A $20 million grant has been handed to a Brisbane-based institute to develop local vaccines, in the first landmark deal struck under the state’s new $1.8 billion jobs fund.
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Butterfly iQ Catches a Ride on SpaceX Dragon to Space
Headed for the International Space Station today, the 22nd SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply payload included a Butterfly iQ, the world’s first handheld, single-probe whole-body ultrasound system using semiconductor technology. This tool was developed by Butterfly Network, Inc. (NYSE: BFLY), an innovative digital health company that is working to democratize medical imaging and contribute to the aspiration of global health equity. The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine is supporting the product’s first user demo in space.
TRISH is a consortium research institution led by Baylor College of Medicine’s Center for Space Medicine. The institute invests research dollars in cutting-edge terrestrial healthcare technologies that can protect astronaut health and performance. Recognizing the valuable information delivered by Butterfly iQ, a potential game-changer for space he
Where Queenslandâs secondary schools of the future are heading
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It had a politically challenged delivery, but the birth of the $130 million Brisbane South State Secondary College at Dutton Park gives Queenslanders a look at where high school education is heading.
Collaboration with universities, biomedical and science providers, sports and community associations linking students to careers early are all features of the new school.
Artists impression of the six-month old Brisbane South State Secondary College at Dutton Park.
Credit:Education Queensland
Perhaps in the near future, a former Year 12 biomedical studies graduate from Brisbane South may answer why COVID-19 has not affected children as badly as adults.