AusBiotech advocates strong clinical trial program

Singapore: Australia, which celebrated International Clinical Trials Day on May 20, is looking to strengthen its clinica...

May 25, 2012 | Friday | Analysis
Parkinson's computer test gets TGA approval

Singapore: Australia's home-based assessment tools for Parkinson's disease provider, Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies has r...

January 11, 2013 | Friday | News
Aus, NZ focus on quality use of medical devices

Singapore: In an effort to help support the quality use of medical devices and therapeutic products, regulatory bodies f...

July 10, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Bionomics' licensee Ironwood submits IND for anti-anxiety drug

Singapore: Bionomics has been advised by its licensee Ironwood Pharmaceuticals that an Investigational New Drug (IND) a...

November 8, 2012 | Thursday | Regulatory
Protagonist, Ironwood expand drug discovery deal

Singapore: Protagonist Therapeutics and Ironwood Pharmaceuticals are expanding their research collaboration. The collabo...

December 10, 2012 | Monday | News
Admedus acquires Genzyme manufacturing site

Singapore: Admedus, formerly Allied Healthcare, has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire an established manufact...

December 12, 2013 | Thursday | News
UBI flourishes in diagnostics by collaboration

Universal Biosensors (UBI) is a medical diagnostics company focused on the R&D and manufacture of diagnostic test sy...

January 2, 2013 | Wednesday | Influencers
Stemtech enters into exclusive deal with Marinova

Singapore: Stemtech International, a pioneer in stem cell nutrition, has signed an exclusive business deal with Marinova...

July 6, 2012 | Friday | News
GE invests in infection control technology

Singapore: Global healthcare company GE has invested $7.5 million in Australia-based Nanosonics, a leader in the develop...

June 25, 2012 | Monday | News
Mindray acquires its former Aus distributor Ulco

Singapore: Mindray Medical International has acquired Australia-based former distributor of Mindray, Ulco Medical. Ulco...

October 1, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Novartis infant meningococcal vaccine gets FDA nod

Singapore: The US FDA has approved Novartis' Menveo (Meningococcal Group A, C, W-135 and Y conjugate vaccine) for the p...

August 2, 2013 | Friday | Regulatory
Clinical trials for Prima BioMed's CVacâ„¢ extended

Singapore: Prima BioMed, Australia's leading biotechnology company pioneering in therapeutic area of cancer is said to b...

April 24, 2014 | Thursday | News
US, Aus firms to commercialize cancer drug

Singapore: Australian drug giant Maybe Pharma Group has announced its signing of an exclusive supply and license agreeme...

September 11, 2013 | Wednesday | News
CSL renames 2 of its businesses in Australia

Singapore: CSL's plasma product operations in Australia will take on the name of its global plasma business, CSL Behring...

December 5, 2012 | Wednesday | News
What were Asia's Top 20 bio companies in 2012?

During the year 2012, the bioscience industry in the Asia Pacific region clocked $154.40 billion in revenues, recording ...

June 19, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
BioDiem gets positive results for eye disease drug

Singapore: Australian infectious disease therapy and vaccine development company BioDiem received positive results from ...

July 23, 2012 | Monday | News
Quality researchers give an edge to Australia

Australia, known for providing rigorous high quality clinical research and enthusiastic investigators with centers of ...

September 13, 2013 | Friday | Opinion
Alchemia provides update on its core projects

Singapore: Australia-based Alchemia has provided commercial update on four of its key projects, including its marketed d...

May 22, 2013 | Wednesday | Company results
Australia strengthens scientific collaboration with Indonesia

Singapore: Australian Academy of Science and the Indonesian Academy of Sciences have signed a new memorandum of understa...

April 24, 2014 | Thursday | Influencers
Bluechiip industry solution trial proves successful

Singapore: Australia company Bluechiip, which has developed a unique asset-tracking solution initially for cryogenic sam...

