2023 – Brandon Capital

21 March 2023

Brandon BioCatalyst, in partnership with ANDHealth, selected by the Federal Government to deliver $50m BioMedTech Incubator Program

Federal investment creates a combined funding capability of $115m across programs managed by Brandon BioCatalyst & ANDHealth. Brandon BioCatalyst, in partnership with ANDHealth, has been selected by the Federal Government to deliver the $50m BioMedTech Incubator (BMTI) program. The investment, from the $20b Medical Research Future fund (MRFF), substantially increases the grant funding available through existing Brandon […]

10 March 2023

Aravax initiates Phase 2 peanut allergy clinical trials in Australia

Aravax, a clinical stage biotechnology company developing next generation immunotherapies which are safe, convenient, and precisely targeted, today announces it has initiated the first clinical trial sites in Australia for AVX-201 in Australia, a Phase 2 trial of PVX108 for the treatment of peanut allergy. Aravax received the green light for its Investigational New Drug […]

9 March 2023

Tech entrepreneur amongst stellar cohort in latest Women in Leadership Development (WILD) Program, which is expanding with new Federal investment

The WILD Women team, supported by Brandon BioCatalyst, receives further funding to expand successful Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) women’s leadership program. Women represent 27 per cent of the STEM workforce but hold just 8 per cent of CEO roles, less than the 20 per cent figure across the broader economy – Workplace Gender […]

14 February 2023

Nasal Spray Significantly Accelerates Respiratory Virus Clearance in Phase 2a Clinical Study

Post hoc analyses found a statistically significant reduction in the duration of flu infection and a dose-related trend toward a reduction in symptom duration. These results support the further clinical development of INNA-051 to mitigate the impact of natural infection by respiratory viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and its variants: influenza, RSV, and the common cold, in […]

10 February 2023

Vaxxas initiates Phase I study for needle-free seasonal influenza vaccine delivered using High-Density Microarray Patch (HD-MAP)

Vaxxas, a clinical-stage biotechnology company commercialising a novel vaccination platform, today announced the initiation of a Phase I clinical trial with the first inactivated seasonal influenza vaccine quadrivalent (IIV4) candidate delivered using Vaxxas’ proprietary needle-free vaccine technology, the high-density microarray patch (HD-MAP). The Phase I clinical trial will assess the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of […]

6 February 2023

Ground-breaking results in Phase 2 scleroderma study by Certa Therapeutics demonstrates improvement in more than 60% of patients

Data from Certa Therapeutics’ Phase 2 clinical trial with development candidate FT011 demonstrates clinically meaningful improvements for more than 60 percent of patients with scleroderma after 12 weeks of treatment; Clinically meaningful improvements were reported in CRISS (the key composite endpoint for systemic sclerosis) lung function, SHAQ-DI and Physician Global Assessment; The trial results also […]

19 January 2023

Coming in from the cold: needle-free patch technology for mRNA vaccines aims to end need for frozen storage and improve access

CEPI to provide up to USD4.3 million (AUD6.4 million) to Vaxxas to advance development of its high-density microarray patch for mRNA vaccines. Vaxxas’ vaccine-delivery platform could improve access to mRNA vaccines by removing the need for frozen storage, enabling easier distribution and offering accurate and safe dosing with minimal waste. CEPI, the Coalition for Epidemic […]

10 January 2023

ENA Respiratory Awarded $4.38 Million U.S. Department of Defense Agreement to Fund Development of Broad-Spectrum Antiviral INNA-051

Goal is to add new medical countermeasure (MCM) against known and emerging viral respiratory threats Clinical-stage pharmaceutical company ENA Respiratory has been awarded a $4.38 million USD agreement from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to support ongoing research and development of INNA-051, a clinical stage first-in-class broadspectrum antiviral innate immunomodulator, administered intranasally for the […]

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