Australia’s Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA) cleared Orthocell Ltd.’s regenerative nerve repair device, Remplir, a biological scaffold that mimics the outer layer of the peripheral nerve to facilitate nerve repair.
Australians with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) will now have subsidized access to Beigene Ltd.’s BTK inhibitor, Brukinsa (zanubrutinib), as of March 1, marking the company’s first drug to be listed on Australia’s Prescription Benefits Scheme (PBS).
Singular Health Group Ltd. entered a 50-50 joint venture in Macau that will explore the potential of Singular’s Scan to Surgery software for the East Asian market, which the company has long seen as a key opportunity for its 3D software and medical 3D printing ambitions.
New legislation providing a tax incentive for Australian medical innovations was introduced in Australia’s House of Representatives, and industry stakeholders are lauding the move.
New legislation providing a tax incentive for Australian medical innovations was introduced in Australia’s House of Representatives, and industry stakeholders are lauding the move. The measure, providing a special tax regime on income derived from patents, a “patent box,” will apply for income years beginning on or after July 1.
Saluda Medical Pty Ltd. raised $125 million in equity financing to commercialize and scale up its Evoke spinal cord simulation system for chronic pain and to advance its technology platform across an emerging portfolio of neuromodulation therapies.
PERTH, Australia – The independent data safety monitoring board of the global REMAP-CAP COVID-19 study has uncovered a concerning safety signal in treatment arms that include an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor and an angiotensin receptor blocker in patients with severe COVID-19, and it has recommended that recruitment be suspended for those treatment arms.
PERTH, Australia – Prota Therapeutics Ltd.’s lead candidate PRT-120 induced clinical remission of peanut allergy in 51% of children in a phase IIb clinical trial. There are currently no curative therapies to treat food allergies, Prota Therapeutics CEO Mimi Tang told BioWorld. Peanut allergy in children can be particularly problematic because the only treatment is avoidance.
PERTH, Australia – Biopharma stakeholders are furious about the consultation process the Australian government has pursued with its review of the country’s National Medicines Policy, and they are asking the government to hold off on making any changes until after the federal election that is scheduled for May.
PERTH, Australia – Nearly three-fourths of medical device stakeholders supported introducing mandatory reporting of medical device-related adverse events by health care facilities in Australia, but many raised concerns about data duplication and integrity.
