Austrianova to go public by securing US$100 M commitment from GEM

Austrianova (the SG Austria group, Austrianova Singapore and Austrianova Thailand), on April 22, 2021, announced th...

April 23, 2021 | Friday | News
International collaboration to develop iPSMA SPECT imaging for prostate cancer

The Oncidium Foundation, a non-profit organization created to promote and support the development of radiopharmaceutical...

April 23, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia's Trajan strengthens move into data-based preventative healthcare

Trajan Scientific and Medical (Trajan) has aquired the MyHealthTest blood testing service for an undisclosed sum. T...

April 23, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia invests additional $6.7 M to improve cancer outcomes

The Australian Government is investing an additional $6.7 million to support and improve outcomes for all Australians af...

April 22, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australian healthtech firm sets up global HQ in London

Australian healthtech firm, KISA Pty Ltd, has chosen to set up its global headquarters in the UK and launch its line of ...

April 21, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Australia announces $50 M investment in mRNA vaccine manufacturing

The Victorian Government’s $50 million investment in mRNA vaccine manufacturing is welcome recognition of the worl...

April 21, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Japan's Terumo boosts global plasma collection and delivery platform with CSL

Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies and CSL Plasma announced a collaboration to deliver a new plasma collection platform ...

April 20, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia and New Zealand strengthens MetaVision Clinical Information platforms

iMDsoft Ltd. and Dedalus on April 20, 201 announced their Channel Partner Agreement, authorizing Dedalus to distribute M...

April 20, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia deploys digital workflow within clinical pathology for better cancer care

International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra has deployed its software for digital pathol...

April 20, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia unveils new tool for collaborative cancer research centre

The unveiling of a new tool at the Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication (MCN) to support ground-breaking cancer research...

April 19, 2021 | Monday | News
AbbVie and Pfizer lead rheumatoid arthritis digital marketing space in Australia

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment landscape in Australia is well established with several novel disease-modifying anti...

April 16, 2021 | Friday | Analysis
BC Platforms, Australian Tissue Bank to improve breast cancer treatment outcomes

BC Platforms, a global leader in healthcare data management, analytics and access announced that it has formed a new dat...

April 15, 2021 | Thursday | News
GSK Australia receives provisional nod for COVID-19 mAb treatment

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), part of the Department of Health in Australia, has granted a provisiona...

April 15, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australia reviews all reports of blood clots following AstraZeneca vaccine

The Vaccine Safety Investigation Group (VSIG), a panel of expert advisors to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) ...

April 13, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia approves wider storage conditions for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia has recently approved wider storage and transportation condition...

April 12, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia conducts world-first precision-based medicine therapy for brain lymphoma

An Australian research team conducted the world-first precision-based medicine therapy to cure brain lymphoma at th...

April 8, 2021 | Thursday | News
Agilex Biolabs acquires TetraQ as part of APAC expansion plans

Agilex Biolabs, Australia's largest and most technologically advanced specialist bioanalytical laboratory for clinical t...

April 7, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Essity gets distribution rights of wound care technology in Australia, NZ

Hygiene and health company Essity, based in Sweden, is acquiring the distribution rights to the wound care technology So...

April 7, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Fujitsu Australia acquires healthcare management consulting firm Versor

Fujitsu Australia has acquired Melbourne's digital innovation consulting services company Versor Proprietary Limite...

April 7, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Australia reveals ineffectiveness of paracetamol for low back pain

The largest review of paracetamol for pain relief, led by University of Sydney, Australia, has found only four condition...

April 6, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australian oncology drug Paxalisib receives rights to develop and commercialize in China

Sydney-based Kazia Therapeutics Limited, an oncology-focused drug development company announced that it has entered into...

April 5, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia issues new guidelines for cancer surviving children

In a world-first, new National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) endorsed guidelines provide recommendations t...

April 5, 2021 | Monday | News
Plexus increases access to industry sponsored clinical trials in South Australia

Plexus Research, a division of GP InnoVentures (GPIV), an investment and innovation organization based in Adelaide,...

April 2, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia invests $67.2 M to launch new scheme for aged care providers

The Australia Government has invested $67.2 million to implement the Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) which offer...

April 1, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australia's Starpharma's launches COVID-19 antiviral nasal spray VIRALEZE in the UK

Melbourne-based biotech Starpharma has launched its antiviral nasal spray VIRALEZE™ into the UK via a large nation...

