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Investments to support access to drugs for rare diseases
22 March 2023 - Today, the Government announced a total investment of up to $1.5 billion over three years in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Dec 2021
Investors say drug pricing measure may shift incentives for biotech venture funding
2 December 2021 - Some analysts say bill would discourage investment in drugs taken as pills. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jun 2021
United States to spend $4.2 billion on anti-viral pills and other treatments for COVID-19
18 June 2021 - The United States is devoting $US3.2 billion ($4.2 billion) to speed development of antiviral pills to treat ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Mar 2021
Investment in innovative medicines needed to safeguard Australia’s long-term prosperity
17 March 2021 - Medicines Australia has lodged its 2021-22 Pre-Budget Submission with The Treasury which outlines several recommendations to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Oct 2020
Oxford developed COVID-19 vaccine, then scholars clashed over money
21 October 2020 - Early deal with Merck was scotched for fear poor countries would be left out; now university could ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Mar 2020
Estimated research and development investment needed to bring a new medicine to market, 2009-2018
3 March 2020 - In this study, which included 63 of 355 new therapeutic drugs and biologic agents approved by the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jul 2019
Government to invest £16 million in 'life-saving' medical advances
22 July 2019 - The Government has announced the decision to invest around £16 million in various ‘life-saving’ medical advances, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jun 2019
Azar's plan to tie U.S. drug prices to foreign ones will impact investments in R&D
21 June 2019 - Americans, be they Republicans or Democrats, are outraged by the rising cost of prescription drugs. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 May 2019
A new study sparks a war of words over the drug industry’s commitment to research
14 May 2019 - The pharmaceutical industry spends about $1 in $5 of its revenues on research and development. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jan 2019
Access, value and investment: making the right choices for a healthy Australia
22 January 2019 - Medicines Australia has today lodged its submission to the 2019-2020 Federal Budget. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jun 2018
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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Oct 2017
A flawed study depicts drug companies as profiteers
9 October 2017 - Even the authors admit their selection criteria are a ‘critical limitation.’ That’s an understatement. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Sep 2017
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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 May 2017
Survey shows biotech industry buoyant, but fearing imminent policy change
2 May 2017 - AusBiotech’s annual survey of biotechnology industry CEOs shows the strongest year on record, but the result ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Apr 2017
Australian MedTech industry to help add $18 billion and 28,000 new jobs by 2025
4 April 2017 - Today, MTAA welcomed the blueprint report from CSIRO and MTPConnect which outlines how medical technologies and ...