Tag: vaccine

Chequered past of COVID partner HealthEngine

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Local startup HealthEngine has won the federal contract to deliver a COVID-19 vaccination bookings platform, just months after the company was fined nearly $3 million for misleading conduct. HealthEngine,...

Academy calls for manufacturing boost for vaccines

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Without the ability to produce vaccines onshore, Australia and the region remain vulnerable to supply shocks and ‘vaccine nationalism’, the Academy of Science says in a pre-budget submission to...

CSL to build $800m Melbourne vaccine facility

Posted on   |  by Peter Roberts
Biotechnology giant CSL will spend more than $800 million building a new vaccine manufacturing plant at the Melbourne Airport Business Park, with operations expected to start in 2026. The...

Govt seeks input on mass vaccine capability

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government has put out a nationwide call to local manufacturers seeking information as part of preparation to produce future vaccines and treatments for COVID-19 at scale. The...

No regrets: Larry Marshall on tech innovation

Posted on   |  by James Riley
CSIRO chief executive Larry Marshall, by his own admission, is not one for spending much time looking in the rear-view mirror. He’s been in the role for five years...