Life Scientist > Biotechnology

Outsourcing single-use technologies to accelerate speed to market

21 October, 2021

To fast-track time to market and gain a competitive edge, pharmaceutical development companies are increasingly implementing single-use technologies.


Empowering researchers to develop genetic medicines

18 October, 2021

The Precision Nanosystems NanoAssemblr is a platform of technologies designed to encapsulate a drug or genetic material.


Intestinal drug found to boost memory and cognition

15 October, 2021

An existing drug — used to treat constipation — may be able to boost our ability to think more clearly.


Aus buys 300K courses of Merck's oral COVID-19 treatment

06 October, 2021

The Australian Government will purchase 300,000 courses of the company's promising oral COVID-19 treatment, should it receive approval from the TGA.


Antidepressants found to inhibit tumour growth in mice

05 October, 2021

When combined with immunotherapy the drugs managed to stop the cancer growth long term, and in some cases the tumours disappeared completely.


Monash Uni to launch Victoria's Health Innovation Centre

24 September, 2021

The Health Innovation Centre will include a flagship cardiovascular disease-focused research accelerator, HeartLabs, and a new focal point for clinical trials.


ATAGI recommends Moderna for teens, extra doses secured

13 September, 2021 by Lauren Davis

The Australian Government has secured an additional one million doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, recently approved for adolescents aged 12 to 17 years.


Creating a genetic medicine manufacturing ecosystem: part 2

06 September, 2021 by Peter Davis

The landscape has shifted from a hopeless pipedream to firm steps and to the creation of such an ecosystem, from the unlikeliest places.


Aus teens now eligible for Pfizer, TGA approves antibody treatment

30 August, 2021 by Lauren Davis

Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine will soon be available for all Australians 12 years and above, and the TGA grants provisional approval for a novel monoclonal antibody treatment.


Australia's first national biotech incubator established

27 August, 2021

Australia's first national biotech incubator is to be established with $40 million funding from the federal government's Medical Research Future Fund.


Inhibitor drug 'primes' the body for anticancer immunotherapy

25 August, 2021

Combining a histone deacetylase inhibitor drug with immunotherapy agents is safe and may benefit some patients with advanced cancers.


Smart nanoparticles fight fungal infections

19 August, 2021

Newly engineered nanoparticles have demonstrated a remarkable ability to battle one of the most invasive and notoriously resistant fungal infections.


Radio waves improve survival in liver cancer patients

17 August, 2021

A targeted therapy using non-thermal radio waves is safe to use in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer.


Tiny gel drops culture cells for regenerative medicine

16 August, 2021

Micrometre-sized gel drops can provide the extracellular architecture needed for cells to grow and proliferate.


Licence agreement for nasal spray drug delivery platform

13 August, 2021

A nasal spray technology that enables the delivery of psychedelic and non-psychedelic drugs to treat mental health disorders will enter development for clinical use.


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