Tag: biotechnology
Aussie biotech firm completes bisantrene cGMP API manufacturing with Indian partner
Race Oncology Limited announced that Laurus Labs, an India-based pharmaceutical manufacturer, has produced its first batch of bisantrene dihydrochloride, Race’s active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), to a standard that meets the quality specified under the ‘Code of Good Manufacturing Practice’ (cGMP).
Breakthrough Victoria invests in Atmo’s gastrointestinal disorder diagnostic technology
Breakthrough Victoria has announced that it is investing in medical technology company Atmo Biosciences and its world-first gas-sensing capsule designed to help diagnose functional gastrointestinal disorders.
Australian engineer receives global recognition for 3D printed endoscope
Dr Jiawen Li, a biomedical engineer from the University of Adelaide who developed a 3D-printed ultrathin endoscope, was named in the MIT Technology Review 2023 global list of Innovators Under 35.
BluGlass to display upgraded products at Laser World of Photonics
Global semiconductor developer BluGlass Limited is slated to unveil its improved gallium nitride (GaN) products at the Laser World of Photonics, Europe’s industry conference, taking place in Munich, Germany this week.
Vaxxas’ new needle-free vaccine manufacturing plant opens in Queensland
Biotechnology company Vaxxas has completed work on its new needle-free vaccine technology manufacturing facility in Northshore Hamilton.
CSIRO invests $25 million in new program to bolster Australia’s biotechnology industry
CSIRO has announced a four-year, $25 million investment in a new program that will combine engineering and biology to drive innovations within the biotechnology industry.
Victoria houses new R&D lab to advance biotech manufacturing capabilities
Symbio Laboratories is opening a new research and development centre in Melbourne that will advance Victoria’s capabilities in biotechnology and molecular biology, cementing the state’s status as Australia’s life sciences hub.
University of Sydney’s industry collabs win CRC-P funding
Two projects involving medical and scientific researchers from the University of Sydney have secured government funding through the Cooperative Research Centres Projects’ (CRC-P) latest round.
Moderna to acquire Oriciro Genomics
Moderna, Inc, a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, and OriCiro Genomics K.K., a pioneer in cell-free DNA synthesis and amplification technologies, recently announced they have entered into a definitive agreement through which Moderna will acquire OriCiro for $85 million.
Moderna’s new mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility underway at Monash University
Biotech giant Moderna has begun constructing its new mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility at Monash University’s Clayton campus in Melbourne’s southeast.
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“New Starts Here”: AGHA launches national platform for gift and homewares
Australia’s peak organisation for the gift and homewares sector, the Australian Gift & Homewares Association (AGHA), has revealed plans for a major expansion in 2026, introducing Gifted Melbourne 2026 to complement the long-established AGHA Sydney Gift Fair.
