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St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne plays key role as lead trial site in $2 Million MRFF-Funded BRIDGE-ED project

Posted: 17 February 2026 St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is playing a key role as a lead trial site in a pilot research project investigating an intervention aimed at improving health outcomes for people with disabilities who attend…

Monash University and Thermo Fisher Scientific launch Catalyst PhD program

Posted: 17 February 2026 Monash University and Thermo Fisher Scientific have launched the Catalyst PhD program – a new industry partnership designed to apply doctoral-level research skills directly to real-world business challenges. The program was formally launched on…

BHF Technologies develops small-scale ultrafiltration system to address critical water challenges

Posted: 17 February 2026 BHF Technologies has developed its small-scale Ultrafilation (UF) system to address ongoing water quality challenges in healthcare, laboratory and life sciences environments, where safety, compliance and operational reliability are directly affected by water performance.…

Nutromics reports completion of world-first clinical trial of real-time drug monitoring sensor

Posted: 17 February 2026 Nutromics has reported the completion of the world’s first clinical trial of electrochemical aptamer sensors used for the continuous monitoring of a drug molecule in situ in humans. The small-scale clinical trial has evaluated…

ENA Respiratory announces dosing of first participants in phase II study of INNA-051 Nasal Spray

Posted: 3 February 2026 ENA Respiratory has announced that the first participants have been dosed in its Phase II community study of INNA-051, a nasal spray designed to protect against symptomatic viral respiratory infections. INNA-051 is a virus-agnostic,…

Medicines Development for Global Health commences phase 2 clinical trial of Dovramilast for Leprosy Type 2 reaction

Posted: 3 February 2026 Medicines Development for Global Health (MDGH) has announced, on World Neglected Tropical Disease Day, that its first clinical site has been opened and is ready to begin recruiting participants in a Phase 2 clinical…

Cartherics secures second patent in China for TAG-72 CAR gene-modified stem cell technology

Posted: 29 January 2026 Cartherics Pty Ltd has been granted a second patent in China for “Genetically modified cells and uses thereof”, strengthening its intellectual property position for the development of off-the-shelf immune cell therapies focused on high-impact…

ANDHealth opens applications for 2026 ACTIVATE program

Posted: 29 January 2026 ANDHealth has announced that applications have been opened for the 2026 intake of its ACTIVATE scale-up programme, with support having been provided by LaunchVic and the Victorian Government. “Achieving a Net Promoter Score of…

4DMedical secures US$100+ million to accelerate US Expansion

Posted: 29 January 2026 4DMedical has secured more than US$100 million (approximately AU$150 million) in new institutional funding, with the capital having been raised to accelerate U.S. market expansion and strengthen its leadership in software-based lung imaging. “This…

BioNTech outlines strategic updates and priorities at 44th annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

Posted: 15 January 2026 BioNTech SE has outlined its strategic updates and priorities for 2026, with the year positioned as a milestone-rich period for its oncology pipeline, during an update delivered at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in…

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre awarded more than $7.5 million in NHMRC Ideas Grants to advance cancer research

Posted: 15 January 2026 Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre has been awarded more than $7.5 million through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Ideas Grants, with five projects having been funded to investigate cancer spread, treatment resistance…

Monash University awarded $53.3 million through NHMRC Ideas Grants

Posted: 15 January 2026 Monash University researchers have been awarded $53.3 million through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Ideas Grant scheme, with 32 projects having received funding to support innovative health and medical research across…

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