June 22, 2012 | Friday | News
ABRAXANE phase III trial shows improved results

Singapore: A phase III clinical trial of world leading breast cancer drug ABRAXANE (nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitax...

January 23, 2013 | Wednesday | News
AusBiotech appoints new directors

Singapore: At the company's annual general meeting in Brisbane last week, AusBiotech announced the appointment of two ne...

November 6, 2013 | Wednesday | News
OxySure signs distribution deal for Australia, NZ

Singapore: OxySure Systems, a medical device innovator of life-saving, easy-to-use emergency oxygen solutions with its '...

March 7, 2013 | Thursday | News
Genetic Technologies appoints chairman and CEO

Singapore: The board of Genetic Technologies announced the appointment of Dr Mal Brandon to the position of chairman o...

November 30, 2012 | Friday | News
Positive result for PaxVax's oral cholera vaccine

Singapore: US-based PaxVax, a specialty vaccine company, has confirmed positive efficacy results from 90-day challenge s...

July 8, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Telemedicine is revolutionizing healthcare access

Telemedicine is re-defining access to healthcare in many ways. It has, in particular, proved to be an effective solution...

November 30, 2012 | Friday | Analysis
R&D dominates Indo-Aus collaborations

There has been a significant increase in industry-to-academia and industry-to-industry interactions between Indian and A...

May 18, 2012 | Friday | Analysis
Alchemia cancer drug gets US patent protection

Singapore: Alchemia has been granted a further patent term adjustment for a key HyACT US patent, as well as an important...

April 4, 2013 | Thursday | News
bioCSL inks a deal with Immucor

Singapore: BioCSL has inked a deal with US-based Immucor to distribute transfusion testing technology in Australia and N...

July 21, 2014 | Monday | News
Phosphagenics +ve on new pain tech

Singapore: Melbourne-based Phosphagenics completed a pre-clinical study demonstrating that its oxycodone/TPM technology ...

February 21, 2013 | Thursday | News
Helmedix to work on novel autoimmune therapy

Singapore: Helmedix, an early stage biopharma company developing novel therapies for autoimmune and inflammatory diseas...

February 14, 2013 | Thursday | News
Prana Biotech readies to progress PBT2 to market

Singapore: Australia-based Prana Biotechnology is to make senior appointments as it prepares to advance its key drug to ...

August 2, 2013 | Friday | News
Aus science academy seeks award applications

Singapore: The Australian Academy of Science has opened applications for its 2014 round of prestigious awards, including...

February 18, 2013 | Monday | News
Ansell launches GAMMEX non-latex surgical glove

Singapore: Australia-based Ansell, a global leader in protection solutions, has introduced a ground-breaking new Sensopr...

July 31, 2012 | Tuesday | News
Consumers are winners in the BRCA gene case

In the wake of US Supreme Court's win-win verdict in Association for Molecular Pathology vs Myriad Genetics case, Frost ...

July 9, 2013 | Tuesday | News
CSL clocks $5 bn in sales

Singapore: Australian biopharmaceutical giant CSL has marked sales of $5 billion, achieving a net profit after tax (NPAT...

August 15, 2013 | Thursday | Company results
BioDiem to create new non-influenza vaccines

Singapore: Australian infectious disease therapy and vaccine development company BioDiem has signed an agreement with Th...

July 20, 2012 | Friday | News
Allied to soon get CE mark approval from EU

Singapore: Australia's Allied Healthcare is progressing in the regulatory process for obtaining European CE Mark approva...

February 15, 2013 | Friday | News
Researchers create biologically active antibodies

Singapore: Australian scientists have overcome one of the most pressing problems facing the pharmaceutical industry, how...

June 29, 2012 | Friday | News
Mesoblast CEO: We have $178 mn cash reserves

Australia-based Mesoblast is one-of-the-world's leading developer of innovative biological products in regenerative medi...

