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