University of Melbourne

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 →

A vaccine developed by Denteric Pty Ltd has won $14 million in funding from the Biomedical Translation Fund (BTF). Based on research conducted at the University of Melbourne and with the support of biotechnology company CSL Limited, the vaccine fights severe oral disease. According to Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, severe oral disease can lead … Continue reading Oral health vaccine manufacturer receives $14 million →

A consortium bid has opened the way for the advanced manufacturing of buildings and construction in Australia. The $28 million bid is a cooperation between Monash University, Lendlease, The University of Melbourne, and Donovan Group, steered through the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) program. Entitled Building 4.0, the initiative will put the customer at the centre … Continue reading Bid to advance building and construction processes →

The establishment of an Israel liaison officer at Parkville’s Melbourne Biomedical Precinct will support the commercialisation of biomedical research, according to the University of Melbourne. The liaison officer will collaborate with the whole of Victoria’s biomedical sector, including universities, research institutes and industry. The announcement is the next step from the Victoria Israel Biomedical Innovation … Continue reading Victoria deepens biomedical connection with Israel →

The University of Melbourne’s new purpose-built biosciences facility is boosting Victoria’s bioscience research and biotechnology capabilities. Minister for Higher Education Gayle Tierney visited the university’s Parkville campus to tour the new Western Edge Biosciences facility on March 25. Bioscience remains one of Victoria’s key strengths within the research and tertiary education sector. “The Western Edge … Continue reading New biosciences facility boosts research opportunities in Victoria →

A University of Melbourne researcher has led the successful development of an organic, non-combustible and lightweight cladding core – a product that was previously thought to be impossible to create. Typically, lightweight cladding is made from organic, carbon-based, composite materials like plastic, but these materials by their nature are combustible. Non-combustible materials like steel, ceramic … Continue reading Fire-resistance cladding developed by University of Melbourne researcher →

The Federal Government is providing $3.1 million over five years to set up a new research training centre at the University of Melbourne that will advance clinical trials and testing. Through organ-on-a-chip and bioprinting enabling technologies, the ARC Training Centre for Personalised Therapeutics Technologies aims to improve selection of new medicines for progress to clinical trials and … Continue reading New research centre to help accelerate drug development →

The Federal Government is providing $4.1 million to support a new research training centre in Victoria to develop artificial intelligence (AI) applications for medical technologies and expert training. The Australian Research Council (ARC) Training Centre in Cognitive Computing for Medical Technologies was launched this week at The University of Melbourne. Funded with $4.1 million from … Continue reading New medical technologies research centre set up in Victoria →