Australia considering COVID-19 vaccination for all adolescents

Recommendations from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) are under consideration for establi...

August 27, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia makes changes to Medical Research Future Fund Act 2015

On 25 August 2021, the Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business, Stuart Robert MP, introduc...

August 26, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australian researchers invent smart nanotech tool to fight fungal infections

Scientists in the University of South Australia in partnership with Monash University, have created new&nb...

August 25, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Australia builds largest collections of living tumours from prostate cancer patients

Researchers at Monash University, Australia have established one of the world’s largest collections of living tumo...

August 24, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia's Anatara and Microba to find therapeutic treatment for IBS-D

Australia-based precision microbiome science company, Microba Life Sciences, will work with Anatara Life Sciences to com...

August 23, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia reports above 95% childhood immunization rates in the current year

Australia continues to be an immunization nation as parents protect their children from disease at record rates. 2021 se...

August 23, 2021 | Monday | News
Australian researchers develops hydrogel gel therapy to treat neurological ailments

Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU), in collaboration with The Florey Institute of Neuroscience an...

August 20, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia approves additional antibody treatment for COVID-19

Australians with COVID-19 who are at risk of hospitalisation will now have access to an additional antibody treatment, a...

August 20, 2021 | Friday | News
Telix and Merck to commence Pan-Cancer clinical combination studies

Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited has entered into a pan-cancer clinical collaboration with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (...

August 18, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Australian biomedical startup raises $0.8 M for paediatric medical device

A University of Sydney and Westmead Hospital startup in Australia has raised almost $800,000 in a recent inves...

August 18, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Australia aims at developing quick test to tackle concussion

Athletes are helping a University of Queensland neuroscientist tackle the problem of concussion in sport head-on with th...

August 17, 2021 | Tuesday | News
BioAgilytix to purchase Australia-based 360biolabs®

BioAgilytix Labs, LLC, a leading global contract research laboratory focused on supporting its pharmaceutical and biotec...

August 17, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia rolls-out rapid antigen testing in aged care facilities

The Australian government is providing COVID-19 rapid antigen testing (RAT) to residential aged care facilities in Great...

August 16, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia to ease burden of dementia for indigenous population

Improving the impact of high dementia rates on Indigenous Australians and communities is the focus of a University of Qu...

August 12, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australian study indicates an increased risk of TB and COVID-19 in pre-diabetes individuals

The laboratory research at Australia's Brisbane’s Translational Research Institute found pre-diabetes worsens the ...

August 11, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Asia Pacific’s radiologists explores AI and telehealth to improve diagnosis

Eight in 10 radiologists in Singapore, Australia and South Korea (80%) believe that artificial intelligence (AI) wi...

August 10, 2021 | Tuesday | Analysis
Australia grants provisional registration for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine

US-based Moderna, Inc. has announced that the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has granted provisional regist...

August 10, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia initiates research on Ross River virus

The three-year project, between the University of Newcastle, Australia’s national science agency- Commonwealt...

August 6, 2021 | Friday | News
Mr. Ryoichi Tanaka Joins Telix Japan as Chief Operating Officer

Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited announced that Mr. Ryoichi Tanaka has joined the Telix Japan leadership team in the role o...

August 6, 2021 | Friday | News
Australian government to invest over $300 million in health infrastructure

To support the Commonwealth’s first Closing the Gap Implementation Plan, the Australian Government is investi...

August 5, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australia makes CAR-T cell therapy accessible for lymphoma patients

Australians suffering from a rare type of blood cancer will now have access to a highly specialised CAR-T cell therapy, ...

August 5, 2021 | Thursday | News
New drug delivers sight for sore eyes in Australia

A potential improved treatment for two of the leading causes of blindness – age and diabetes-related eye problems ...

August 4, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Australia lays focus on targeted treatments for triple negative breast cancer

The first award under BioCurate’s new “Proof of Concept” fund has been granted to Australia's Monash B...

August 3, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia reduces the cost of medicines through new PBS listings

Australian Government is listing a number of new medicines on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) to support thousa...

August 2, 2021 | Monday | News
Australian startup develops nasal spray technology for mental health disorders

A nasal spray technology that enables the delivery of psychedelic and non-psychedelic drugs to treat mental health disor...

July 30, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia advocates cognitive behavioural therapy for perinatal care

New research from Monash University has found that a non-drug sleep program, using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), ...

July 29, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australia develops test for early ovarian cancer detection

A test being developed in Queensland, Australia could help to reduce the high mortality rate from ovarian cancer by dram...

July 28, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Australia provides $3.3M to support people with rare disease

The Australian Government is providing $3.3 million to support the approximate two million Australians living with a rar...

July 27, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for 12 to 15-year-olds

Australia’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout has taken another step forward with the Pfizer vaccine being approved for...

July 26, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia examines use of hemp extracts to treat anxiety, seizures

Pharmacologists at the University of Sydney in Australia have found tantalising clues as to why low-dose CBD products co...

