Member Profiles
MP Biomedicals New Zealand Ltd (MP Bio) is a specialized manufacturer of high-quality bovine proteins and has gained an international reputation in providing bovine plasma proteins to the global bio-pharmaceutical, animal health and diagnostic industry, and to prominent research institutes in New Zealand and abroad for various mammalian cell culture research and embryo transfer applications.
04 September 2019
Industry News
New Zealand company collaborates on FDA approval of a novel treatment for river blindness
Argenta Limited, a New Zealand animal health company, has worked with Medicines Development for Global Health (MDGH), a not-for-profit Australian biopharmaceutical company, to gain US Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approval … Continue reading "New Zealand company collaborates on FDA approval of a novel treatment for river blindness"
28 June 2018
Industry News
Blood test could spot Alzheimer’s years before symptoms appear
A new diagnostic test using a few drops of blood could be used detect Alzheimer’s disease years before symptoms begin to show. By 2050 more than 170,000 New Zealanders are … Continue reading "Blood test could spot Alzheimer’s years before symptoms appear"
01 February 2018
Industry News
The booming market of bovine-based pharmaceuticals
A pericardium looks more like a cheese slice than high-value biomaterial suitable for repairing human hearts.
24 January 2018
Industry News
Medicinal cannabis bill will send ‘clear signal’ to police
Some medicinal cannabis users say they can see hope but no material changes for them in the government’s proposed legislation.
21 December 2017
Research and Trends
LCT files pericyte protective agent provisional patent
Living Cell Technologies Limited has filed a provisional patent for pericyte protective agents titled “PERICYTE PROTECTIVE AGENTS FOR NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS INCLUDING NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES AND OTHERS”.
08 November 2017
Research and Trends
Dr Clyde Smith interviewed by Andrew Patterson
Follow the link to listen to Andrew Pattersons interview with Dr Clyde Smith starts at 22:30
23 October 2017
Industry News
Kiwi scientists to make Star Trek gadget a reality
A handheld gadget used to scan for diseases in the sci-fi series Star Trek could soon become reality, with a new Kiwi study targeting our high rates of skin cancer.
26 September 2017
Industry News
Giving the future of healthcare a boost
Current healthcare trends would be witnessing more changes (or disruptions) as the impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) takes effect worldwide.
13 September 2017