February 7, 2013 | Thursday | Influencers
Toshiba to distribute Nanosonics trophon EPR in UK

Singapore: Australia's Nanosonics has signed an agreement with Toshiba Medical Systems and has made Toshiba a non-exclus...

April 17, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Roche Accu-Chek Combo gets FDA approval

Singapore: Roche received clearance from the US FDA for its Accu-Chek Combo system for insulin pump therapy. The system ...

July 19, 2012 | Thursday | Regulatory
Australia pumps in $32.8 mn for diabetes research

Singapore: The Australian Minister for Education, Mr Christopher Pyne, and Minister for Health, Mr Peter Dutton have ann...

July 11, 2014 | Friday | News
Phosphagenics: Our ex-CEO Esra Ogru stole $5.7 mn

Singapore: Phosphagenics has charged Dr Esra Ogru, its former CEO, of being implicated in the theft of $5.7 million from...

July 24, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Food allergies may be due to mom's habits during preganacy

Singapore: Scientists at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Melbourne have established a striking link between...

April 24, 2014 | Thursday | News
Hatchtech appoints Hugh Alsop as CEO

Singapore: Specialty pharmaceutical company Hatchtech has appointed former Phosphagenics vice president, Mr Hugh Alsop,...

March 12, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Garth Tierney is executive VP of INC CRO

Singapore: INC Research has promoted Mr Garth Tierney to executive vice president, Asia Pacific. He will be responsible...

March 4, 2013 | Monday | News
Starpharma named Australian company of the year

Singapore: Starpharma Holdings was named the industry's 2012 Australian company of the year. The Janssen 2012 Industry...

November 5, 2012 | Monday | News
Audeo Oncology announces new board appointments

Singapore: Audeo Oncology, which has offices in Australia and the US, has appointed Ms Leigh Bonney, Dr Susan Kelley and...

October 4, 2012 | Thursday | News
Aus gas firm, Queensland univ setup telehealth network

Singapore: The University of Queensland's (UQ) Center for Online Health (COH) and natural gas developer QGC are jointly ...

February 19, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Medworxx ventures into 'Kangaroo land'

Singapore: Canada-based Medworxx Solutions is expanding into Australia with its partner, EQhealth. Medworxx and EQhealt...

April 19, 2013 | Friday | News
Fondaparinux earns $2 mn profit for Alchemia

Singapore: Alchemia provided an update on its marketed generic anti-coagulant product, fondaparinux, which was launched...

November 23, 2012 | Friday | News
Avita starts EU study for leg ulcer spray

Singapore: Regenerative medicine company, Avita Medical, has initiated a multicenter randomized control study on the us...

November 20, 2012 | Tuesday | News
Queensland to get a new drug development center

Singapore: At the recent international BIO Conference in Philadelphia, Queensland's Premier Ms Annastacia Palaszczuk ann...

June 17, 2015 | Wednesday | News
FDA follows EU, declares Patrys drug as 'orphan'

Singapore: Australia-based Patrys, a clinical stage biotechnology company, has received confirmation of Orphan Medicinal...

November 6, 2013 | Wednesday | News
CSL keeps up its innovation strategy

Australia's biggest name in pharmaceutical industry CSL kept its focus on new product development, life-cycle management...

June 5, 2012 | Tuesday | Analysis
Euro 3.8 mn granted to Prima BioMed

Singapore: Prima BioMed announced that the Saxony Development Bank in Dresden, Germany (the Sächsische Aufbaubank or...

April 24, 2014 | Thursday | News
Algae.Tec, WorleyParsons sign fuel MoU

‎Singapore: Australia's Algae.Tec has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with WorleyParsons for joint develo...

March 22, 2013 | Friday | News
Spinifex gets $1.5 mn tax incentive for pain R&D

Singappore: Australia-based Spinifex Pharmaceuticals received an approximately $1.5 million R&D tax incentive cash r...

March 28, 2013 | Thursday | News
Phylogica gets $400K grant to boost drug discovery

Singapore: Australia's peptide drug discovery company, Phylogica has received linkage grant from Australian Research Cou...