July 23, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia to improve understanding of neck dysfunction and migraines

Neck treatment may prove to be unnecessary and expensive for many migraine sufferers, University of Queensland (UQ), Aus...

July 22, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australia evaluates heat-tolerant COVID-19 vaccine formulations

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), based in Australia, played an important role ...

July 21, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Researchers call for improved national coordination of Australian COVID-19 trials

A study looking at the landscape of COVID-19 research in Australia shows an impressive rapid response in clinical trials...

July 20, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia studies blood pressure variability with increased risk of dementia in men

A new report from the long-term ASPREE study, involving Monash University in Australia, has revealed high blood pressure...

July 19, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia pumps in $2M to improve lung health

The Australian government is providing $2 million to improve education and training for Australian health practitioners ...

July 16, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia launches $1.5M vaccine and immunobiology lab

Australia-based Agilex Biolabs has launched its new $1.5M vaccine and immuno-biology laboratory. The facility, the most ...

July 15, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australia finds way to stop SARS-CoV-2 replication in infected human cells

Scientists at Australia's Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) and Peter MacCallu...

July 14, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Australia increases availability of personal protective equipment

The Australian government has announced significant quantities of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will be made avail...

July 13, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia's Telix Pharmaceuticals strengthens leadership role to boost commercial milestones

Australia's Telix Pharmaceuticals, focused on the development of diagnostic and therapeutic products using Molecularly T...

July 12, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia announces three-year agreement of $140 M for diabetes management

To mark National Diabetes Week, the Australian Government is announcing a new three-year $140 million agreement with Dia...

July 12, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia aims to make musculoskeletal health global priority

A global team of researchers has mapped the landscape for the prevention and management of musculoskeletal conditions - ...

July 9, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia reveals how immune system reacts to COVID-19 variants

Australian scientists researching how our immune system responds to COVID-19 have revealed that those infected by early ...

July 7, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Australia invests $180 M in ground-breaking medical research projects

The Australian Government is investing $180 million in ground-breaking medical research projects around Australia to imp...

July 2, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia's BiomeBank to commercialize world-first microbial therapy across APAC

The company behind Australia’s first facility for the manufacturing of microbial therapies has set its sights on g...

July 1, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australia goes ahead with DNA screening study to identify cancer risk in young adults

A landmark new DNA screening study to identify cancer risk in young adults will go ahead, after Australia's Monash Unive...

July 1, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australia reveals interplay between poor sleep quality and physical activity

Sydney researchers have found highest risks of death and ill health among those with poorest sleep and least exercise. ...

June 30, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Gut microbe secreted molecule linked to formation of new nerve cells in adult brain

The billions of microbes living in your gut could play a key role in supporting the formation of new nerve cells in the ...

June 29, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia injects $12.9 M in seven new research projects to improve health outcomes

The Morrison Government is investing $12.9 million in seven new research projects around Australia to use data to improv...

June 29, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Avance Clinical strengthens APAC biotech clinical trial with versatile leadership

Avance Clinical, the leading Australian CRO for international biotechs announced the appointment of Andy Hu as Business ...

June 28, 2021 | Monday | News
International experts join Microba Life Sciences inaugural IBD Advisory Panel

Precision microbiome science company, Microba Life Sciences, has appointed three respected key opinion leaders in Inflam...

June 28, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia develops quick test to detect jaundice in infants

A fast, cheap paper test that can detect jaundice in newborns is on the verge of bedside validation and commercialisatio...

June 28, 2021 | Monday | News
First Australian COVID-19 DNA vaccine trial starts

Australian researchers are commencing the first Phase 1 human trial of a COVID-19 gene-based DNA vaccine, delivered via ...

June 25, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia gives boost to rural health training

The Australian government will extend one of the nation’s premier rural health workforce initiatives, following an...

June 24, 2021 | Thursday | News
New antibiotic from Australia to combat bacterial superbugs enters clinical trials

In a critical step towards addressing an urgent unmet medical need due to infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bact...

June 23, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Vectura, Incannex to advance IHL-216A for treatment of traumatic brain injury

Vectura Group has signed an agreement with Australia-based Incannex Healthcare to provide pre-clinical development servi...

June 22, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia's Monash University receives $5M grant for COVID-19 mRNA vaccine

Australia's Monash University has received $5 million from the Victorian Government to manufacture the first Australian ...

June 22, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia boosts mental health services by additional $26M investment

One in four young Australians are affected by a mental illness every year. Many young people have also been substantiall...

June 21, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia prefers Pfizer vaccine over AstraZeneca for age 59 and under

The Australian Government has received updated advice from the expert vaccine body, the Australian Technical Advisory Gr...

June 18, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia-US team brings world-first durable total artificial heart

A consortium of universities, hospitals and industry, led by Monash University in Australia and US-based BiVACOR, have r...

June 17, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australia emphasizes on cancer prevention among women in vulnerable communities

The Australian Government will invest $5.9 million on cancer prevention among women in vulnerable communities across the...

June 16, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Australia invests $11.7 M in research to reduce harmful medication

The Australian government is investing $11.7 million in medical research for pharmacists to support patients with the sa...

