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Australian Biotech and Pharmaceutical
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Mr Cameron Johnson to head Linear Clinical Research
Western Australias forthcoming clinical trials facility, Linear Clinical Research Limited has appointed Mr Cameron Johnson as its Head. The facility is due to open in the second quarter of 2010
Medicines in Australia cheaper than US, EU
Australians paid much less for drugs than people in the US and 11 European countries including the UK in 2008, a newly released report said. The report, published by the British Department of Health said Australia ranked fourth out of 13 countries
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  Trends and issues in electronic clinical data management
  Sanofi-aventis completes acquisition of Chattem
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Australia's Top 20 cancer drugs to reach sales of $1 bn by 2018
The Australian oncology markets high value and growth opportunities have made it an attractive arena for drug developers to enter. Top 20 cancer therapy brands sales totaled $545 mn in Australia in 2008, growing at a CAGR of 30% since 2005
Pharmaxis' asthma drug progresses through phase II
Australian company Pharmaxis has successfully completed a phase IIa dose profiling study with its new anti-inflammatory agent ASM8 in patients with allergic asthma
FEATURES
EDC uptake in Australia lags
Australian clinical trial companies to adopt electronic solutions
Australia, biotech's destination next
Located in the southern hemisphere, Australia, officially known as the Commonwealth of Australia, is striving to become the well-established destination for biotechnology. Its government has a vision to become one of the top five global locations
PEOPLE
Mr Cameron Johnson to head Linear Clinical Research
Western Australias forthcoming clinical trials facility, Linear Clinical Research Limited has appointed Mr Cameron Johnson as its Head. The facility is due to open in the second quarter of 2010
Ansell names Mr Magnus Nicolin as CEO
Australian healthcare company Ansell Limited has appointed Mr Magnus Nicolin as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the company
EVENTS
Brisbane to host complementary medicines event in 2011
Australian city Brisbane has been selected to host the 2011 International Conference on Mechanisms of Action of Nutraceuticals (ICMAN5), said Queensland Premier Anna Bligh in New York
AusBiotech 2009 witnesses over 1,400 delegates
More than 1,400 delegates from 30 countries, including 1983 conference participants, had gathered at the Melbourne Exhibition Center for AusBiotech 2009, held on October 27-30, 2009
R & D
Biotron's BIT225 inhibits replication of virus in monocyte cells isolated from HIV patients
The drug, developed by Sydney based Biotron Limited and known as BIT225 was tested in a study involving 18 HIV positive patients at Sydneys St Vincents Hospital. The drug was able to inhibit replication of the HIV virus in monocyte cells isolated
Ondek starts first human trial of life saving oral vaccines
Ondek, an Australian biotechnology company, founded by Prof Barry Marshall, an Australian who won a Nobel Prize for discovering the bacteria that causes stomach ulcers has launched the first human clinical trial to see if the same bugs can be used
POLICIES
Mesoblast gets US patent for bone repair products
Australia's regenerative medicine company, Mesoblast said that the US Patent and Trademark Office has granted a key patent that provides exclusive commercial protection for its bone tissue generating products in the US
DispersinB gets Australian patent
Kane Biotech, a biotechnology company developing products that prevent and disperse microbial biofilms, has received patent No. 2003284385 entitled Compositions and methods for enzymatic detachment of bacterial and fungal biofilms by IP Australia
PRODUCTS
ZyGEM to distribute Rubicon Genomics PicoPlex kits in NZ, Australia
Rubicon Genomics, a developer of pre-analytical amplification products has reached agreement with ZyGEM to non-exclusively market its PicoPlex single-cell amplification kits in Australia and New Zealand
Australia's UBI launches Verio in Netherlands
Universal Biosensors, a Australia-based medical devices maker has launched a medical device in Netherlands. The device was launched by its Dutch partner LifeScan
TRENDS & ANALYSIS
Diabetes on the rise with rising obesity in Australia
The number of Australians with diabetes is estimated to be about 1 million; a number that is rising as obesity becomes more widespread and the population ages.
1 in 4 Australian men over the age of 60 will suffer from osteoporosis
One in four Australian men over the age of 60 will suffer a fracture due to osteoporosis. Fractures from osteoporosis are less common in men than in women but when fractures occur in men they cause higher disability and death rates
 
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