April 1, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australia announces grants to take research from lab to practice

Sydney researchers have been awarded more than $4.2 million in federal government funding (plus additional partner fundi...

March 31, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Australia bolsters cancer control research and policy

The University of Sydney and Cancer Council New South Wales (NSW) have formed The Daffodil Centre, which was officially ...

March 30, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia grants $27 M for next-generation medical research

Ten new medical research projects, including an education program to improve health literacy for socio-economically and ...

March 29, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia pitches $2.1 M to support people with diabetes

From November 1, point-of-care glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) tests will be listed on Medicare, funding 190,000 tests for ...

March 25, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australia, India ink health-themed academic partnership

Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Garton, University of Sydney, Australia has recently signed a University-wide par...

March 24, 2021 | Wednesday | News
TrialWire launches StudyBoost, the Clinical trial insurance plan

TrialWire(TM), the most secure digital Patient Recruitment Platform for trial rescue, announces the launch of StudyBoost...

March 23, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia invests $2.6 M in life-improving research for brain cancer survivors

The Australian government is providing $2.6 million to researchers at the University of Melbourne to use the latest info...

March 23, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia approves CSL - Seqirus to manufacture AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved manufacture of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine (ChAdOx1-S) in A...

March 22, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia invents portable tool to visualizes blood clots as 3D holographic Livestream

New portable technology that visualizes clots forming in flowing blood...

March 22, 2021 | Monday | News
Scientists find new approach to treat thumb osteoarthritis

Thumb-base osteoarthritis, which is common particularly in post-menopausal women, can greatly limit the use of their han...

March 9, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia's SpeeDx increases distribution network

Australian firm SpeeDx has announced signing a new distribution partner, further extending customer access to market-lea...

March 19, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia to invest $30M to manufacture and commercialize novel medical product

Australian Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, Hon Karen Andrews MP on March, 11, 2021 launched a new $30 mil...

March 17, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Govt launches $15 M grant for development of innovative therapies for mental illness

The Australian government is launching a $15 million competitive grant round to kick start Australian clinical trials ex...

March 17, 2021 | Wednesday | News
QBiotics joins TDM Growth Partners to accelerate drug development timelines

QBiotics Group Limited, a Brisbane (Australia) life sciences company developing novel anticancer and wound healing pharm...

March 16, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia injects $1.1B towards COVID-19 health response and suppression strategy

Australian Government has announced an investment of more than $1.1 billion to extend ...

March 16, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Mayne Pharma introduces another generic oral contraceptive in US

Australia based Mayne Pharma Group Limited commercially launched a generic version of ORTHO-CEPT® (desogestrel and E...

March 5, 2021 | Friday | News
KCR opens branch in Australia to maximize clinical capabilities

KCR, the international clinical development solutions provider has announced the establishment of a new branch in Sydney...

March 8, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia opens cutting edge care centre for mental health

Thousands of South Australians needing urgent mental health assistance will now be able to access cutting edge out-of-ho...

March 4, 2021 | Thursday | News
Avance Clinical, Medidata celebrate strategic partnership, accreditation of seven in-house experts

The leading Australian CRO for biotechs, and Frost & Sullivan Asia-Pacific CRO Market Leadership Award winner, Avanc...

March 2, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia invests $452M in elderly care under Aged Care Quality and Safety

The Australian Government unravels the Final Report from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safet...

March 3, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Australia provides relief to patients suffering from severe eczema

Australians suffering from a severe form of eczema will now have access to a life changing medicine through the Pharmace...

March 1, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia invests $100 M for major advances in medical research technology

The Australian Government is investing $100 million into the development of new technologies to improve diagnosis and tr...

February 26, 2021 | Friday | News
Global biotech executive to boost microbiome drug development for Asia Pacific

Global biotech executive Thomas Mitchell is set to drive growth, innovation and expansion across Asia Pacific for thrivi...

February 24, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Australia to develop drug for LMICs for treating superbug infections

CARB-X is awarding up to $2.2 million to The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Institute for Molecular Bioscience (I...

February 23, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia increases ovarian cancer care and support

As part of Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, the Australian government will provide a further $1 million to Ovarian Cancer...

