Growth in the medtech and pharmaceutical sector in Victoria has earnt $2.2 billion in exports in 2018.
Pharmaceuticals are now the highest-value manufactured export product in the state and grew by 255
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Biomedical engineering school opens at USYD
The University of Sydney has launched the School of Biomedical Engineering, the sixth school within the Faculty of Engineering.
The new school will focus on collaboration and teaching within the field
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Design Award recognises 3D bioprinter
A printer made by two University of New South Wales (UNSW) researchers has won the 2019 Good Design Award of the Year.
The printer is a 3D bioprinter can print replicas of tumours and is the result of
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Seed funding awarded for personalised nuclear medicines
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
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Victoria set to grow as a pharmaceutical hub
After claiming the title as the national hub of medicinal cannabis, Victoria is now set to win the title for a global centre for medicinal opium poppies, as the state focuses on growing its pharmaceutical
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Australia’s first commercial cannabis crop receives approval
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
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Roche Australia recalls Valium due to tampering
Manufacturer Roche Australia has initiated a widespread recall of prescription-only Valium, due to evidence of medicine tampering.
All batches of Valium 5mg in packs of 50 tablets are being recalled, after
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[UPDATED] Absorbable heart device recalled due to patient heart attacks
A new absorbable heart device has been recalled by manufacturer Abbott Vascular Australia, after research linked it to increased rates of heart attacks and blood clots.
The Absorb Bioresorbable Vascular
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Can 3D printing rebuild manufacturing in Australia?
It’s not easy being a small business in the current manufacturing environment. The face of manufacturing is changing, and businesses are eager for technological advances that could give them a competitive advantage.
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