Cancer researcher David Thomas says more should be done attract big pharma

18 April 2021 - A Garvan Institute cancer researcher says the government needs to attract big pharmaceutical companies to Australia ...

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Australian start-ups push for bigger role in vaccine making

9 August 2020 - An Australian startup racing to develop a successful coronavirus vaccine has urged the federal government to ...

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Greg Hunt: Australia now leading the race for a vaccine

16 April 2020 - Australia has long punched above its weight in health and medical research — think Gardasil, cochlear and ...

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Proposed changes to research and development tax incentive will discourage investment and undermine innovation

6 December 2019 - Medicines Australia is disappointed that proposed changes to the Research and Development Tax Incentive were tabled ...

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Progressing the long-term plan for stem cell research

2 October 2019 - This is the next step in the $150 million Stem Cell Therapies Mission, helping world-class Australian researchers ...

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Clinical trials to combat reproductive cancers

9 September 2019 - The Australian Government is investing up to $15 million in targeted clinical trials to improve treatments and ...

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$32 million available to support vital translational health

5 September 2019 - The Australian Government is opening the door for Australian researchers through a $32 million investment that will ...

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Medicines Australia welcomes ALP R&D investment pledge

8 May 2019 - Medicines Australia welcomes today’s announcement from the Australian Labor Party to reform the Research and Development ...

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Big pharma wants to invest more in Australian biotech says Greg Hunt

6 June 2018 - Big pharma is "looking at Australia as the next destination in the developed world, the emerging first-world ...

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Medical research caught in cross-fire of R&D tax overhaul

9 April 2018 - Industry commercialising medical research caught in cross-fire of R&D tax overhaul. ...

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Better support for patients with low survival cancers and diseases

9 March 2018 - The Australian Government is calling for applications from the country’s best and brightest researchers to help find ...

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Cancer research funding has an inherent bias that often excludes rare cancers, expert says

3 February 2018 - The biggest investor in cancer research in Australia needs to address an "inherent bias" in how ...

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Industry needs clarity to invest in Australia

31 January 2018 - Medicines Australia welcomes the release of the 2030 plan by Innovation and Science Australia but seeks ...

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Medical technology investment to improve lives

11 September 2017 - The Australian Government will fund three medical breakthroughs to help people with severe disabilities walk again ...

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Investing $5.9 million to tackle antimicrobial resistance

26 May 2017 - The Australian Government will invest $5.9 million from the Medical Research Future Fund to help tackle the ...

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