February 19, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia develops world-first 3D printed oesophageal stents

World-first 3D printed oesophageal stents developed by the University of South Australia could revolutionize...

February 18, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australia to provide COVID-19 vaccinations for free to all visa holders

Indian students and universities have warmly welcomed the news that Indian students living in Australia will be eligible...

February 17, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Australia grants provisional approval to AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has granted provisional approval to AstraZeneca for its COVID-19 vaccine...

February 17, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Australia's Morneau Shepell acquires SMG Health to achieve global wellbeing

Australia based Morneau Shepell, a global wellbeing company has completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding shar...

February 17, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Australia launches new online tool to help navigate IVF

The Australian Government is strengthening support for couples trying to become pregnant through the launch of the ...

February 16, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia offers revolutionary new treatment for antibiotic resistance

SuperTrans Medical (STM), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel antibiotics that target difficult-to-treat, multi...

February 12, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia invests $8 M for research into neurofibromatosis

The Australian Government is investing $8 million to support the Children’s Tumour Foundation and research into ne...

February 11, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australia prepares training modules for COVID-19 vaccination workforce

The first Australian Government-funded training modules for the COVID-19 vaccination workforce, including for immunisati...

February 10, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Osteopore, Terumo to promote, sell regenerative products in APAC region

Osteopore Limited, an Australian and Singapore based medical technology company that has commercialised a rang...

February 9, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia focuses on preventing severe mitochondrial disease in children

The government is committed to preventing future children in Australia suffering from severe mitochondrial disease, a de...

February 8, 2021 | Monday | News
Spok launches innovative healthcare communication platform in Australia

Spok Holdings, Inc., a global leader in healthcare communications, has announced the international expansion of its clou...

February 9, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Thriving APAC medical imaging ecosystem boosts radiology market

Even before COVID-19, the pressure to diagnose many patients speedily and accurately in the APAC region was increasing, ...

March 17, 2021 | Wednesday | Opinion
Australia reports no specific risk for Pfizer vaccine in elderly patients

On January 14, 2021 the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) received reports of about 30 deaths in over 40,000 e...

February 2, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia provisionally approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has provisionally approved the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use in Au...

January 25, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia secures additional vaccine workforce

The Australian government is preparing for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout by securing an additional vaccine workforce and ...

January 22, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia develops test to accurately predict mood disorders

Scientists at the University of South Australia (UniSA) have developed the world’s first test to accurately predic...

January 21, 2021 | Thursday | News
Researchers look at several scenarios to influence vaccine policy in Australia

The level of vaccination uptake will be the most important factor in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a n...

January 20, 2021 | Wednesday | News
New U Life pre-launches healthcare products in NZ, Australia

New U Life, a US based wellness company that creates products that unify the body and mind to help individuals achieve w...

January 19, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia invests $44 M to extend dementia training, education and support

The Australian Government announced the extension of grant agreements for programs providing support, training...

January 14, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australia puts $38 M for research into diabetes, heart disease

Two new medical research centres will be funded by the Australian government to produce rapid improvements in preventing...

January 12, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australian researchers invent a device to better identify and treat pain

A team of Griffith health technology researchers has won the iAwards 2020 Business Industry Solution of the Ye...

January 11, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia invests additional $3M to assist breast care nursing services

Australian Government commits to continue supporting The McGrath Foundation’s breast care nurses with a $3 mi...

January 11, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia reports new defence against mosquito-borne viruses

A team of researchers at Australia's The University of Queensland, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences ha...

January 11, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia injects $10 M for high potential COVID-19 related clinical trials

By mid-2021, volunteers aged between 18 and 75 years will be recruited for an accelerated clinical trial of two ‘n...

January 4, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia rolls out strategies for COVID-19 vaccine supply and distribution

Australian Government has announced that it has signed contracts with the companies to partner for safe distributio...

December 28, 2020 | Monday | News
Australia supports medical research by investing $172.5 M more in fund

The Australian Government contributes an additional $172.5 million to supplement the Medical Research Future Fund (...

December 24, 2020 | Thursday | News
Alterity, UniQuest team up to reverse bacterial resistance to antibiotics

Alterity Therapeutics has announced it has been granted a licence by UniQuest, the commercialisation company of The ...

