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Best year yet, reports Australian CEOs, but policy changes threaten

May 8, 2017
By Tamra Sami
PERTH, Australia – Although CEOs of life sciences companies in Australia said that 2016 was their strongest year yet, that optimism was dampened by uncertainty surrounding government policy on R&D tax incentives, according to AusBiotech's annual CEO survey.
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Australia launches national digital health effort to commercialize disruptive technology

May 5, 2017
By Tamra Sami

Industry applauds TGA's overhaul of orphan drug regs, with minor tweaks

May 3, 2017
By Tamra Sami
PERTH, Australia – The pharma industry largely supports the Therapeutic Goods Administration's (TGA) update to its orphan drug regulations, expected to become effective July 1, though industry stakeholders offered some suggestions for modifications, mostly regarding eligibility criteria for orphan designation and the time lapse for the validity period.
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Industry applauds TGA's overhaul of orphan drug regs, with minor tweaks

April 28, 2017
By Tamra Sami
PERTH, Australia – The pharma industry largely supports the Therapeutic Goods Administration's (TGA) update to its orphan drug regulations, expected to become effective July 1, though industry stakeholders offered some suggestions for modifications, mostly regarding eligibility criteria for orphan designation and the time lapse for the validity period.
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Australia demonstrates government, industry can agree on price cuts

April 19, 2017
By Tamra Sami
PERTH, Australia – Australia will save nearly A$500 million (US$379 million) over the next four years due to a deal hammered out by the federal government and pharmaceutical industry stakeholders.
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Australia demonstrates government, industry can agree on price cuts

April 17, 2017
By Tamra Sami
PERTH, Australia – Australia will save nearly A$500 million (US$379 million) over the next four years due to a deal hammered out by the federal government and pharmaceutical industry stakeholders.
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Opthea aims to improve VEGF-A with AMD combo therapy; raises $33M

April 12, 2017
By Tamra Sami
PERTH, Australia – Melbourne-based Opthea Ltd.'s recent A$45 million (US$33.7 million) equity financing will go toward expanding clinical development of its VEGF-C/D trap therapy candidate, OPT-302, for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME), aiming to prove additive benefit to existing VEGF-A treatments.
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Opthea aims to improve VEGF-A with AMD combo therapy; raises $33M

April 12, 2017
By Tamra Sami
PERTH, Australia – Melbourne-based Opthea Ltd.'s recent A$45 million (US$33.7 million) equity financing will go toward expanding clinical development of its VEGF-C/D trap therapy candidate, OPT-302, for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME), aiming to prove additive benefit to existing VEGF-A treatments.
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$18M from Chinese investors moves bionic eye tech into clinic

April 10, 2017
By Tamra Sami

Australia races toward reforming regulators for devices, drugs

April 5, 2017
By Tamra Sami
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