US-based manufacturer of the cancer treatment drug, Doxil, has halted its manufacturing operations. The temporary shut-down of production is expected to create a serious shortage of supply in Australia.
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2017 forecasts for pharmaceutical packaging industry
GBI Research has released its Pharmaceutical Packaging Industry - 2011 Yearbook, which provides market forecasts up till 2017 for the global pharmaceutical packaging industry.
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Medical Australia secures new product supply contracts cluster worth $1.5m
Medical device manufacturer Medical Australia has secured several new product supply contracts worth a total value of up to A$1.5 million (in annual revenue for the 2012 financial year).
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Aussie company develops world-first 3D human tissue printer
An Australian company has developed the world’s first commercial 3D bioprinter, in a major medical breakthrough set to contribute to human organ manufacturing.
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Cancer claims Cochlear pioneer
DR MIKE Hirshorn, pioneer of biomedical devices, has died of cancer.
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Queensland medical device manufacturer wins for new $15 million export business
Medical device manufacturer Cook Medical Australia has won the Premier of Queensland's Tom Burns Award for generating $15 million in revenue from its new export business to China and Vietnam.
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CSL’s Parkville site accused of bad manufacturing practices
The country’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturer, Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL), has been accused of a string of bad manufacturing practices, including under-par laboratory safety and ignoring ‘dark particles’ forming in its swine flu vaccines.
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Advanced Bionics takes advantage of Nucleus recall with Cochlear out on its ear
Cochlear has received further bad news after its worldwide Nucleus implant recall, with its key rival announcing plans to re-enter the lucrative US market and take advantage of the Sydney company’s absence.
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CSL builds new VIC plant to make blood products
A new era for Australian manufacturing could be emerging with the entry of major health and pharmaceutical players. Blood products maker CSL will build a new manufacturing plant in Broadmeadows, Victoria.
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Australia-India research fund gets Cochlear implants to citizens
Australian-made Cochlear implant technology has given hundreds of Indians the gift of hearing, thanks to a research fund enabling Australian technology-makers access to the Indian market.
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Sanofi to be Queensland’s first softgel capsule manufacturer
International pharmaceutical company, Sanofi is set to become Queensland’s first manufacturer of softgel capsules for vitamins, minerals and herbal supplements
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R&D Tax Credit starts tomorrow, medical market expects boost
The government’s R&D Tax Credit will officially start tomorrow (1 July 2011), providing much-needed funding to Australian manufacturers showing innovation.
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