New legislation providing a tax incentive for Australian medical innovations was introduced in Australia’s House of Representatives, and industry stakeholders are lauding the move.
New legislation providing a tax incentive for Australian medical innovations was introduced in Australia’s House of Representatives, and industry stakeholders are lauding the move. The measure, providing a special tax regime on income derived from patents, a “patent box,” will apply for income years beginning on or after July 1.
Saluda Medical Pty Ltd. raised $125 million in equity financing to commercialize and scale up its Evoke spinal cord simulation system for chronic pain and to advance its technology platform across an emerging portfolio of neuromodulation therapies.
PERTH, Australia – The independent data safety monitoring board of the global REMAP-CAP COVID-19 study has uncovered a concerning safety signal in treatment arms that include an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor and an angiotensin receptor blocker in patients with severe COVID-19, and it has recommended that recruitment be suspended for those treatment arms.
PERTH, Australia – Biopharma stakeholders are furious about the consultation process the Australian government has pursued with its review of the country’s National Medicines Policy, and they are asking the government to hold off on making any changes until after the federal election that is scheduled for May.
PERTH, Australia – Nearly three-fourths of medical device stakeholders supported introducing mandatory reporting of medical device-related adverse events by health care facilities in Australia, but many raised concerns about data duplication and integrity.
PERTH, Australia – Biopharma stakeholders are furious about the consultation process the Australian government has pursued with its review of the country’s National Medicines Policy, and they are asking the government to hold off on making any changes until after the federal election that is scheduled for May.
PERTH, Australia – New Zealand’s single payer, Pharmac, funded 13 new medicines and widened access to 19 medicines in 2021 that are expected to benefit about 45,426 New Zealanders, according to the agency’s year in review report.
PERTH, Australia – Impedimed Ltd.’s L-Dex bioimpedance technology could quickly become the standard of care for measuring cancer-related lymphedema following clinical trial results that showed a 59% relative reduction in progression compared to the standard of care, Impedimed CEO Rick Carreon told BioWorld.
PERTH, Australia – A new parliamentary report, The New Frontier: Delivering better health for all Australians, is recommending significant reforms to the nation’s health care system to ensure Australians have faster access to new drugs and devices. The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport examined the range of new drugs and emerging medical technologies that are in development and progressing through the regulatory system in Australia and in other countries.
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