Industry News
Chemical industry releases report on global megatrends
The Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association (PACIA) launched its foresighting report ‘Elements in Everything: Current profile and future trends for the Australian chemicals and plastics industries’ at Parliament House in Canberra this week. [ + ]
Patrys cancer antibody synergistic in myeloma
Animal trials of Patrys’s (ASX:PAB) anticancer antibody PAT-SM6 suggest the treatment is more effective when combined with other multiple myeloma treatments. [ + ]
Prima to get $4.7m grant for cancer vaccine
Prima BioMed (ASX:PRR) will receive a $4.7m grant from Saxony Development Bank and will use the funds to explore the use of CVac in more cancer types beyond ovarian. [ + ]
iSonea unveils cloud asthma monitoring tool
iSonea (ASX:ISN) has used an Asthma Foundation conference to unveil AsthmaSense Cloud, a system for cloud storage and transfer of wheeze monitoring data. [ + ]
New treatment effective for chronic pain
A new device that stimulates the spinal cord provides relief for patients with difficult-to-treat chronic pain. [ + ]
FDA rejects Pharmaxis’s NDA for Bronchitol
US regulator FDA has told Pharmaxis (ASX:PXS) that it will likely need to conduct a new phase III trial before Bronchitol can be approved as a cystic fibrosis treatment. [ + ]
Researchers develop new sensor for methylated DNA
Collaborators from Mayo-Illinois Alliance for Technology Based Healthcare have developed a new, single molecule test for detecting methylated DNA. [ + ]
Synchrotron shines light on cancer proteins
Researchers at The University of Western Australia and the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research have revealed a groundbreaking new molecular structure formed by two human proteins involved in turning genes on and off in cancer. [ + ]
Ondek names Jenny Harry CEO
Ondek has appointed a new chief executive as it continues development of a drug delivery platform based on the research of its Nobel Laureate founder. [ + ]
Comment invited on early warning system for medicines and medical devices
The TGA and Medsafe are inviting comment on a consultation document for the trans-Tasman early warning system of safety concerns with medicines and medical devices. [ + ]
Emerging drug resistance in young malaria parasites
The alarming rate at which the malaria parasite is developing resistance to drugs may be countered by changing the timing of the drug treatment and developing drugs that last longer in the bloodstream. [ + ]
Leading immunologist visits Centenary Institute
Professor Georg Melchers, from the University of Basel in Switzerland, is in Sydney to discuss biologics and the treatment of autoimmune diseases. [ + ]
Stem cells produce compact, regenerated bone in mandible transplants
A study in the latest issue of STEM CELLS Translational Medicine shows how stem cells can be used to successfully repair the mandible after a molar extraction and that, years later, the new bone is still functioning properly. [ + ]
Dark matter movie finds worldwide audience
Digital planetariums worldwide have snapped up a fulldome movie produced by The University of Western Australia (UWA) which uses stunning simulations made inside supercomputers to explain the science around dark matter - the missing 80% of the universe’s mass. [ + ]
Lonza and Hyglos reach agreement for Endotoxin detection patents
Lonza Walkersville and Hyglos GmbH have reached a mutually beneficial global settlement which includes a licence agreement for Hyglos under certain Lonza patents in the area of endotoxin detection. [ + ]
