Medical device company Sirtex Medical has named a new chief executive for the Americas, Kevin Richardson, who will begin in the role on July 1.
AAP reports that Richardson has been general manager and
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A view from the frontier: turning hospitals into factories
Developments in 3D printing and associated software will empower hospitals and communities to fabricate, rather than buy, many of their solutions.
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Tasmanian Alkaloids to be sold to private equity firm
Johnson & Johnson’s Tasmanian Alkaloids poppy processing business will be sold to private equity firm SK Capital Partners.
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CSL to double R&D staff at growing Parkville biotech hub
The University of Melbourne-headquartered Bio21 will add a new building, with biotherapeutics company CSL beefing up its research presence at the Parkville research hub.
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CSL announces increased supply of Privigen
Global biotherapies company CSL has officially announced the first export of the intravenous immunoglobin product Privigen from the new Broadmeadows factory.
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Australian manufacturer involved in another surgery world-first
A claimed world-first surgery involving a removed vertebrae tumour and a replacement, 3D printed implant was performed in December.
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CSL achieves record $1 billion net profit
CSL has announced a half-year profit increase of 3.8 per cent as the world’s second-largest vaccines maker celebrates its 100th birthday.
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Ansell cuts earnings guidance
Protective clothing and condom make Ansell has cut its full year earnings guidance, as a result of weakening economic conditions and subsequent cuts in orders.
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What do Australian exporters want from 2016?
The leader of a leading medical devices manufacturer has released a list of six wishes Australian exporters would like to see granted.
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Australian manufacturer thrives at intersection of technology and human wellbeing
Ringwood’s Trajan Scientific and Medical operates in two acknowledged areas of competitive advantage for Australia: advanced manufacturing and medical technology. Brent Balinski spoke to company CEO Stephen Tomisich about how it plans to change the world of healthcare.
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New manufacturing method could see cheaper vaccines produced in Melbourne
UK pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline has opened a new pilot plant to trial a promising vaccine storage method developed by the company, an Australian university and Belgian researchers.
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Nurofen maker to be fined over misleading claims
Pharmaceutical company Reckitt Benckiser must pay fines of up to $1.1 million after it was found to have misled Australian consumers through its products claiming to offer targeted pain relief.
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What about manufacturing? Medical company disappointed by innovation statement
The absence of a “patent box”-style measure to encourage the local commercialisation of IP was a disappointment for Cook Medical Australia, whose managing director said yesterday’s innovation statement “lacked any significant changes for manufacturing.”
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Pfizer and Allergan in pharma mega-merger
Pfizer will buy Allergan and be headquartered in Ireland, it’s been announced, with a lower company tax rate behind the pharmaceutical merger worth $US 160 billion.
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CSIRO uses primordial goo to improve medical implants
CSIRO has developed an innovative new coating that could be used to improve medical devices and implants, thanks to a “goo” thought to be have been home to the building blocks of life.
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Ansell shareholders vote ‘first strike’ against executive pay
Protective clothing and condom maker Ansell has taken a first strike from shareholders over its executive pay at its annual general meeting.
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Significant milestone reached for Australia’s new nuclear medicine manufacturing plant
Australia is a step closer to becoming a global, high end manufacturer of nuclear medicines, with construction well underway on a brand new, $168 million ANSTO Nuclear Medicine (ANM) facility.
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Anatomics, CSIRO achieve another 3D printed world-first
Melbourne’s Anatomics and the CSIRO’s Lab 22 have created a claimed world-first: a 3D printed sternum and ribcage implant for a Spanish sarcoma sufferer.
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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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Ansell to pursue $US100 million share buyback
Protective clothing and condom maker Ansell has announced a $US100 million ($A140 million) share buyback which will take place over the next twelve months.
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