ACCC will not oppose acquisition of BGC Cementitious The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission said on Thursday that it will not oppose the acquisition of BGC Cementitious by Cement Australia, Holcim, Heidelberg Materials Australia (HMA) and Adbri. The ACCC said it decided not to oppose the transaction after the merger parties amended their original proposal.…
A Melbourne biotechnology company has become one of the first in Australasia to receive a licence to manufacture stem cells, potentially reducing Australia’s reliance on overseas bio-tech manufacturers. The Therapeutic Goods Administration granted Magellan Stem Cells the manufacturing licence for its Braeside facility in Melbourne’s southeast, the company announced this week. The decision places Magellan…
Cold cathode X-ray manufacturer Micro-X has announced its Head CT test bench has successfully generated CT images as part of the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) programme to develop a stroke imager capable of being transported by first responders. The images generated from Micro-X’s world-first miniature carbon fibre X-ray nanotube array show clinical detail and…
A new mRNA cancer vaccine hub at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology in Brisbane is expected to be operating by late-this year, The University of Queensland has shared. In a statement on Monday, UQ said the BASE mRNA facility was supported by a recent $3.3 million Medical Research Future Fund National Critical Research…
Brain imaging company EMVision Medical Devices has completed fabrication of the company’s First Responder (Gen 2) Proof of Concept device (pictured). The First Responder device represents an opportunity to fundamentally transform stroke and traumatic brain injury outcomes for patients by delivering neurodiagnostic technology directly to the point of care, including in ambulances, according to the…
A world-first mobile lightweight CT brain scanner (pictured) is set to be tested in two major hospitals as two companies zero in on the promise of stroke diagnosis at the point of treatment – including in an attending ambulance. Cold cathode X-ray manufacturer Micro-X will begin clinical trials this year at Royal Melbourne Hospital and…
Carbon fibre nanotube X-ray manufacturer Micro-X has released new video (below) and images of its lightweight in-ambulance CT scanner designed for early detection of stroke. The imager, developed under an $8 million contract with the Australian Stroke Alliance, shows how the company’s miniaturised X-ray emitters could bring mobile stroke diagnosis to the patient to reduce…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to this site were reading. 5) Gilmour Space raises $55m, Eris rocket heads for space The historic launch of an Australian developed and manufactured rocket is closer with Gold Coast-based Gilmour Space Technologies closing a $55 million Series D capital raise ahead of…
The federal government has announced $50 million from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) to assist development and commercialisation of an Australian inventor’s total artificial heart, which uses a rotor rather than pulsation to move blood through a patient’s body. According to a statement on Tuesday from federal health minister Mark Butler, the grant to…
A new factory for corneas will be established at University of Sydney, following a $35 million investment from the Medical Research Future Fund. According to a short statement from health minister Mark Butler on Tuesday, the facility will be able to “produce, store and ship bioengineered corneas across Australia and the world” and address the…