medical manufacturing

Austrade recently led a delegation of nine Australian health service providers to hospitals and medical facilities in Beijing, Chengdu and Guangzhou. As China pursues its Healthy China 2030 strategy, opportunities are opening up for Australian healthcare manufacturers to tap into the Chinese market, according to Austrade’s trade commissioner in Chengdu, Tim White. “The mission clearly … Continue reading A fit future for Australian healthcare technology providers in China →

The University of Sydney’s Drug Discovery Initiative awarded the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) $80,000 in seed funding to manufacture molecules of tumour-targeting triphenylphosphonium (TPP) units, linked to metal chelators. The molecules are suitable for containing radioisotopes in theranostic applications. This funding will help research into the TPP for use in treating cancer, … Continue reading Seed funding awarded for personalised nuclear medicines →

Customised 3D printed hearing aids and earphones could soon be a common product, thanks to start up 3D Hearables. Using an iPhone’s 3D scanning function and a system that the start-up has developed themselves, the image is automatically processed to create the final device. The total time that these devices could take to be made … Continue reading 3D printed hearing devices that slash time from consultation to product delivery →

The Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) is seeking to showcase the potential of medical manufacturing in Australia to inspire international investment. Launching a new digital health website, Austrade highlights Australia’s attractiveness as a location for developing, testing and launching new medical technologies. Denise Eaton, senior advisor at Austrade noted that Australia is inherently primed … Continue reading Federal government agency steps up support for medical manufacturing →

The full-scale manufacturing of nuclear medicines can now begin at Lucas Heights, following licence approval on June 13. Part of Australia’s Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), the ANSTO Nuclear Medicine (ANM) facility was producing small quantities of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) but can now produce commercial quantities. “This is the most advanced and safest manufacturing facility … Continue reading Licence awarded for nuclear medicine facility →

Professor Sally McArthur’s bioengineering team have begun to create lifelike skin tissue to further studies on innovations such as smart bandages. In future, a bandage could attract and trap bacteria in its polymer mesh, trigger drug delivery in response to infection, or colour-map a wound. Humans have always been the best study subjects for these … Continue reading Swinburne researchers develop skin tissue to advance bandage technology →

A new partnership between the Australian Advisory on Technology and Healthcare Competitiveness and the United States Council on Competitiveness promises to promote technology and innovation in the healthcare sector. The partnership was announced jointly by the Minister for Jobs and Innovation the Hon. Michaelia Cash MP and the Health Minister the Hon. Greg Hunt MP, … Continue reading Australia-US Advisory Board to promote healthcare research →

A collaborative project focused on servitisation will position Australian medical equipment manufacturer Smartline Machinery to develop a digital solution allowing customers to better meet strict upcoming standards. In partnerhsip with the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC), Smartline Machinery is introducing a new data management system for the company’s leading endoscope drying cabinets that will combine … Continue reading Smartline Machinery to manufacture world-first digital solution →

MTPConnect has released new sector metrics that show jobs supported by the MTP sector increased by 10 per cent to 62,000 from 2015 to 2016, and that manufacturing exports are up by 30 per cent to $5.2 billion. The data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), highlights the progress the local MTP sector has made … Continue reading Strong growth in Australia’s medtech, biotech and pharma sectors →

The quality of cancer treatment could improve worldwide thanks to technology developed by a Sydney startup company, Opus Medical, with support from the NSW Government-backed Jobs for NSW. Opus Medical has developed its “Breathe Well” technology, which coaches cancer patients to self-regulate their breathing to assist in the accurate targeting of tumours and sparing of … Continue reading Opus Medical’s Breathe Well tech to help cancer patients →

CSL has announced that it has agreed to acquire 80 per cent equity of plasma-derived therapies manufacturer Wuhan Zhong Yuan Rui De Biological Products (“Ruide”) from Humanwell Healthcare Group (“Humanwell”) for US$352 million. The transaction will provide CSL with a strategic presence in the Chinese domestic plasma fractionation market, and complements the leadership position that … Continue reading CSL to acquire majority stake in Chinese manufacturer Ruide →

Manufacturing companies in Australia are finding niches in the medical technologies sector as their traditional markets of mining and automotive diminish. Lower production costs and more robust large-scale capabilities offshore are playing a major role in the exit of mining and automotive component manufacturers from Australia. However, industry and government support have helped some firms … Continue reading Medical devices give hope to traditional manufacturers →

Medicinal cannabis company Cann Group has received approval to start cultivating its first commercial cannabis crop. Cann’s first cannabis plants are expected to be harvested by August this year. According to the company, the plants will supply material to be manufactured into medicinal cannabis products. The company will also be conducting a research program with … Continue reading Australia’s first commercial cannabis crop receives approval →