Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH has begun a three-year collaboration with researchers at Australia’s WEHI, looking into a potentially powerful approach to targeted protein degradation also being studied by its German rival Merck KGaA.
PERTH, Australia – Australia will be phasing out the Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine by October and will rely on Pfizer Inc./Biontech SE and Moderna Inc. vaccines to ramp up lagging vaccination rates.
PERTH, Australia – Starpharma Holdings Ltd. is pausing sales of its antiviral nasal spray, Viraleze (SPL-7013), in the U.K. after its retail partner, Lloydspharmacy, received a letter from the U.K.’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) related to promotional claims made about the antiviral with respect to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19.
PERTH, Australia – Immutep Ltd. announced a AU$60 million (US$45.1 million) capital raise via two tranches to progress two clinical programs of its lead immunotherapy, eftilagimod alpha, to registration studies.
PERTH, Australia – Immutep Ltd. announced a AU$60 million (US$45.1 million) capital raise via two tranches to progress two clinical programs of its lead immunotherapy, eftilagimod alpha, to registration studies.
PERTH, Australia – Digital cognitive assessment technology company Cogstate Ltd. saw its stock skyrocket 60% on the heels of FDA accelerated approval of Biogen Inc./Eisai Co. Ltd.’s Alzheimer’s disease drug Aduhelm (aducanumab). Cogstate and Eisai signed a deal in October 2020 that granted Eisai global development rights and exclusive commercialization rights of all cognitive function tests developed by Cogstate.
PERTH, Australia – After unveiling its new regulatory framework for custom-made and 3D-printed devices, Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is now proposing further refinements due to pushbacks from stakeholder that manufacture custom-made and patient-matched devices.
PERTH, Australia – Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) will begin accepting applications from domestic companies to become conformity assessment bodies (AU CAB) beginning July 1. The aim is to allow approved Australian corporations to issue conformity assessment certification for medical devices under Australian law to align with the country’s essential principles.
PERTH, Australia – Emvision Medical Devices Ltd.’s stroke helmet could potentially transform care for stroke patients by treating them at the bedside or before they even get to the hospital. The company’s portable, non-ionizing brain scanner is capable of rapidly producing quality images to help paramedics determine if a stroke is ischemic or hemorrhagic.
PERTH, Australia – With half the world’s population, Asia Pacific is quickly replacing Europe as the world’s second-largest medical device market, and China, Korea and Australia stand out as leaders, said Tim Schmid, company group chairman for Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices, Asia Pacific, during the recent Ausmedtech 2021 virtual conference.
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