Genetic research in NZ offers hope for preventing Parkinson’s disease

There’s new hope for treating Parkinson’s disease with the publication of groundbreaking genetic research fr...

February 15, 2022 | Tuesday | News
NZ links paracetamol during pregnancy with childhood depression

New Zealand-based University of Auckland study shows a 'small but significant' statistical association. Profe...

February 11, 2022 | Friday | News
Cytiva fuels biotech development in Australia and New Zealand

Cytiva, a global life sciences leader, announces the winner of its first BioChallenge for the Australia and&nb...

February 10, 2022 | Thursday | News
New Zealand gives provisional nod to first protein-based COVID-19 vaccine

US-based Novavax, Inc. has announced that New Zealand's Medsafe has granted provisional approval of NVX-CoV237...

February 4, 2022 | Friday | News
NZ-based Formus Labs raises $5M to automate orthopaedic surgery planning

Founded from within Auckland Bioengineering Institute in New Zealand (NZ), Formus Labs has raised $5 million&n...

February 3, 2022 | Thursday | News
NZ discovers link between high blood pressure and diabetes

Scientists at the universities of Auckland and Bristol are preparing to test a novel medication on patients with a poten...

February 2, 2022 | Wednesday | News
NZ develops method to disinfect PPE for potential reuse

Scientists at the University of Auckland, New Zealand (NZ) have developed a shipping container-based unit to disinfect N...

January 18, 2022 | Tuesday | News
New Zealand approves use of Ronapreve to prevent & treat COVID-19

The Ministry of Health’s medicine regulatory arm Medsafe in New Zealand has approved a new COVID-19 medicine Ronap...

December 23, 2021 | Thursday | News
New Zealand confirms skin infections as cause of rheumatic fever

Researchers at University of Otago in New Zealand have made a major breakthrough in further understanding acute rheumati...

December 22, 2021 | Wednesday | News
New Zealand develops strategy to improve health data management

The Ministry of Health in New Zealand has developed a strategy and two-year action plan to improve the way health data i...

December 13, 2021 | Monday | News
NZ explores needle-free anaesthetic for skin graft surgery

Researchers at in the Bioinstrumentation Lab at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) in New Zealand have been dev...

November 29, 2021 | Monday | News
NZ invests $10 M in vaccine development for rheumatic diseases

New Zealand (NZ) based University of Auckland’s medical faculty will lead a multi-million dollar government-funded...

November 24, 2021 | Wednesday | News
NZ strengthens focus on antimicrobial resistance

The Ministry of Health and Ministry for Primary Industries support the ‘One Health’ approach to spread aware...

November 18, 2021 | Thursday | News
NZ develops technology that allows for needle-free glucose monitoring

A needle-free technology that would allow people with diabetes to measure blood sugar levels without having to stick a n...

November 9, 2021 | Tuesday | News
NZ announces one-of-its-kind Pharmaceutical Science degree

Otago University's School of Pharmacy in the Division of Health Sciences will be offering a Bachelor of Pharmaceutical S...

November 8, 2021 | Monday | News
NZ secures anti-viral drug to treat medium-to-severe COVID-19 symptoms

New Zealand has secured access to an important new COVID-19 drug that can save lives and cut time in hospital. Heal...

November 3, 2021 | Wednesday | News
NZ invests $8.1M in MedTech to translate science into real life

The New Zealand (NZ) government is investing $8.1 million over three years in the MedTech Research Translator, co-led by...

October 26, 2021 | Tuesday | News
TB research in NZ to make ‘enormous global health impact’

New Zealand's University of Otago researchers are behind a major scientific breakthrough which could lead to elimination...

October 18, 2021 | Monday | News