Australia

With new UK clinical trial rules landing in 2026, the EU Biotech Act on the horizon and China and Australia gaining ground, CROs are zeroing in on study timelines, AI/ML and data privacy as the industry’s next pressure points.
The CRO market in the APAC region is thriving, particularly in China, due to intense clinical trial and innovation development, with Western investors and pharma leaning in.
Days after suffering a rejection in Australia, the Alzheimer’s drug hit another roadblock in the U.K., which found the drug not cost-effective.
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The exact implications of the paxalisib disappointment are still unclear, though it is highly likely that the candidate will be dropped from the GBM AGILE umbrella trial.
Four life sciences companies posted previews of their respective programs ahead of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting on June 5, 2022.
Imugene and City of Hope announced that the first patient has begun treatment in a Phase I clinical trial, investigating the safety and efficacy of CF33-hNIS in adults with metastatic or advanced tumors.
Australia’s Chimeric Therapeutics has partnered with WuXi ATU on two autologous CAR T-cell therapies for solid tumors. Switzerland-based CDR-Life closed a $76 million Series A.
Imugene announced a clinical trial collaboration and supply deal with Merck, while Merck said it is halting a Keytruda combination trial with AstraZeneca in prostate cancer.
Several cases of Japanese encephalitis have been confirmed in Australia and may have spread from pigs to humans, although it can also spread from horses.
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