NSW will leverage its cell and gene therapy expertise to establish Australia’s first commercial-scale viral vector manufacturing facility at Westmead.
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Foreign investment targets SA biotech sector
An investment fund for the commercialisation of health and bio-technologies has been launched in South Australia.
The Adelaide China Biotech Investment Fund, launched on December 10, will use $45 million
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Innovative partnership leads to blood vessel manufacture
A partnership between the University of Sydney and medical manufacturer Codex Research has secured $851,000 of Commonwealth funding through the Innovative Manufacturing Collaborative Research Centre (IMCRC).
The
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New biosciences facility boosts research opportunities in Victoria
The University of Melbourne’s new purpose-built biosciences facility is boosting Victoria’s bioscience research and biotechnology capabilities.
Minister for Higher Education Gayle Tierney visited
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Johnson & Johnson research and development hub extended in Qld
The Queensland government has announced the extension of the Johnson & Johnson Innovation Partnering Office at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), which supports the commericalisation of health
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Research opens new doors for biosensor technologies
A new collaboration between mineral exploration company, Archer, and the University of Adelaide will seek to develop and implement graphene and carbon-based materials for use in complex biosensing, targeting
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High tax the main reason CSL plant didn’t come to Aus
Australian biotech company CSL chose Switzerland over Australia for its new manufacturing plant because of this country’s higher company tax rate, according to the company’s director.
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Cochlear profit down despite strong second half
Cochlear has announced a full-year profit 29 per cent lower than 2013’s, but a strong second-half result saw share prices rise to a 12-month high.
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Australian anti-viral innovation could be in condoms within ‘months’
Australian biotechnology firm Starpharma has received Therapeutic Goods Administration approval for its anti-viral gel technology.
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Call for govt incentives for biotechnology sector
The government should introduce an incentive to keep intellectual property in Australia once it reaches commercialisation, according to a biotech group.
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Toyota needs a new approach to avoid the road to nowhere
The Productivity Commission will today release the preliminary report of its inquiry into Australian automotive manufacturing industries.
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Geelong’s manufacturing plant for short nanofibres is a world first
The project builds on innovative technology in nanofibre manufacturing recently developed by researchers from Cytomatrix and Deakin University.
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Proposal for new manufacturing incentive
A Brisbane-based manufacturer has proposed a new incentive for companies that manufacture locally products for which they own or have licensed the patent.
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