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BioWorld - Wednesday, February 4, 2026
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Astrazeneca strikes deal with Impedimed for Sozo platform in heart failure, kidney disease trial

Oct. 13, 2020
By Tamra Sami
PERTH, Australia – Astrazeneca plc is leasing 175 Sozo devices from Impedimed Ltd. and plans to put them in 20 countries to run phase II trials for a combination drug that looks at fluid imbalance in the human body in patients with heart failure (HF) and chronic kidney disease.
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Australia’s Epi-Minder raises AU$18M series A to test seizure monitoring device

Oct. 9, 2020
By Tamra Sami
PERTH, Australia – Epi-Minder Pty. Ltd. has completed an oversubscribed series A round of AU$18 million (US$12.89 million) that will see its Minder epilepsy monitoring device enter a pivotal trial to support marketing applications in Europe and the U.S. The smartphone-enabled device promises to improve on wearables and other tools – such as patient diaries – that have proven to be unreliable.
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Astrazeneca strikes deal with Impedimed for Sozo platform in heart failure, kidney disease trial

Oct. 7, 2020
By Tamra Sami
PERTH, Australia – Astrazeneca plc is leasing 175 Sozo devices from Impedimed Ltd. and plans to put them in 20 countries to run phase II trials for a combination drug that looks at fluid imbalance in the human body in patients with heart failure (HF) and chronic kidney disease.
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Jackie Fairley, CEO, Starpharma

Starpharma completes AU$45M placement to accelerate development of COVID-19 nasal spray

Oct. 6, 2020
By Tamra Sami
PERTH, Australia – Starpharma Holdings Ltd. completed a AU$45 million (US$32 million) placement to domestic and international investors that will see it advance its COVID-19 antiviral nasal spray. The treatment is based on the company’s antiviral dendrimer, SPL-7013.
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Mesoblast stock tanks on news of FDA CRL for Ryoncil BLA in pediatric GVHD

Oct. 6, 2020
By Tamra Sami
PERTH, Australia – Regenerative medicine company Mesoblast Ltd. saw its stock drop 37% on the news that it received an FDA complete response letter to its BLA for Ryoncil (remestemcel-L) for the treatment of pediatric steroid-refractory acute graft-vs.-host disease.
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Astrazeneca strikes deal with Impedimed for Sozo platform in heart failure, kidney disease trial

Oct. 6, 2020
By Tamra Sami
PERTH, Australia – Astrazeneca plc is leasing 175 Sozo devices from Impedimed Ltd. and plans to put them in 20 countries to run phase II trials for a combination drug that looks at fluid imbalance in the human body in patients with heart failure (HF) and chronic kidney disease.
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Stem cells

Mesoblast stock tanks on news of FDA CRL for Ryoncil BLA in pediatric GVHD

Oct. 2, 2020
By Tamra Sami
PERTH, Australia – Regenerative medicine company Mesoblast Ltd. saw its stock drop 37% on the news that it received an FDA complete response letter to its BLA for Ryoncil (remestemcel-L) for the treatment of pediatric steroid-refractory acute graft-vs.-host disease.
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Australia opens consultations on beefing up device adverse event reporting, UDI system

Oct. 1, 2020
By Tamra Sami
PERTH, Australia – Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is seeking industry feedback on further strengthening reforms for adverse events and postmarket regulations for medical devices.
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Antisense Therapeutics’ stock spikes following FDA rare pediatric disease designation for DMD drug

Oct. 1, 2020
By Tamra Sami
PERTH, Australia – Antisense Therapeutics Ltd. saw its stock bounce 26% following the news that the FDA has granted rare pediatric disease designation for ATL-1102 for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), following submission of phase II data that showed its immunomodulatory therapy met primary disease progression endpoints. 
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Jackie Fairley, CEO, Starpharma

Starpharma completes AU$45M placement to accelerate development of COVID-19 nasal spray

Sep. 30, 2020
By Tamra Sami
PERTH, Australia – Starpharma Holdings Ltd. completed a AU$45 million (US$32 million) placement to domestic and international investors that will see it advance its COVID-19 antiviral nasal spray. The treatment is based on the company’s antiviral dendrimer, SPL-7013, which inactivates viruses by blocking the interaction between viral surface proteins and the human cell receptor proteins.
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