CSL hemophilia therapy gets orphan drug status

Australia |  Regulatory | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 11 Jun, 2012

Singapore: CSL Behring's novel recombinant fusion protein linking coagulation factor IX with recombinant albumin (rIX-FP), which can be used for the treatment of Hemophilia B, has been gran...Read more

Genetic Technologies Announces Key Managerial Appointment

Australia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 24 Apr, 2012

Singapore: Genetic Technologies announced the appointment of Mr. Mark Ostrowski as Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing Molecular Diagnostics. In this role, Mark will be responsible...Read more

IMCD acquires Aussie pharma distributor

Australia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 02 Aug, 2013

Singapore: Global distribution firm IMCD Group has acquired Capitol Ingredients Australia, a Sydney headquartered speciality ingredients distributor focused on the nutraceuticals, personal ...Read more

Bionomics, CTx advance in growth factor research

Australia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 17 May, 2013

Singapore: Bionomics joint program with the Australian Partner consortium Co-operative Research Centre for Cancer Therapeutics (CTx) has reached a proof of concept milestone in the discover...Read more

Ansell Completes Acquisition of Comasec SAS

Australia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 24 Apr, 2012

Singapore: Ansell, global leader in protective solutions, has successfully concluded its acquisition of Comasec SAS, having received regulatory approval for the transaction. The deal is va...Read more

Commercialisation Australia grants $1 mn to Proteomics

Australia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 23 Aug, 2012

Singapore: Commercialisation Australia has awarded Proteomics International, a life sciences company based in Perth, with $1 million grant to develop its biomarkers for diabetic kidney dise...Read more

Vaccines do not cause autism: Study

Australia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 30 May, 2014

Singapore: Researchers from the University of Sydney, have dismissed any link between development of autism and childhood vaccination programs. In a study that covered more than 1.25 milli...Read more

Cancer researcher gets Aus academy's highest accolade

Australia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 09 Nov, 2012

Singapore: Cancer researcher Professor Jerry Adams has won the Australian Academy of Science's most prestigious award for biological sciences, the Macfarlane Burnet Medal. Joint head of th...Read more

Aussie drug delivery firm raises $19.3 mn

Australia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 15 Jul, 2014

Singapore: Australian drug delivery company, Phosphagenics, has raised $19.3 million via a placement of $16.3 million to institutional and sophisticated investors in Europe, USA, Asia and A...Read more

AusBiotech, Hong Kong firm to partner on investment events

Australia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 03 Oct, 2012

Singapore: Biotechnology industry group, AusBiotech and Beacon Events, organiser of the largest resource sector investor event in the Asia Pacific Region called Mines and Money, announced a...Read more

University of Sydney makes big takeover

Australia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 16 Jul, 2014

Singapore: In a bid to ahead a major initiative towards the advancement of fertility research and treatment, the University of Sydney has announced a big take over. It said in an official s...Read more

PolyActiva raises US$9.4 mn in Series B venture funding

Australia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 24 Apr, 2012

Singapore: PolyActiva announced today that it has raised US$9.4 million (AU$9.2 million) in a Series B financing round from a consortium of investors including Medical Research Commercialis...Read more

Viralytics gets positive prelim data for Cavatak

Australia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 29 Nov, 2012

Singapore: Viralytics, a company listed in the Australian Securities Exchange, has received positive preliminary data in bladder cancer in its collaboration with Professor Hardev Pandha's ...Read more

Starpharma's formulation shows improvement in crop protection

Australia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 24 Apr, 2012

Singapore: Starpharma Holdings announced that its new agrochemical dendrimer formulations have shown further improved features compared to commercially available products. Starpharma has ...Read more

New South Wales gets Medical Devices Fund

Australia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 24 Apr, 2012

Singapore: New South Wales (NSW) Health and Medical Research Strategic Review has established Medical Devices Fund (MDF) of $5 million per annum to contribute to the discovery and applicati...Read more

Ansell, Ramsay enter global purchasing agreement

Australia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 24 Apr, 2012

Singapore: Australia-based healthcare safety solutions provider, Ansell, entered into a multi-year purchasing agreement with Ramsay Health Care, one of the largest private hospital groups i...Read more

Algae.Tec biofuels technology to feature at 2012 ILA Berlin airshow

Australia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 24 Apr, 2012

Singapore: Sourcing sustainable aviation biofuels at-scale is a major theme at this year's ILA Berlin Airshow and its dedicated Alternative Aviation Fuels Pavilion, designed to showcase th...Read more

Science Academy welcomes biomedical research commitment

Australia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 24 Apr, 2012

Singapore: The Australian Academy of Science has welcomed the Federal Government's announcement of the medical research grants awarded by the National Health and Medical Research Council fo...Read more