Nymbl Science brings app-based mobility programme to New Zealand's older adults

US-based digital health startup Nymbl Science has announced a significant expansion of its partnership with New Zealand&...

April 6, 2023 | Thursday | News
Novel drug from New Zealand offers hope for heart failure patients

A novel drug is showing promise for alleviating heart failure, a common condition associated with sleep apnoea and a red...

March 30, 2023 | Thursday | News
New funding by NZ to boost RNA research into vaccines & healthcare

Victoria University of Wellington and University of Auckland, in New Zealand (NZ) have been named as co-hosts of a ...

March 27, 2023 | Monday | News
See-Mode Technologies gets approval for AI-based ultrasound solution in ANZ

See-Mode Technologies, a leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered medical imaging solutions, has receive...

March 24, 2023 | Friday | News
New Zealand outlines path to eliminate local transmission of HIV by 2030

The Ministry of Health in New Zealand has published the HIV Action Plan which outlines a path to eliminate loc...

March 22, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Breakthrough neurological drug comes from New Zealand to treat Rett Syndrome

A molecule discovered by Distinguished Professor Dame Margaret Brimble of the University of Auckland, New Zealand is the...

March 13, 2023 | Monday | News
New Zealand to propel development of world-first brain micro implant

A cash injection of $6 million into Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) spin out Kitea is a major step toward scalin...

February 24, 2023 | Friday | News
New Zealand approves globally regarded soft-tissue sarcoma therapy

Singapore-headquartered biopharmaceutical company Specialised Therapeutics (ST) has announced that its portfolio therapy...

February 17, 2023 | Friday | News
New Zealand undertakes locally driven research to improve eye health

Pacific eye health leaders recognise that strengthening eye health systems requires evidenced-based research informed by...

February 3, 2023 | Friday | News
Scientists in New Zealand identify drug that could extend lifespan

The age-old quest for immortality has taken a step forward with the results of a New Zealand study recently published by...

January 27, 2023 | Friday | News
New Zealand approves new therapy to treat rare gastrointestinal stromal tumour

Specialised Therapeutics Asia (ST), based in Singapore, has announced that a new therapy to treat rare gastroi...

January 24, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Study in NZ, Australia set to change treatment of children with acute respiratory problems

A world-first Australian and New Zealand (NZ) study is set to change how clinicians treat children with acute respirator...

January 20, 2023 | Friday | News
New Zealand starts implementing world's only robotic radiation therapy delivery device

US-based biomedical firm Accuray has announced that Auckland Radiation Oncology (ARO) is the first centre in New Zealand...

January 18, 2023 | Wednesday | News
New Zealand boosts health research with $5.3 M funding

Researchers investigating a range of vital health issues at University of Auckland, have received more than $5.3 milli...

December 23, 2022 | Friday | News
NZ-based P3 Research secures investment from Genesis Capital to accelerate expansion

P3 Research, a leading New Zealand (NZ) clinical trials site network with seven locations across New Zealand, has t...

December 23, 2022 | Friday | News
New Zealand's health agencies explore ways to improve clinical trials

New Zealand's leading health agencies will explore system-level changes to improve benefits from clinical trials, based ...

December 15, 2022 | Thursday | News
New Zealand explores at-home testing for cervical cancer screening

About 3,000 New Zealanders are being given the opportunity to take part in a new study where they can choose to have the...

December 13, 2022 | Tuesday | News
NZ-based diagnostic startup Pictor raises $5 M for product development

New Zealand (NZ)-based startup Pictor, with operations in US and India, has announced a funding round to help accelerate...

December 6, 2022 | Tuesday | News
Pictor, Rako Science bring improved access to COVID-19 antibody testing for New Zealand

Auckland-based Pictor, a global leader in immunodiagnostics, has announced that its PictArray SARS-CoV-2 IgG enzyme-link...

November 17, 2022 | Thursday | News
NZ-based startup develops eye drops to treat keratoconus

A new University of Auckland spin-out company, TheiaNova, is working to introduce a groundbreaking, non-invasive treatme...

November 8, 2022 | Tuesday | News
New Zealand's Health Ministry unveils annual report 2021/22

Ministry of Health in New Zealand has outlined major results of the organisation’s latest annual report. Highlight...

October 26, 2022 | Wednesday | News
New Zealand explores genomic sequencing to improve newborns' well-being

Researchers from the University of Auckland’s Liggins Institute in New Zealand are about to harness the technology...

November 1, 2022 | Tuesday | News
NZ brain scientist wins research medal

The winner of this year's pre-eminent research award in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Professor Michael (M...

October 21, 2022 | Friday | News
Old drugs offer new ways of treating bowel cancer: NZ study

Old medicines, combined in new ways, are showing promise for treating bowel cancer, a group of University of Auckland re...

October 11, 2022 | Tuesday | News
Ulcer patch receives 'Smart Ideas' funding in New Zealand

Associate Professor Rajesh Katare at the University of Otago, New Zealand has been granted funding to research the devel...

October 5, 2022 | Wednesday | News