July 22, 2013 | Monday | News
Osprey angiogram dye injector gets FDA clearance

Singapore: Osprey Medical received US FDA 510(k) clearance for its Avert System, which is designed to reduce the amount ...

August 23, 2013 | Friday | Regulatory
Aus univ, BioFarma develop vaccine adjuvant

Singapore: Melbourne University entered into an agreement with Indonesian vaccine maker, Bio Farma, to develop a vaccine...

December 7, 2012 | Friday | News
Octa Phillip to aid Rapid Nutrition shareholders

Singapore: Global natural healthcare company, Rapid Nutrition, appointed diversified investment and financial services ...

January 10, 2013 | Thursday | News
AmpliPhi gets notice of allowance on key patent application

Singapore: AmpliPhi Biosciences, the anti-infective company focused on developing phage-based therapies to combat the g...

February 7, 2013 | Thursday | News
Mesoblast to raise $170 mn for MPC platform

Singapore: Mesoblast has entered into agreements to raise $173.98 million (A$170 million) through an issue of new fully ...

March 11, 2013 | Monday | News
Bionomics to raise $16.4 mn for Alzheimer's R&D

Singapore: Bionomics plans to raise up to approximately $16.4 million of funds to advance development programs across d...

March 4, 2013 | Monday | News
Starpharma dendrimer technology gets 3 US patents

Singapore: Australia's Starpharma has been granted three new patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office (US PTO). The...

April 17, 2013 | Wednesday | Regulatory
Aussie device to detect cognitive impairment enters Canada

Singapore: Australia's CogState has rolled out Cogniram, a computerized tool that enables accurate detection of early co...

March 6, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Cellmid patent for midkine protein allowed in the US

Singapore: The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued notice of allowability for Cellmid's patent application...

July 26, 2012 | Thursday | News
Oramed gets Japanese patent for protein delivery

Singapore: Oramed Pharmaceuticals, a developer of oral drug delivery systems, has received approval for a key patent by...

April 4, 2013 | Thursday | News
Adherium plans to raise $35mn to invest in digital devices

Singapore: Australia based Adherium that recently got listed on Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), is seeking to rais...

August 6, 2015 | Thursday | News
Pain researcher, cancer drug pioneer win Queensland award

Singapore: Professor Maree Smith, the pain research innovator behind successful UniQuest start-ups QRxPharma and Spinif...

October 31, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Biosensor detects nano contaminants

Singapore: Australian scientists at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and University of Sydney have developed a s...

June 4, 2012 | Monday | News
Octa Phillip closes its 2nd healthcare fund

Singapore: Leading Australasian bioscience fund manager, Octa Phillip Bioscience Managers, announced a successful first...

October 31, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Aus to set up $250 mn medical research fund

Singapore: Australia has plans to establish $250 million Medical Research Innovation Fund (MRIF), to provide capital for...

August 21, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Allied Healthcare's CardioCel gets surgeon's nod

Singapore: Brisbane-based pediatric and adult heart surgeon, Dr Homayoun Jalali, has been granted approval to use Allied...

July 8, 2013 | Monday | News
Aus to host first world brain mapping congress

Singapore: AusBiotech is holding 11th Annual World Congress of the Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT) in ...

May 13, 2013 | Monday | News
Vaxxas appoints David Hoey as CEO

Singapore: Vaxxas, a biotechnology company commercializing a novel vaccine-delivery platform that activates immunologica...

October 10, 2012 | Wednesday | News
TGA gives Venus nod to export to Australia

New Delhi: Venus Remedies received Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) approval from the Therapeutic Goods Administratio...

February 15, 2013 | Friday | Regulatory
Australia invests in autoimmune disease start up firm

Singapore: Helmedix, an early stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies for autoimmune and inflammatory...

