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The world desperately needs science and technology to provide the path forward for all of us living creatures

The world desperately needs science and technology to provide the path forward for all of us living creatures

Writing today Research Australia’s INSPIRE magazine, Cartherics CEO Alan Trounson highlights the role GSK plays in supporting medical research

December 17 2020

By Leigh Dayton

For forty years the science-led global healthcare company has sponsored its GSK Award for Research Excellence. The Award acknowledges outstanding Australian researchers and provides an $80,000 (tax free) independent research grant to the […]

Christine Filippis2020-12-17T04:32:20+11:00December 17th, 2020|

The Power Of The Pivot – Lessons from the biotech frontline

The Power Of The Pivot – Lessons from the biotech frontline

Back People Not Projects

By Ian Nisbet*

The Pivot: Lessons from the biotech frontline

“If plan A doesn’t work, the alphabet has 25 more letters – 46 if you’re in Japan.” (Claire Cook, Seven Year Switch)

In the late 1980s and early 1990s I was working at CSL during the years leading up to its public listing and prior to it becoming the behemoth it […]

Christine Filippis2020-11-19T01:14:44+11:00November 19th, 2020|

The Fight Against Cancer Continues ……. Despite COVID-19

The Fight Against Cancer Continues ……. Despite COVID-19

18 November 2020

By Leigh Dayton

They may not be able to gather at the Melbourne Convention Centre this year, but global experts in immunotherapy will swap ideas December 15 & 16 as Eradicate Cancer 2020 goes virtual.

Taking on the role of conference convenor for the second time, after the highly successful inaugural Conference in 2018, […]

Christine Filippis2020-12-09T09:26:07+11:00November 18th, 2020|

Cartherics CEO handed the editorial chair

Cartherics CEO handed the editorial chair

Alan Trounson guest edits a special immunology issue of the journal Cells

By Leigh Dayton 9 Nov 2020

As well as steering the Melbourne-based biotech company through the challenges of COVID-19, CEO Alan Trounson has taken up the role of guest editor for the prestigious journal Cells.

It’s a perfect match. The journal’s upcoming special issue will […]

Christine Filippis2020-12-09T09:28:02+11:00November 9th, 2020|

Nobel Chemistry prize going to CRISPR scientists

Nobel Chemistry prize going to CRISPR scientists

Genetic scissors: a tool for rewriting the code of life wins the 2020 Nobel Prize for Chemistry

Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna have discovered one of gene technology’s sharpest tools: the CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

7 October 2020

Using these tools, researchers can change the DNA of animals, plants and microorganisms with […]

Christine Filippis2020-10-09T23:54:50+11:00October 9th, 2020|

Good news from Cartherics. The company’s off-the-shelf immune therapy for ovarian cancer is close to clinical trials

Good news from Cartherics. The company’s off-the-shelf immune therapy for ovarian cancer is close to clinical trials

View the article in the CRC (Cooperative Research Centres Association) Association Newsletter here : CRC Association Newsletter

Cartherics’ cost-effective ‘off-the-shelf’ ovarian cancer therapy made from special donor umbilical cord blood samples is in the final stages of preclinical development.

By combining immunotherapy and stem cell research, we can manufacture Natural Killer (NK) cells that carry a […]

Christine Filippis2020-09-23T05:36:40+10:00September 23rd, 2020|

Frustrated by Victoria’s COVID-19 Lockdown? Try India ……

Frustrated by Victoria’s COVID-19 Lockdown? Try India ……

That’s where Anisha Balachandran – Cartherics’ past PhD student has been since January

22 September 2020

Finally, Anisha is back, well almost. She is currently in lockdown in Sydney. While there, she spoke with Cartherics Communication’s Advisor Leigh Dayton about her experience.

When and why did you go to India?

My dad passed away due to a cardiac arrest […]

Christine Filippis2020-09-22T06:41:02+10:00September 22nd, 2020|

Cartherics CEO Alan Trounson celebrates 40 years of the GSK Award for Excellence

Cartherics CEO Alan Trounson celebrates 40 years of the GSK Award for Excellence

Along with others Alan shares his experience in this short clip ………

We're celebrating 40 years of the GSK Award for Research Excellence (ARE) with support from our esteemed alumni.

Some of our past winners took time out in #lockdown to reflect on the impact of the ARE on their work & the importance of supporting Aussie research. #40YearsOfARE pic.twitter.com/cI67CeUpVo

— GSK Australia (@GSK_AU) September 2, 2020

Christine Filippis2020-09-08T02:41:33+10:00September 8th, 2020|

The answer to self-discovery is found at Cartherics

The answer to self-discovery is found at Cartherics

For new recruit Walid Azar, it was about finding his calling.

As Walid Azar settles into his new dual role as Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Lab Manager at Cartherics, he feels content that he has finally found his calling. With previous experience in both cancer research and industry, he acknowledges having lived in the best […]

Christine Filippis2022-11-22T17:44:52+11:00September 2nd, 2020|

‘Chance favours the prepared mind’

‘Chance favours the prepared mind’

Frederico Calhabeu has followed Louis Pasteur’s advice from France to Cartherics

By Leigh Dayton

When considering whether to continue his translational research program at the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI), Frederico Calhabeu had a quick chat with Silvio Tiziani, Director, External Strategy and Planning at ARMI.

Silvio suggested a quiet word with several contacts in the […]

Christine Filippis2022-11-22T17:45:12+11:00August 27th, 2020|

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