AusBiotech

Global Table, the largest food business event ever staged in Australia, has released its conference programme, featuring three international keynote speakers.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released draft guidelines on the repeal of the Intellectual Property (IP) exemption (subsection 51(3) of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010) for consultation.

Entrepreneurs and early-stage businesses are invited to apply for the global competition Pitch@Palace Australia 3.0. It is a free-of-charge global opportunity working to build access and connectivity around the world.

With the programme now launched and preparations well underway, now is the time to register for the industry event of the year; those registering before Friday 12 July will save up to $200 to attend AusBiotech 2019.

CSL is welcoming applications for their two five-year $1.25 million fellowships. The Centenary Fellowships are for early-mid career medical researchers.

Australia has been ranked first in 'attractiveness' of OECD countries for potential migrants - workers with master or doctoral degrees in the OECD’s newest policy brief on indicators of talent attractiveness.

Participants are invited to join the Australian delegation to the MedTech Conference to be held in Boston, Massachusetts from 23- 25 September 2019.

Federal Members of Parliament and Senators are being asked to engage on the threat to the Research and Development Tax Incentive.

The $35 million BioMedTech Horizons (BMTH) programme is inviting expressions of interest (EOI), with grants of up to $1 million of funding available over a two-year period.

Australia’s engagement with global pharma and medtech firms, and how health research and commercialisation can be fostered, was examined in a report released by MTPConnect during the BIO Convention in Philadelphia last week.

AusBiotech was amongst 22 country industry associations when the International Council of Biotechnology Associations met last week to discuss global issues impacting biotechnology development, and welcomed a new Chair, Steve Bates, CEO, UK BioIndustry Association.

This year’s annual Australian delegation to the largest biotech event in the world is the most impressive participation seen to date, with all major states represented on the Australian pavilion, and over 150 companies standing united in the delegation.