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mRNA “Centre of Excellence” to boost Australia’s vaccine production capabilities

By Michael Joe Cini

Australia’s Adelaide is set to house an mRNA centre of excellence, which will utilise cutting-edge technology to create mRNA therapeutic drugs and vaccines. South Australia: BioCina to establish nation-leading mRNA facility The facility, BioCina, will be supported by a $10 million funding initiative, which was equally co-funded by the Albanese and Malinauskas Labor governments. The … Continued

ANGLE study reveals potential utility for Parsortix System in cancer treatment

By Michael Joe Cini

Harvesting tumour cells has been the traditional forte of ANGLE. This UK-based biotechnology company is focused on providing liquid biopsies for diagnostic purposes. Its patented Parsortix system is one of the world’s leading biopsy solutions for obtaining tumour cell samples from blood. A new study shows that ANGLE’s technology may successfully identify different cancer cell … Continued

Repurposing cancer cells: A promising treatment for Glioblastoma

By Michael Joe Cini

Harvard Medical School researchers have developed a new potential treatment for glioblastoma, a particularly aggressive form of brain cancer. The treatment repurposes active cancer cells to target and destroy other cancer cells, while also stimulating the immune system to identify and eliminate primary tumours. Clinical trial yields promising results An eight-year clinical trial was carried … Continued

Innovative health-centric DAOs at the formative stages

By Michael Joe Cini

Recently most countries are exploring the process of decentralising health care delivery and developing DAOs. Decentralisation is usually implemented to give more responsibility to the local community so that there is a vested interest in the delivery of healthcare. Efficiency in service delivery is considered very important to patients. There needs to be a balance … Continued

Apple’s Quartz: The AI health coach of the future

By Michael Joe Cini

Apple is in the process of developing health services powered by artificial intelligence, referred to as Quartz. The service will create personalised wellness plans using AI and user data and may provide users with advice on nutrition, fitness, or sleep. Apple’s AI-powered Quartz: The future of Healthcare? The new Health app from Apple is an … Continued

DAOs enhance and transform healthcare insurance

By Michael Joe Cini

Based on a series of interviews with industry specialists, Med-Tech News explores how DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) could impact the future of healthcare, pharma, cure and the medical insurance industry. The concept of a DAO could easily be incorporated into existing and new organisations. In the first of this series, Med-Tech speaks with Dr Jane … Continued

LA Researchers create rapid gelatin-based sealant for surgical operations

By Michael Joe Cini

In surgery, sealing incisions has been a major challenge for practitioners. Researchers have experimented with early gelatin-based sealants in the recent past, which demonstrated moderate success. Recently, researchers at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation in LA, recognizing the need to improve surgical sealing materials, have developed a new hybrid sealant. Based on a combination … Continued

Web 3.0 – A new pathway for health?

By Michael Joe Cini

As today’s Internet – colloquially known as Web 2.0 – evolves, people have become more conscious about ownership and handling of their data. When the Internet became mainstream in the 1990s, the tech tools running it were mainly neutral. Businesses could not obtain more than a few data points, as Web 1.0 was not designed … Continued