June 15, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia develops tool to study virus evolution in test tube

The University of Queensland (UQ), QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Peter Doherty Institute for Infe...

June 14, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia explores susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 variants after getting COVID-19 vaccine

An Australian-led study will investigate whether it’s possible to predict who remains susceptible to SARS-CoV...

June 10, 2021 | Thursday | News
Researchers pioneer Australia-first research to inform vaccine policy

A leading group of New South Wales (NSW) experts, including from the University of Sydney, have received funding from th...

June 9, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Australia facilitates communication about approved COVID-19 vaccines

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia has implemented arrangements to facilitate the communication of ...

June 8, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia invents smart surveillance and biosecurity tool to stop infectious diseases

Scientists at Murdoch University are contributing research to strengthen understanding of infectious diseases and h...

June 4, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia makes fundamental advances in understanding T cell immunity

Australia's Monash University researchers have provided a fundamental advance regarding how T cells become activated whe...

June 4, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia invests $60 M to continue COVID-19 support for aged care

The Australian government is investing $60 million to extend support for COVID‑19 response measures for Australia&rsqu...

June 2, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Australia develops world-first multiple sclerosis global image database

A world-first global MS image database has been launched in Australia complementing MSBase, the largest clinical MS pati...

May 31, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia connects metabolic hormone leptin with vaccine response

Reduced levels of a metabolic hormone known as leptin, largely produced by fat tissue, is linked to poor vaccine antibod...

May 28, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia pushes clinical guidelines to improve diagnosis, treatment of endometriosis

The Australian government has commissioned the development of the guidelines in line with its National Action Plan for E...

May 27, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australia's Microba Life Sciences partners with Illumina to accelerate microbiome research

Illumina, Inc., the global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, has announced that it has united with ...

May 25, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Agilex Biolabs to advance Clinical trials in Inflammation and Immunology deconvolution

Australia's largest clinical trial and the most technologically advanced specialized bioanalytical laboratory, Agilex Bi...

May 24, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia makes antimicrobial surface to reduce bacteria build-up on medical instruments

Australia's Monash University researchers have engineered new antimicrobial surfaces that can significantly reduce the f...

May 24, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia launches national flu vaccination programme

Seasonal influenza vaccines are now available through community pharmacy and GPs in Australia, with a record supply to e...

May 21, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia launches national strategic action plan for pain management

The Australian government has launched its National Strategic Action Plan for Pain Management, providing Australians liv...

May 19, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Australia to soon roll-out single-dose COVID-19 vaccine

A single-dose vaccine that targets new COVID-19 variants has been awarded funding to fast-track testing in human trials....

May 17, 2021 | Monday | News
Moderna to supply 25 M vaccine doses to Australia

Moderna, Inc., has announced a new supply agreement with the government of Australia for 25 million doses. Thi...

May 14, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia invests record $503 B over next four years into healthcare

The Australian Government is investing a record $121.4 billion in 2021–22 and $503 billion over the next four year...

May 13, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australia's SpeeDx to develop rapid PoC diagnostic with CARB-X funding

SpeeDx Pty. Ltd., a developer of innovative molecular diagnostics, announces a $ 1.8 million grant from CARB-...

May 12, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Australia's CSIRO suggests nasal delivery of Oxford-AZ vaccine to improve efficacy

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national science agency, has...

May 11, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia invests $354 million to support women's health and wellbeing

Australia is investing $353.9 million over the next four years as part of the 2021-22 Budget to support women’s he...

May 10, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia gives major boost to COVID-19 vaccination programme

In a major boost to the COVID-19 vaccination program, the Australian government is ramping up the weekly number of doses...

May 6, 2021 | Thursday | News
RaySearch Labs enters Australia, NZ market with oncology software

RaySearch Laboratories AB, based in Sweden, has announced the establishment of a wholly owned subsidiary based  in&...

May 5, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Agilex Biolabs and B2S Life Sciences explores Immunoassay Bioanalysis for Clinical Trials

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

April 29, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australia invests $12 M to support mobile medical clinic in Queensland

A new era is being heralded for life-saving specialist medical services in rural and remote Queensland with the launch o...

April 29, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australia drives call for action on cardiovascular disease drug solutions

A team of Australian drug researchers from the University of Sydney, Monash University and La Trobe University have led ...

April 28, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Finland unites with Australia to develop next-gen telehealth solutions

Kipuwex Ltd, a Finnish technology company, and IDE Group, an Australian consultancy and venture builder delivering medte...

April 27, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Roche leads industry sponsored oncology trials in Australia

Australia has the highest age-standardized incidence rate for all cancers in the world and one of the countries with sub...

April 27, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia invests more than $114 M to extend telehealth until 2021-end

Over the last 12 months, telehealth services have been life changing for many in need of support, which is why as part o...

April 26, 2021 | Monday | News
Australian CRO Avance Clinical elaborates on future of Decentralized Clinical Trials (DCTs)

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

April 22, 2021 | Thursday | News
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

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