Tag: biotech
Queensland-designed tech developed for early detection of ovarian cancer
Researchers at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) are developing a cutting-edge device designed to detect ovarian cancer in its earliest stages.
BluGlass wraps up share purchase plan, raises $5.87 million
BluGlass Limited has concluded its Share Purchase Plan (SPP), bolstering its financial position by raising $5.87 million, as announced in a media release.
Australian tech fractionator inks $608m deal to build plasma hub in Singapore, Cambodia
New South Wales-based Aegros is set to construct a fully funded USD 400 million (AUD 608 million) 1,000,000 litre HaemaFrac plasma fractionation facility in Singapore, with a sterile fill and finish plant in Cambodia, to supply the Asian market with local plasma.
Australian medtech, pharma industries get boost in 2023 Federal Budget
The Federal government has allocated $392.4 million in funding for the establishment of a new Industry Growth Program that would boost the development of priority sectors, such as medtech, biotech, and pharma.
Looking ahead: Australian tech industry in the near future
The Australian tech industry has seen massive changes over the last two years as businesses, both big and small, were pushed to expand and innovate in the wake of a global pandemic.
US biotech firm Ginkgo Bioworks opens new hub in Melbourne
Ginkgo Bioworks, a US-based biotech company, has moved into its new office in Melbourne, which will serve as its new base for Australia and...
Qld bio-tech company wins US contract to manufacture rapid home COVID-19 tests
Media Release
Local, Brisbane-based biotech firm Ellume has been awarded a $300 million contract with the United States Government to ramp up production of its...
Bridgewest Australia Holdings LLC Acquires Pfizer manufacturing facility in Adelaide, Australia
Media Release
The Bridgewest Group, a premier private investment company that focuses on disrupting industries through innovation today announced its subsidiary's purchase of Pfizer's biologics...
Queensland begins COVID-19 vaccine human trials
Innovation Minister Kate Jones has announced that human trials will begin today on the University of Queensland’s promising COVID-19 vaccine.
More than 4000 people have...
Biotech survey concludes that Australia needs reforms to keep advanced manufacturing at home
Conducted by AusBiotech and supported by Grant Thornton Australia, the annual Biotechnology Industry Position Survey (2014) has revealed a rather disturbing trend — Australia’s...
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