for timely interventions to prevent brain damage and reducing unnecessary medical interventions, thanks to Monash Institute of…
Scientists discover how to “switch off” a known driver of prostate and other cancers
Posted: 24 February 2025 Melbourne-based scientists have, for the first time, discovered how to “switch off” a molecule which is one of the top five culprits behind prostate cancer, and is also linked to lung and kidney cancers.…
Cellular clean-up: solving the mystery of how cells recycle
Posted: 24 February 2025 A new discovery from an international collaborative research team has solved the mystery of how cells turn on their recycling process and create ‘garbage bags’ to remove proteins. The study, co-led by WEHI and…
Optiscan unveils ‘digital pathology workhorse’ to speed up diagnostics
Posted: 24 February 2025 Optiscan has been featured in Stockhead, The Australian, and 11 News Corp mastheads following the launch of InForm™, our next-generation imaging device designed to revolutionize digital pathology and accelerate diagnostics. The article highlights how InForm™ digitizes…
Opthea Completes COAST Final Week 52 Patient Visit
Posted: 19 February 2025 Opthea Limited (ASX/NASDAQ:OPT, “Opthea”, the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, including wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), today announced that it has completed the…
Navi Medical Technologies secures FDA Clearance
Posted: 17 February 2025 Breakthrough Victoria portfolio company, Navi Medical Technologies (Navi), has taken a major step in their mission to making hospital care safer for newborn babies and children, receiving FDA clearance for their Neonav® ECG Tip…
Stronger, safer, smarter: pioneering Zinc-based dissolvable implants for bone repair
Posted: 17 February 2025 Monash research could transform how broken bones are treated, with the development of a special zinc-based dissolvable material that could replace the metal plates and screws typically used to hold fractured bones together. Surgeons…
Breakthrough IBD treatment heads into clinical trials
Posted: 17 February 2025 People living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have new hope, with clinical trials beginning for a breakthrough treatment for one of the most difficult to treat conditions associated with the disease. IBD is the collective term…
Groundbreaking Research Sheds Light on Cerebellar Ataxias: Advancing Hope for Balance Disorder Treatment
Posted: 17 February 2025 At the Bionics Institute, we are committed to pushing the boundaries of medical research to address the most pressing and overlooked health challenges. One such challenge are the cerebellar ataxias, a devastating group of…