April 24, 2014 | Thursday | News
SII gets 500,000 SoloFlow needles from Telezon

Singapore: Telezon has dispatched the first of three shiments for the 500,000 SoloFlow commercial order to Serum Institu...

March 11, 2013 | Monday | News
Rush Gene Service helps develop H7N9 vaccine

Singapore: GenScript, global provider of synthetic genes, has collaborated with NASDAQ listed Novavax in developing an a...

July 9, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Avita Medical appoints Michael Perry to board

Singapore: Regenerative medicine company Avita Medical, listed on ASX, has appointed Dr Michael S Perry, vice president ...

February 7, 2013 | Thursday | News
Abortion pill among new drugs to be listed on PBS

Singapore: Australia's federal health minister Ms Tanya Plibersek has revealed that drugs to treat skin cancer, as well ...

July 2, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Bluechiip, MiTeGen sign cryopins' licence deal

Singapore: Bluechiip signed a license agreement with US-based high-technology manufacturing company, MiTeGen, for track...

December 6, 2012 | Thursday | News
Seasonal wave of Meningococci begins in Australia

Singapore: The deadly meningococcal disease that affects hundreds in Australia annually, has begun to show its presence ...

June 17, 2014 | Tuesday | News
GI Dynamics resolves litigation issues with Gore

Singapore: GI Dynamics has reached a settlement with WL Gore & Associates in litigation brought by the latter in th...

January 11, 2013 | Friday | News
Micronic to distribute Bluechiip products

Singapore: Bluechiip has signed a distribution agreement with Micronic America. The agreement gives Micronic America an...

January 15, 2013 | Tuesday | News
QRxPharma to resubmit NDA to FDA for pain relieving drug

Singapore: Australia's QRxPharma has received Complete Response Letter (CRL) from USFDA for its MOXDUO New Drug Applicat...

April 24, 2014 | Thursday | News
Australia Day Honor for ex-Uniquest MD

Singapore: Dr David Evans AM was named a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia on this year's Austra...

April 24, 2014 | Thursday | News
Patrys offers human antibodies for cancer cure

Traditionally, researchers have utilized rodents to generate antibodies that attack human cancer tissues. In most cases,...

March 16, 2012 | Friday | News
Lignol Energy acquires majority stake in ARW

Singapore: Lignol Energy (LEC) announced its participation in a Private Placement and Rights Offering financing, underta...

February 14, 2013 | Thursday | News
Aussie scientists discover Earth's oldest signs of life

Singapore: The sedimentary rocks in the remote Pilbara region in Western Australia have proved to be a goldmine of knowl...

November 18, 2013 | Monday | News
Australia ideal for early-stage drug development

Australia has a long history in biomedical research, with a reputation for excellence and invention since the early 1900...

June 14, 2012 | Thursday | Opinion
UniQuest MD David Henderson to move on

Singapore: UniQuest's Managing Director Mr David Henderson announced his decision to move into non-executive directorsh...

January 23, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Australia, Thailand to participate in NIH-sponsored trials

Singapore: Three clinical trials that seek to find more effective treatments for influenza are enrolling volunteers with...

February 6, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Dr Joseph Horrigan appointed VP at Neuren

Singapore: Neuren Pharmaceuticals has appointed Dr Joseph Horrigan as its vice president- Clinical Development and Medic...

August 13, 2012 | Monday | News
Aus pharma benefit scheme includes Parkinson's drug

Singapore: The Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme has listed a novel treatment for Parkinson's disease in order t...

June 18, 2013 | Tuesday | News
ResMed to initiate quarterly dividend in 2013

Singapore: ResMed plans to initiate a quarterly dividend of $0.17 per share during the first quarter of its fiscal 2013,...

May 21, 2012 | Monday | News
Aus gets new anti-inflammatory Phylomer peptides

Singapore: Phylogica entered into an agreement with Bio-Link Australia to commercialize a family of anti-inflammatory P...

February 5, 2013 | Tuesday | News