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Health, MedTech & Pharmaceuticals

These stories and associated images and/or video listed on these pages were produced before physical distancing regulations were introduced in Victoria.

Man in white lab coat, sunglasses and blue gloves inspecting one of the growing cannabis plants he is surrounded by  

Cracking the code on medicinal cannabis

by Agriculture Victoria | 17 May 2022

In 2016, Victoria legalised the use of medicinal cannabis, and since then scientists have improved strains to produce better health products.

 

Strengthening care for children

by Regional Development Victoria | 27 Apr 2022

A pioneer program in the Wimmera Southern Mallee sets the benchmark for the future of regional healthcare in Victoria.

Latrobe Community Health Service’s dental prosthetics laboratory in Churchill  

Coming up smiles in the Latrobe Valley

by Regional Development Victoria | 19 Apr 2022

A dental prosthetics lab in the Latrobe Valley is helping students start their careers as dental technicians, providing vital services to locals.

Dairy cows wearing heat and health monitoring collars. Image: Jo Holloway, Semex.  

Keeping cows healthy with fitbit technology

by Editor | 30 Mar 2022

Find out how a dairy farm is innovating in the Goulburn Valley to improve health and productivity.

 

Frontline chickens to enjoy a well-earned roost in retirement

by Agriculture Victoria | 10 Mar 2022

Victoria’s sentinel chickens have been retired thanks to new testing and surveillance methods in detecting mosquito-borne viruses.

 

A harbourside home fit for a queen bee

by Agriculture Victoria | 3 Mar 2022

The National Bee Pest Surveillance Program is an early warning system to detect new incursions of exotic bee pests and pest bees.

Clarke Street Pop-Up Park  

Clarke Street Pop-Up Park brings West Footscray community together

by Declan Boffa | 1 Mar 2022

Clarke Street Pop-Up Park has helped West Footscray Neighbourhood House - and volunteers like Chuping Yu - to tackle social isolation.

 

A dairy journey from Ethiopia to Australia

by Agriculture Victoria | 17 Feb 2022

For over two decades, Agriculture Victoria researcher Dr Mekonnen Haile-Mariam has helped improve the way the Australian dairy industry operates.

Person wearing scrubs laying on a hospital bed on top of a heated blanket, surrounded by medical equipment  

Geelong’s Care Essentials goes the distance

by Regional Development Victoria | 15 Feb 2022

Care Essentials' commitment to health currently has Geelong on the international map as exports of their warming blanket continue to build.

Photo of the 1Breadcrumbs team. Top row left to right: Mahdi Nejad, Katie Kwan, Jasper Rouget. Bottom row left to right: Ben Larosa, Paul Wilson, Patrick Harris, Simon Elliot.  

Melbourne startup nails building industry digital transition

by Maureen Devlin | 27 Jan 2022

The days of the site office piled high with safety and compliance paperwork are over thanks to 1Breadcrumb’s innovative workplace platform.

Image of David Anderson in a lab  

Fighting the pandemic: Melbourne test breakthrough

by Georgina Jerums | 2 Dec 2021

Local researchers have created a finger prick test that can reveal your level of immunity and establish whether you may need a COVID-19 booster shot.

World's first eye imaging device wins Premier's Design Award  

World-first eye imaging device wins Victorian Premier's Design Award

by Georgina Jerums | 6 Jul 2021

Cobalt Design in North Melbourne has taken out the Victorian Premier’s Design Award’s top honour for a revolutionary eye testing machine.

An image of Andrew Wang outside the hospital  

Skilled migrant healthcare worker made a difference on Melbourne’s COVID-19 frontline

by Georgina Jerums | 22 Mar 2021

Dr Andrew Wang is a medical professional with a skilled migrant visa working at Sunshine Hospital in Melbourne’s West.

Mat Bowtell  

Meet the Phillip Island engineer delivering free 3D-printed hands to the world

by Regional Development Victoria | 4 Feb 2021

Phillip Island based engineer, Mat Bowtell, made an unusual choice after he was retrenched from the automotive industry – he decided to work for free.

Scientists working on a vaccine  

Melbourne medical precinct hosts world-first clinical trial for coronavirus vaccine

by Editor | 4 Jun 2020

Victorian company Nucleus Network was chosen to run world-first clinical trials for a coronavirus vaccine.

Coronavirus 2019-nCov novel coronavirus concept. Microscope virus close up. 3d rendering.  

Melbourne joins global fight for COVID-19 vaccine

by Georgina Jerums | 15 May 2020

The race is on to find a vaccine for coronavirus (COVID-19) and Melbourne researchers are leading the way.

Dr Amanda Caples  

Women in science: closing the gender gap

by Georgina Jerums | 4 Mar 2020

How do you rise to the top in science? We glean advice from four women who have done just that, including Victoria’s Lead Scientist, Amanda Caples.

Chuan-Dong from INWENTECH holding his award  

Melbourne’s award-winning cancer treatment device

by Georgina Jerums | 23 Jan 2020

Cancer treatment is set to become more accurate thanks to a device created by startup INWENTECH.

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