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Mesoblast raises AU$75M to prepare for U.S. launch of allogeneic cell therapy

Oct. 4, 2019
By Tamra Sami
PERTH, Australia – Australian cell therapy developer Mesoblast Ltd. has completed a AU$75 million (US$50.32 million) capital raising via an oversubscribed placement to existing and new Australian and global institutional investors.
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Australia may allow more self-test IVDs to be sold to consumers

Oct. 3, 2019
By Tamra Sami
PERTH, Australia – Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is seeking comments from stakeholders on whether certain self-testing in vitro diagnostics (IVDs) should be prohibited from being sold to consumers.
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Australian government urged to provide immunotherapy access for high-risk melanoma patients

Oct. 2, 2019
By Tamra Sami
PERTH, Australia – Australia is at risk of falling behind the U.S. and Europe in preventing recurrence of melanoma, the Melanoma Institute Australia warns. It is urging the Australian government to undertake a timely review of immunotherapy treatments effective in preventing the spread of melanoma and to fast track listings on the government-subsidized Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
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Australian government urged to provide immunotherapy access for high-risk melanoma patients

Sep. 30, 2019
By Tamra Sami
PERTH, Australia – Australia is at risk of falling behind the U.S. and Europe in preventing recurrence of melanoma, the Melanoma Institute Australia warns. It is urging the Australian government to undertake a timely review of immunotherapy treatments effective in preventing the spread of melanoma and to fast track listings on the government-subsidized Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
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Fujifilm licenses Cynata's stem cell therapy for GVHD in deal worth $43M+

Sep. 25, 2019
By Tamra Sami
PERTH, Australia – Melbourne-based regenerative medicine company Cynata Therapeutics Ltd. is enjoying a bit of hot pursuit as Fujifilm Corp. exercised its license option to develop and commercialize Cynata's lead Cymerus mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) product, CYP-001, for graft-vs.-host disease (GVHD) at the same time that Cynata is an acquisition target by Dainippon Sumitomo.
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Australia's Aravax to advance peptide-immunotherapy effort in phase II peanut allergy trial

Sep. 25, 2019
By Tamra Sami
PERTH, Australia – Melbourne-based Aravax Pty Ltd. is progressing its peanut allergy immunotherapy to phase II trials after reporting positive phase I data for lead candidate PVX-108.
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Saluda Medical gains EU approval for Evoke SCS device for chronic pain

Sep. 19, 2019
By Tamra Sami

Fujifilm licenses Cynata's stem cell therapy for GvHD in deal worth $43M plus royalties

Sep. 19, 2019
By Tamra Sami
PERTH, Australia – Melbourne-based regenerative medicine company Cynata Therapeutics Ltd. is enjoying a bit of hot pursuit as Fujifilm Corp. exercised its license option to develop and commercialize Cynata's lead Cymerus mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) product, CYP-001, for graft-vs.-host disease (GVHD) at the same time that Cynata is an acquisition target by Dainippon Sumitomo.
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Australia proposes revising device essential principles to align with international practices

Sep. 17, 2019
By Tamra Sami
PERTH, Australia – The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is seeking feedback on a proposal that to change Australia's medical device essential principles for safety and performance to more closely mirror the new EU Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR).
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Australia's Mesoblast inks potential $1B deal with Germany's Grünenthal

Sep. 11, 2019
By Tamra Sami
PERTH, Australia – Australian cell therapy developer Mesoblast Ltd. has partnered with Germany's Grünenthal Group to develop and commercialize Mesoblast's allogeneic cell therapy candidate, MPC-06-ID, in a deal that carves out Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean.
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