New drug discovery centre to fast-track medicines
12 March 2020 A state-of-the-art facility to fast-track new medicines for Australian patients will today be opened by Australian Minister for Health the Hon. Greg Hunt MP and Victorian Minister for Health the Hon. Jenny Mikakos MP at…
Collaborate to Innovate – Key Themes from the 8th Annual Devices + Diagnostics Lab
12 March 2020 On Thursday 5th March 2020 BioMelbourne Network held their 8th Annual Devices + Diagnostics Lab, addressing the theme of Manufacturing, Markets and Minefields in the medical technology sector. Over 160 industry professionals spent the day…
Innovative mobile hepatitis C clinic receives funding as Australia drives towards elimination of the disease by 2030
12 March 2020 Melbourne – Gilead Sciences ANZ has today announced the winners of its 2020 Gilead Fellowship Research Grants Program, with the seven recipient projects focused on improving patient outcomes in HIV, liver diseases, invasive fungal infections,…
$2.4 Billion health plan to fight COVID-19
11 March 2020 MEDIA RELEASE Prime Minister, Minister for Health, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Cabinet, Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians, Minister for Youth and Sport The Australian Government has unveiled…
Coronavirus – What you need to know if you are working from home
11 March 2020 It seems that we can’t catch a break! This time it’s not a computer virus, but rather a real virus. The outcome, however, is very similar – disruption to your business. Businesses are mitigating these…
Novel compound sparks new malaria treatment hope
5 March 2020 A novel class of antimalarial compounds that can effectively kill malaria parasites has been developed by Australian and US researchers. (L-R) Dr Manuel de la Ruiz, Professor Alan Cowman, Dr David Olsen and Dr Paola…
Trajan and Queen’s University awarded Mitacs grant to develop MES technology for mass spectrometry
2 March 2020 Kingston, Ontario, Canada Trajan Scientific and Medical (Trajan) and Queen’s University (Queen’s), Kingston, Canada, have been awarded a Mitacs Accelerate grant to develop new multiple electrospray (MES) technologies to increase throughput and sensitivity in mass…
Victoria Taking Action To Fight COVID-19
3 March 2020 From the Premier. The Victorian Government is taking action to prepare Victoria’s health system for the continued spread of COVID-19. At present, there have been 33 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Australia, including nine in…
Doherty Institute awarded AU$3.2 million by the Jack Ma Foundation to accelerate a vaccine for COVID-19
3 March 2020 The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) – a joint venture between the University of Melbourne and The Royal Melbourne Hospital – has been awarded AU$3.2 million (US$2.15 million) by the Jack…
It’s now a matter of when, not if, for Australia. This is how we’re preparing for a jump in coronavirus cases
28 February 2020 This story was first published in The Conversation. Click here to read it. While countries around the globe have been taking precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus,…
OMX Solutions Pty Ltd custom-made medical device, the OMX Craniofacial Fixation Plate, gains inclusion on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods
25 February 2020 OMX Solutions Pty Ltd is pleased to announce the Australian regulatory approval of its latest custom-made medical device (CMMDs), the OMX Craniofacial Fixation Plate Kit. A CMMD is a one-off medical device prescribed for the…
Changes to AusBiotech Board, including new Chair
25 Feb 2020 AusBiotech has announced that a new Chair has been appointed to its Board following the decision of its current long-serving Chair, Julie Phillips, CEO, BioDiem, to step down from the AusBiotech Board. Michelle Burke, Principal…
