Alchemia names new chairman
11 February, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAlchemia (ASX:ACL) has selected a permanent successor to the post of chairman, following the retirement of long-serving chair Mel Bridges last year.
Nanoplastic catches cancer cells
07 February, 2014A simple method for capturing cancer cells in the blood could improve patient prognosis and response to treatment.
Million-dollar grant to roll out HIV test
07 February, 2014An easy-to-use HIV diagnostic has received funding of US$1.6 million to kickstart field studies.
Prima wins more approvals for ovarian cancer trial
06 February, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingRegulatory agencies from Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine and Belarus have joined their Belgian counterpart in signing off on Prima BioMed's (ASX:PRR) CAN-004 trial.
Viralytics to get new US oncolytic virus patent
06 February, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingViralytics (ASX:VLA) has been granted a notice of allowance for a US patent covering anticancer candidate Cavatak and the family of oncolytic viruses to which it belongs.
Promising results from ovarian cancer trial: Bionomics
03 February, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingBionomics' BNC105 has so far shown signs of triggering a positive response in 10 of the 15 patients treated in the first stage of a phase I/II trial.
Neuren on track with "watershed" clinical trials
30 January, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNeuren (ASX:NEU) is well underway with clinical trials of drug candidate NNZ-2566 in neurological conditions including Fragile X syndrome, Rett syndrome and traumatic brain injury.
Drawbridge wins patents for anaesthesia candidate
30 January, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingDrawbridge Pharmaceuticals has picked up patents in six countries for Phaxan, its anaesthesia drug candidate that entered the phase IC trial stage this month.
Viralytics to raise up to $27m for cancer trials
30 January, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingViralytics (ASX:VLA) has launched a capital raising to secure funds for clinical trials of cancer treatment candidate Cavatak in melanoma and other solid tumours.
Access to medical isotopes
30 January, 2014Australian researchers and clinicians can now access locally produced medical isotopes thanks to a new collaborative arrangement.
Nanoparticles provide a new way to treat heart attack
29 January, 2014Researchers are recruiting nanobiology to change the way heart attacks are treated.
Transforming catheter placement
28 January, 2014A new tool that guides catheter placement is being taken up by Australian hospitals.
Starpharma starts human trial of DEP-docetaxel
24 January, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingStarpharma (ASX:SPL) has received the approvals required to kick off the first human trial of dendrimer-enhanced chemotherapy formulation DEP-docetaxel.
Patrys's SC1 boosts 10-year survival in gastric cancer
22 January, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingLong-term follow-up data from a trial of Patrys's (ASX:PAB) IgM antibody PAT-SC1 in gastric cancer shows improved 10-year survival rates in treated patients.
Op-shopping the genome yields RNA gold
22 January, 2014 by Fiona WylieShakespeare’s Hamlet was correct - "what a piece of work is a [hu]man! ... how infinite in faculty" - and now it seems, according to a team of researchers in Sydney, in gene expression regulation.
