$50m grant to power Artificial Heart Frontiers Program
11 March, 2024The MRFF-funded Artificial Heart Frontiers Program will seek to develop and commercialise three key devices to treat the most common forms of heart failure.
Plasma treatment used to heal chronic wounds
29 February, 2024The treatment involves boosting the plasma activation of hydrogel dressings with a unique mix of different chemical oxidants that decontaminate and help heal chronic wounds.
Spider silk-inspired electrode wraps around tissues and organs
21 February, 2024Scientists have created a flexible electrode that wraps around muscles, nerves and hearts to deliver electrical stimulation to tissues or record electrical activity.
Bowel cancer drugs tested on tumour organoids
14 February, 2024A research team has grown tumour organoids in the lab, in order to predict what drugs will work for bowel cancer patients before they begin treatment.
Successful embryo transfer could save rhinos from extinction
29 January, 2024The successful embryo transfer and pregnancy of a southern white rhino allow researchers to safely move to the transfer of northern white rhino embryos.
Special contact lenses can diagnose glaucoma
24 January, 2024Researchers have developed a contact lens that can detect changes in eye pressure that signal possible glaucoma.
Enzyme-targeting drug stops tumour growth in multiple cancers
19 January, 2024An enzyme critically associated with tumour growth has long been a target for researchers, but until now it has been difficult to successfully inhibit it.
Rhesus monkey cloned using new scientific method
18 January, 2024 by Lauren DavisChinese researchers have reported the successful cloning of a rhesus monkey, which has so far survived to two years of age.
TGA approves RSV vaccine for Australians aged 60+
17 January, 2024AREXVY, which has already been approved for use in the UK, the European Union, the US, Canada and Japan, is a protein-based vaccine given as a single dose.
Exosome-based drug delivery system for Alzheimer's treatment
12 January, 2024Researchers have developed a novel approach to deliver the bioactive compound Corynoxine-B to the brains of Alzheimer's patients using exosomes.
La Trobe University to host mRNA and AI facilities
19 December, 2023BioNTech will develop and commission a state-of-the-art mRNA clinical-scale manufacturing facility at La Trobe University's Melbourne campus.
BiomeBank's new GMP facility to scale up microbiome therapy
15 December, 2023BiomeBank has opened a new GMP manufacturing facility, located in Adelaide's biomedical precinct, in order to increase global supply of the company's donor-derived microbiome-based therapy.
DigiKey launches MedTech Beyond video series
14 December, 2023From wearables to immersive tech and AI-powered innovations, the series explores how medical technology is creating opportunities to live longer, more fulfilling lives.
Orthopaedic implant coating helps to ward off infection
08 December, 2023The new material could be easily and controllably applied by spray-casting on many medical devices to protect them against infection.
Vaccine patch could protect against Zika virus
06 December, 2023A simple-to-apply, needle-free vaccine patch could be used in future to protect people from the potentially deadly mosquito-borne Zika virus.
