medical manufacturing

Twelve manufacturers have been awarded $8.4 million in funding under the latest round of the federal government’s Accelerating Commercialisation program. The matched funding assists companies to get their outstanding innovations to market, opening up new domestic and export growth opportunities and creating sustainable and high paying jobs for Australian workers. In the medical manufacturing field, … Continue reading Grants to drive advances in medical manufacturing →

The Therapeutic Goods Administration has approved the manufacture of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine (ChAdOx1-S) in Australia. The Australian manufacture of COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca, established by a Melbourne-based biotechnology company CSL, has involved extensive work by both industry and the TGA in the last six months. Manufacture of biological medicines, such as vaccines, is a highly-specialised … Continue reading CSL manufactures AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Australia →

Dotz Nano, an advanced technology company developing, manufacturing and commercialising marking, tracing and verification solutions, has obtained Australian authorisation to use the CE Mark for its SARS-CoV-2 virus detection technology. The CE Mark clears the saliva-based diagnostic Dotz Test Kits for sale in the European Union, following the company obtaining authorisation to use the CE … Continue reading Dotz obtains CE Mark authorisation for virus detection technology →

Medical product manufacturers can now apply for funding under the federal government’s $1.3 million Modern Manufacturing Initiative. Medical Products is the second of the six National Manufacturing Priorities, which will be supported under the MMI to help manufacturers to scale-up production, commercialise their products and operations, and integrate into domestic and global supply chains. The … Continue reading $1.3bn Modern Manufacturing Initiative opens for medical products →

Prosthetists in India will have access to the latest advances in Australian 3D bioprinting to correct ear deformities thanks to the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES) researchers from the University of Wollongong (UOW). ACES researchers have dispatched two customised bioprinters designed and manufactured in Wollongong to Indian medical device manufacturers as part … Continue reading 3D bioprinters from Wollongong hit the global stage →

Scientists from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, have developed a ceramic-based ink that may allow surgeons in the future to 3D-print bone parts complete with living cells that could be used to repair damaged bone tissue. Using a 3D-printer that deploys a special ink made up of calcium phosphate, the scientists developed a … Continue reading Scientists use novel ink to 3D-print ‘bone’ with living cells →

A new Australian product designed to make kidney dialysis more broadly available at low cost has won first prize in a global health innovations competition. The Affordable Dialysis System, developed by Sydney-based Ellen Medical, beat more than 500 entries from 22 countries to score top prize in the World Innovation Summit for Health 2020 Innovation … Continue reading Australian medical manufacturer wins global innovation competition →

A nasal treatment for COVID-19, common colds and the flu is being taken to the next stage of testing, with backing from the federal government’s $500 million Biomedical Translation Fund. Developed by Australian biotech company Ena Respiratory, INNA-051 works by stimulating the innate immune system, the first line of defence against the invasion of pathogens … Continue reading Nasal spray to fight COVID-19 could be manufactured in Australia →

The Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) says targeted support and investment in Australian medical technology, including in digital health records, should be a top priority of the federal government’s Modern Manufacturing Strategy (MMS). The academy shares the strategy’s vision for Australia to be recognised as a high quality, sustainable manufacturing nation, and argues that … Continue reading ATSE nominates top priorities for the Modern Manufacturing Strategy road maps →

Scientists have developed a next generation wound dressing that can detect infection and improve healing in burns, skin grafts and chronic wounds. In research led by RMIT University’s Dr Asma Khalid, smart wound dressings made of silk and nanodiamonds effectively sensed wound temperature, an early sign of infection, promoted healing and reduced infection from certain … Continue reading RMIT researchers develop innovative wound dressing that detects infection and improves healing →

Manufacturers’ Monthly speaks with Neil Baker, CEO and co-founder of Medulla and Dr Alex Buddery, Continuous Improvement Manager at Cook Medical Australia, about digitising paper-based processes. In a post COVID-19 manufacturing resurgence, the ability to quickly access production data through digital platforms is becoming increasingly important as companies continue to work remotely with less direct … Continue reading Start-up helps manufacturer navigate IoT for the medical industry →

The federal government is investing $18.8 million to supercharge the discovery of better treatments for cancer, epilepsy, stroke, paralysis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, brain injuries, back pain and chronic middle ear disease. Under round three of the government’s $45 million BioMedTech Horizons (BMTH) program, 21  projects will receive funding to help unlock some of the existing … Continue reading $18.8 million to boost digital health tech →

Researchers from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, have made it possible to 3D print tailor-made stents, a critical biomedical device used to treat narrow or blocked arteries. The breakthrough, made possible through a partnership with Wollongong-based Medical Innovation Hub, was described as “a paradigm shift” in the production of self-expanding nitinol stents for Peripheral Arterial … Continue reading World first in 3D printed tailor-made stents →

The federal government has joined its Victorian counterparts in supporting Australian manufacturers who are providing critical medical products. On April 9, federal Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, Karen Andrews, announced that Grey Innovation would receive $31.3 million from the Commonwealth to produce ventilators. This grant comes in addition to the $500,000 Grey Innovation had … Continue reading Commonwealth joins Vic gov in funding for ventilator manufacturing →

Compounds containing metals could hold the key to the next generation of antibiotics to combat the growing threat of global antibiotic resistance, according to University of Queensland researchers (UQ). “This is promising research because the scientific community is struggling to keep up with the pace of bacterial resistance,” Dr Mark Blaskovich said. “There are around … Continue reading Metals could be link to new antibiotics →

Researchers at the University of Queensland have developed a process to produce large quantities of a crucial antibody, which could be expanded to manufacture treatments for potentially deadly viruses around the world. The ability to produce anti-bodies at larger scales, coupled with formal regulatory approval via clinical trials, will play an important role in mitigating … Continue reading New antibody will drive deadly virus treatment manufacture →

Australian scientists at the University of Melbourne are the first to develop a lab-grown coronavirus outside China, in a major break-through that will speed up work towards a vaccine for the disease. Scientists from the Peter Doherty Institution for Infection and Immunity – a joint venture between the University of Melbourne and the Royal Melbourne hospital – … Continue reading Australian researchers race to develop coronavirus vaccines →

MediPharm Labs has opened Victoria’s first dedicated commercial medicinal cannabis processing facility. The Canadian company will operate the plant, located at Wonthaggi in Gippsland, and will produce resin from up to 75,000kg of medicinal cannabis. The plant will draw upon 50 cannabis growers, 30 in Victoria and 20 across the rest of Australia, and create … Continue reading Victoria feels the buzz of cannabis manufacturing →

The University of Wollongong (UOW) will commercialise a new medical technology that detect radiation with the potential to be manufactured in Australia. The venture, known as MOSkin, is a medical radiation sensor developed by researchers at the Centre or Medical Radiation Physics, part of UOW. The application of this technology allows for more precise doses … Continue reading Researchers develop device for precision monitoring of radiation →

Getting the mix right between industry and academia can be tricky, but one collaboration between dental manufacturer SDI and UNSW proves it is by no means impossible. Connor Pearce reports. Partnerships between industry and researchers can often be seen as the holy grail of product development. Combining the minds of academics with the directed knowledge … Continue reading Taking two bites of the research pie →