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AusBiotech has launched the latest edition of the Australasian Biotechnology Journal ahead of AusMedtech 2026, bringing together perspectives from across Australia’s life sciences ecosystem.

AusBiotech says the 2026-27 Federal Budget sends strong signals that the Government has listened to its advocacy, but the peak life sciences body is urging careful scrutiny of the tax changes to understand their true impact.

Control Bionics has announced that Professor Nicholas Opie has joined the company as a Non-Executive Director and strategic advisor, a move the board says will sharpen the business as it advances its neuroelectric signal platform.

The study is part of Neurizon’s broader NUZ-001 program and runs alongside the company’s participation in the Phase 2/3 HEALEY ALS Platform Trial in the United States. 

Nexsen has taken a significant step into Asia by signing a binding term sheet with GHK Hospital, a subsidiary of IHH Healthcare Berhad, to create a strategic collaboration for clinical validation, real-world data generation and commercialisation of its rapid point-of-care diagnostic platform.

Bioxyne has secured a two-year supply agreement worth up to $50 million with German pharmaceutical company ADREXpharma GmbH, a move the Australian firm says will give it a defined pathway into Europe and near-term revenue visibility.

Amplia Therapeutics and the Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group have launched a new investigator-initiated clinical study to test the FAK inhibitor narmafotinib in combination with standard chemotherapy.

Neurizon Therapeutics has appointed a new Chief Financial Officer to strengthen its leadership as it prepares to advance its lead drug candidate, NUZ 001, through late-stage clinical trials and to build readiness for future commercialisation.

Gordon Naylor, who stepped into CSL's interim chief executive role in February, has completed a 90-day review and set out a plan to accelerate the company’s transformation.

BCAL Diagnostics has announced the appointment of Anne Louise Arnett as Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 June 2026, as the company accelerates the commercial rollout of its early cancer detection products.

Moderna has opened applications for the 2026 Moderna Australia Fellowship, a program that will fund and mentor early-career Australian scientists for two years as they pursue mRNA research and innovation.

PYC Therapeutics has dosed the first patient in a Phase 1b Multiple Ascending Dose study testing PYC-003 in people with polycystic kidney disease.