Tag: clinical trials

Why US biotechs are swapping Silicon Valley for Melbourne

Posted on   |  by Pam Ramali
When biotechs and major pharma companies need to fast-track early drug trials, they’re increasingly skipping Boston and California and choosing Melbourne instead. They can begin enrolling patients within weeks,...

Science and medical research gets a $300 million boost

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
National science institutions, a radio telescope program, and a handful of biosecurity and medical research projects enjoyed a boost in Jim Chalmers’ fourth Budget, which lacked a significant response...

BioTech incubator awards $12m in grants

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Grants worth $12 million have been awarded through the federally-funded BioTech incubator CUREator to 19 projects across Australia. In the second round of funding, announced on Wednesday, $6 million...

Qld pledges $35.5m for vaccine manufacturing facility

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
More than $35 million will go towards a Queensland vaccine manufacturing facility as part of the state budget next week. The funds will support the development of a translational...

Victoria provides $2m to mRNA projects

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Victorian government has awarded $2 million to 12 mRNA projects through the state’s new Research Acceleration Fund. Launched by mRNA Victoria in April last year, the $25 million...

Untapped potential in clinical trials sector

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Half a decade of domestic growth in the clinical trials sector has failed to attract a greater share of global industry-sponsored trials to Australia, according to a new report...

Building on our strength in clinical trials

Posted on   |  by Elizabeth de Somer
It is no accident that the idea of Australia “punching above its weight” became a colloquial commonplace in the 1980s and 1990s. It was the time when Australian efforts...