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Date Time Institute for Glycomics awarded $2.66 million in NHMRC funding Griffith University’s Institute for Glycomics has been awarded $2.66 million in Ideas Grant funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to aid four vital research projects. Director Professor Mark von Itzstein AO was delighted with the grant awards and said they cemented the Institute’s reputation as a leading biomedical research institute. “Our institute is focussed on translational research outcomes that diagnose, prevent and treat diseases of global impact. These grants will significant...

Professor Mark von Itzstein AO A new drug candidate to treat sepsis has now entered clinical trials in patients in Australia after successfully completing Phase 1a trials in healthy volunteers, reports Griffith University’s Institute for Glycomics. The sepsis drug candidate, co-invented by researchers at the Institute for Glycomics, was licensed to China Grand Pharma’s Australian-based subsidiary Grand Medical Limited, who is currently developing the drug candidate with Griffith University and the Australian National University. “It’s exciting to see our innovative drug, STC3141, now ...

HAMPSHIRE leaders have pledged to come together to promote the county. Councillors, academics, experts and businesses are set to join forces to  attract investment, support the county's economy and promote the region. It comes as in 2018 Hampshire County Council set up the Hampshire 2050 commission to explore how best to “ensure Hampshire’s future prosperity”. In a virtual meeting held yesterday, county leaders unveiled plans to launch an ambassador programme which will give residents and stakeholders the opportunity to promote Hampshire. Details of the scheme are yet to be r...