When one of Europe’s top executives has his previous business sold for $830 million and accepts a role to lead a microcap tech company, he’s clearly seen something behind the scenes to suggest it won’t be a microcap for much longer. That’s exactly the case with former Synlab executive Sytze Voulon who has been appointed
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“How much does it hurt, on a scale of 1-10?” Easily the most frustratingly vague of medical questions due to the huge difference in pain thresholds and perceptions. I don’t know about you, but I’m saving my 10 for childbirth. Nonetheless, when the answer falls beneath an epidural-requiring 10, many of us reach for simple
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The first evidence of surgery, if you can call it that, dates back to the Neolithic and pre-Classical periods where skull trephining took place. The gruesome practice of cutting small holes in the head was thought to rid the body of spirits and was widely practised throughout Europe, Africa and South America. The Egyptians even
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4,440 US hospitals and health systems will soon have access to Avita Medical’s (ASX: AVH) proprietary RECELL System thanks to a purchasing agreement signed with Premier, a leading healthcare improvement company in the US. Premier’s mission is to enable optimal patient care at reasonable cost within their alliance of 4,400 US hospitals and 225,000 other
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Things are well and truly on track for clinical stage pharmaceutical company Pharmaxis (ASX: PXS), a sentiment confirmed by CEO Gary Phillips in his shareholder address in their recent quarterly results. The Company has made significant progress in three clinical trial programs, with plenty on the horizon for their preclinical pipeline too. Lead asset PXS-5505
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Of all the places in the world where you thought a cure for Parkinson’s disease might be found, the remote sub-Antarctic Auckland Islands might not have been your first choice but that’s exactly where biotech company Living Cell Technologies (ASX: LCT) will obtain tissue for their clinical trials. Specifically, Living Cell Technologies has secured a
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