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Cartherics CEO Alan Trounson remembers Dolly and welcomes Elizabeth Ann

Dolly the cloned sheep is a legend. Not so her technical descendant Elizabeth Ann the endangered black-footed ferret.

By Leigh Dayton

4 March 2021

In 1966 Alan Trounson was enjoying a hike in the hills above Edinburgh, Scotland with his colleague Ian Wilmut when Wilmut revealed a secret. His team at the Roslin Institute had cloned a […]

2021-03-04T11:35:02+11:00March 4th, 2021|

Cartherics welcomes new PhD Student

Monash Grad Rachelle Duffin joins the team

1 March 2021

By Leigh Dayton

Fresh from a Research Assistant job at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) from Monash University, Rachelle Duffin took up her new role at Cartherics at the beginning of February.

She’s “delighted and honoured” to be supervised by Cartherics […]

2022-11-22T17:47:49+11:00March 1st, 2021|

Cartherics Makes February 2021 A Special Month

It all happened at Cape Schanck ……

By Leigh Dayton

24 February 2021

2020 was a rough year everywhere for everyone, including Cartherics’ hard-working team. By way of a thank you CEO Alan Trounson, Chairman Bob Moses and Chief Operating Officer Ian Nisbet hosted a company come-one come-all event this month at the Royal Automobile Club […]

2022-11-22T17:47:37+11:00February 24th, 2021|

CAR-T Funding is Reaching Staggering New Heights

A survey reveals nearly US$100 market capitalisation

23 February 2021

A survey conducted by Washington DC based BioInformant assesses the growth of the CAR-T arm of immunotherapy research and development. The summary is posted below.

At first the trend was subtle, but the tide has swelled as CAR-T therapies like Kymriah, Yescarta, Tecartus, and […]

2021-04-28T12:42:46+10:00February 23rd, 2021|

Cartherics CEO Alan Trounson on “3-person IVF”

Legislation to be introduced to Australian Parliament

By Leigh Dayton

4 February 2021

Not only is Alan Trounson Cartherics CEO and a leader in embryonic stem cell science, he’s also a pioneer in IVF technology. Back in 1980 the then embryologist made headlines for his participation in the birth of Australia’s first IVF baby, Candice Reed.

Thanks to this […]

2021-02-04T03:41:18+11:00February 4th, 2021|

Cartherics Celebrates Academic Achievements

Doctoral students achieve key milestones

 By Leigh Dayton

21 December 2020

As a rough year for all comes to an end, Cartherics is delighted to raise a toast to Anisha Balachandran and Van Thi To.  Anisha dressed-up for a pared-down graduation ceremony, and Van passed her Confirmation of Candidature Review with flying colours.

Cartherics CEO Alan Trounson is the […]

2020-12-21T06:35:40+11:00December 21st, 2020|

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 […]

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

The Power Of The Pivot – Lessons from the biotech frontline

Back People Not Projects

By Ian Nisbet*

“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 […]

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

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, […]

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

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 […]

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