Tag: mRNA

The Australian Government has issued a discussion paper on Australia’s RNA technology industry to pinpoint opportunities for growth and help the Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR) gain a clearer understanding of the technologies currently under development in the country. 

Biotechnology giant Moderna is opening a Regional Research Centre and Headquarters in Melbourne, boosting advancements in the local mRNA industry in Victoria. 

Researchers at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre are set to receive a $1 million grant from the Victorian government for the development of new mRNA treatments for various hard-to-treat cancers.  

Queensland universities, research institutions, and leading businesses in the biomedical industry are set to showcase their innovations at the largest biotechnology conference in the world, the BIO International Convention in the United States. 

Australian contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) BioCina has received an AUD 5 million grant under the Federal Government's Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Grants scheme to develop enabling technologies for the manufacture of precision mRNA vaccines.

Australian biotech company Noxopharm Limited unveiled today the development of a new mRNA vaccine enhancer that will make mRNA vaccines safer by reducing inflammation associated with mRNA vaccines. 

The Victorian government has announced a $10 million investment in the Monash Centre for Advanced mRNA Medicines Manufacturing and Workforce Training.

The Queensland government has invested $280 million in a partnership with Sanofi to establish the Translational Science Hub, providing a boost for the next-generation mRNA vaccine research in the state. 

The Victorian government has issued a major new policy statement that seeks to boost economic growth and create high-skilled jobs in the manufacturing sector. 

German biotechnology manufacturer BioNTech has selected Victoria to house its Asia-Pacific mRNA clinical research and development centre.