AusBiotech’s Early-Stage Innovation Forum awarded to autoimmune biologic pioneer Professor Claudia Nold
Posted: 26 November 2025 A pioneering biologic aimed at interferon-driven autoimmune diseases was recognised with the top honour at this year’s Early-Stage Innovation Forum (ESIF), held during the AusBiotech International Conference 2025 in Melbourne. The accolade was awarded…
Peter Mac led study reveals new insights into how the brain’s barrier influences tumour behaviour
Posted: 26 November 2025 A new investigation from Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre is reported to have uncovered how cells forming the brain’s protective barrier act as “gatekeepers”, influencing how some brain tumours responded when nutrients were limited. Lead…
Telix Pharmaceuticals opens new manufacturing facility in Yokohama, Japan
Posted: 25 November 2025 Telix announced it has officially opened Telix Manufacturing Solutions (TMS) in Yokohama, Japan, marking the Company’s first cyclotron manufacturing facility in the Asia Pacific region. The site was established to expand access to radiopharmaceuticals…
Moderna Australia names CSIRO’s Dr Anne Klein as 2025 Fellow for advanced AI mRNA packaging project
Posted: 25 November 2025 Moderna Australia announced it has awarded the 2025 Moderna Australia Fellowship to Dr Anne Klein of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). The annual initiative was designed to support emerging Australian scientists…
CUREator BioMedTech Incubator funding round closing soon, offering up to $5 million per therapeutic project
Posted: 21 November 2025 CUREator BioMedTech Incubator has issued a final call for applications, with Expressions of Interest for the 2025 funding round set to close on Thursday 4 December 2025 at 2pm AEDT. Delivered in partnership with…
Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery marked major milestone with partner celebration event
Posted: 19 November 2025 The Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery (ACMD) marked a historic milestone, as partners, supporters and guests gathered to recognise the creation of Australia’s first hospital-integrated biomedical engineering research and education hub. Held ahead of…
ANDHealth to host ACTIVATE program to showcase to strengthen digital health collaboration
Posted: 18 November 2025 ANDHealth will be hosting a major showcase and networking event to present the 2025 ACTIVATE accelerator cohort, bringing Victoria’s digital and connected health ecosystem together for a structured morning of collaboration. The event is…
RMIT University unveils promising blood test to more accurately guide Ovarian Cancer treatment
Posted: 14 November 2025 A new blood test designed to better guide ovarian cancer therapy was reported to have shown strong promise, after researchers identified a simple way to determine which women were more likely to benefit from…
MTPConnect secures Australian representation on global WHO AMR task force
Posted: 14 November 2025 MTPConnect was positioned at the forefront of international antimicrobial resistance (AMR) advocacy, following the selection of its Australian Antimicrobial Resistance Network (AAMRNet) to join the World Health Organization (WHO) Civil Society Task Force on…
Biointelect Venturer to launch to drive vaccine and infectious disease innovation
Posted: 11 November 2025 Australia’s new national incubator for vaccine and infectious disease innovation, Biointelect Venturer, will officially launch on 17 November 2025, backed by $32.9 million in funding from the Australian Government’s Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF)…
Noxopharm awarded NSW Government TechVoucher grant for UNSW collaboration
Posted: 11 November 2025 Clinical-stage biotechnology company Noxopharm Limited has been awarded a $25,000 NSW Government TechVoucher grant to support a joint research project with UNSW Sydney exploring the potential of its Sofra™ technology platform. The TechVouchers program…
Australian Red Cross Lifeblood launches Circularity Challenge to tackle medical waste
Posted: 11 November 2025 Australian Red Cross Lifeblood has launched its Lifeblood Circularity Challenge, an open innovation initiative seeking creative, scalable solutions to reduce the environmental impact of single-use plastics in healthcare. The challenge calls for ideas that…