December 22, 2020 | Tuesday | News
Australia develops world-first antiviral textile technology

Australian materials science and technology start-up, Xefco®, in collaboration with Swiss textile innovator, HeiQ, h...

December 18, 2020 | Friday | News
Australia, UK focus on respiratory complications in recovered Covid-19 patients

CN Bio, a leading cell culture company based in the UK, has announced a collaboration with the University of Melbourne i...

December 17, 2020 | Thursday | News
Australia invests $300 M in medical research projects for better healthcare

The Australian Government is investing $300 million in ground-breaking health and medical research projects across ...

December 16, 2020 | Wednesday | News
Australia injects $311M for dementia, cancer and additional medical research

Australian Government is launching twelve grant opportunities from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF), with a ...

December 14, 2020 | Monday | News
Australia secures 20 M extra Astra Zeneca vaccine doses

On the basis of scientific advice, the Australian Government has secured an additional 20 million doses of the promising...

December 11, 2020 | Friday | News
Australia infuses $11 M to reduce rates of stillbirths as part of new national plan

The Australian Government will provide $11 million to fast track a new national plan to reduce the number of s...

December 10, 2020 | Thursday | News
Australia boosts nursing services to strengthen pandemic response

The Australian Government’s early action to rapidly increase the number of skilled Registered Nurses (RN) to treat...

December 7, 2020 | Monday | News
Antengene submits NDAs for XPOVIO (Selinexor) in multiple APAC markets

Antengene Corporation Limited, a leading innovative biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing and c...

December 4, 2020 | Friday | News
PixCell medical to enhance Australia's health pathology testing service

Israel's PixCell Medical, innovator of rapid diagnostic solutions at the point-of-care, has announced that NSW ...

December 4, 2020 | Friday | News
Australia invests additional $132.2 M for aged care COVID response

The Australian Government will invest a further $132.2 million in its response to the Aged Care Royal Commission&rs...

December 2, 2020 | Wednesday | News
Australia makes severe back-neck pain & cardiovascular treatment affordable

Thousands of Australians with debilitating back and joint pain will have access to a life changing treatment option thro...

November 30, 2020 | Monday | News
Australia invests $4 million for new COVID-19 research

The Australian Government is supporting six new COVID-19 research projects across four institutions, allowing resea...

November 27, 2020 | Friday | News
Australia to undertake clinical studies of needle-free vaccine patch

University of Sydney researchers have been awarded $1.12 million in funding via the Innovative Manufacturing CRC (IM...

November 26, 2020 | Thursday | News
Australia emphasizes on sustained COVID-19 immunity for vaccine effectiveness

Researchers of Monash University, Australia have recently revealed for the first time that people who have been infected...

November 24, 2020 | Tuesday | News
Australia invests $41.7M to boost commercialization of lifesaving medical discoveries

Australia has invested $500 million Biomedical Translation Fund on an innovative nasal treatment to fight COVID-19, comm...

November 23, 2020 | Monday | News
Australia invests $22M to tackle global health threat of AMR

The Australian government is taking strong steps to address the risk of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as part of World ...

November 20, 2020 | Friday | News
Australia hosts global summit on healthcare innovation

Australia will share its successful approach to the COVID-19 pandemic and the pathway ahead as the host of the virtual G...

November 18, 2020 | Wednesday | News
Australia to invest $3.3 M in New health care model for rural patients

The Australian communities of Tumut Tumbarumba, Batlow and Adelong will benefit from a new primary health care model to ...

November 18, 2020 | Wednesday | News
Australia invests $133.5M in child, youth and perinatal mental healthcare

The Australian government has announced an investment of $133.5 million to support child, youth and perinatal mental hea...

November 17, 2020 | Tuesday | News
Australia unveils plans for new flu vaccine facility

The Australian government has announced that the largest flu vaccine manufacturing plant in the southern hemisphere will...

November 16, 2020 | Monday | News
Australia's Vonage partners with Feros Care to provide social and telehealth solutions

Vonage a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation, has enab...

November 12, 2020 | Thursday | News
Australia finds link between sleep apnea and increased risk of dementia

A new study by Monash University in Australia has found that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been linked to an increas...

November 12, 2020 | Thursday | News
Australia invests $2.5M to ensure COVID-19 support for elders

The Australian government is ensuring senior Australians get the services and assistance they need with a $2.5 million i...

November 10, 2020 | Tuesday | News