Medical burns specialist Fiona Wood has called for a serious boost in medtech funding, to stop a “runaway train” in the health sector, during a Business News event today.
Kim Beazley-backed medtech company Orthocell has flagged an expedited expansion into several jurisdictions after strong early sales of its Remplir nerve repair technology.
Murdoch-based regenerative medicine company Orthocell has posted its third consecutive quarter of record revenue, as it gears up for a final approval from the US FDA for its Remplir nerve product.
Orthocell has submitted its application for US Food and Drug Administration approval for its Remplir nerve regeneration product, marking another moment in a year full of milestones.
The revolutionary spray-on skin treatment developed in Perth by burns surgeon Fiona Wood is being reintroduced to the Australian market by Avita Medical.
Perth-based biotechnology firm Orthocell has raised $17 million to take its Remplir nerve regeneration product to the world's biggest healthcare market.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Greg Raaff, Jennifer Lawrence, Fiona Wood, Andrea Hall, Andy Scade, Rhys Lopez, Sophie Coffin and Victor Rajasooriar.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Di Bain, Rebecca Gravestock, Fiona Notley, Andrew Van Der Merwe, Kim Beazley, Felicity Gooding, Robert Ierace and Simon Theobald.
Medical research could be worth more than $2.1 billion per year to the WA economy by 2045, according to fresh research crunching the industry's numbers for the first time.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Richard McLeod, Debra Sayce, Wayne Bull, Mark Barnaba, John Gelavis, Brad Royce, Fiona Wood, Don Pyke, Ronni Kahn and James Goth.
Our board moves wrap includes Lindiwe Mthimunye, Val Coetzee, Jonathan Velloza, John Welborn, Craig Mitchell, Andrew Tyrrell, Fiona Wood, Qi Xiao Zhou, Stewart Washer, Peter Harold, and Peter Venn.
Burns surgeon Fiona Wood has been appointed to the board of John Van Der Wielen-chaired biotechnology company Orthocell as it prepares for international commercialisation.
The medtech company jointly established by Perth burns surgeon Fiona Wood has achieved a landmark regulatory approval in the US for its spray-on skin technology.
UPDATED: Cricket legends Justin Langer and Adam Gilchrist and renowned doctor Fiona Wood helped Euroz Hartleys raise a record amount at its third Commission for a Cause Day.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Ian Hill, Sandra Eades, Joanne Farrell, Fiona Wood, Diane Jurgens, Ben Wessely, Kalea Haran, Melissa Perry, Pia Turcinov, Monish Paul, Claire Poll, Sharon Brown, Daniel Harvey, and Drew Hamilton.
Business News's inaugural Food for Thought breakfast brought together some of WA's best female business minds to discuss issues ranging from inequity to ongoing workplace challenges.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Peter Klinken, Rob Slocombe, Fiona Wood, Angus Turner, Shane Murphy, Corey Steel, Steve Cohen, Stewart Kattowitz, Reem Al-Bahadiri, Gina Nofal and Blair Campbell.
Kate Lamont and Fiona Wood laid out ambitious plans when they joined other business leaders, including John Rothwell and Tony Joyner, speaking at BN's 25-year anniversary lunch.
ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: From those who risked their own capital to the corporate cowboys of WA Inc and the ‘hired help' of today, WA's corporate story features many powerful personalities. This article is part of a special series to mark Business News' 25-year anniversary.
Avita Medical has tapped investors for $16 million as the company prepares to launch its spray-on burns treatment, which was co-developed by medical entrepreneur Fiona Wood.
A review of Western Australia's health sector has found an increased spend in preventive measures and an expansion of telehealth technology would be among several changes needed to ensure a sustainable system.
Funding is the biggest issue within the healthcare sector and is the one thing that keeps burns surgeon Fiona Wood awake at night, attendees at a Business News Success & Leadership breakfast heard this morning.
The husband and a son of renowned burns surgeon Fiona Wood, Tony and Tom Kierath, are seeking to crowdfund $100,000 by mid-December to bring their swallowable weight-loss device, IG Balloon, to market.
The company commercialising an innovative spray-on burns treatment co-developed by medical entrepreneur Fiona Wood has launched a $17 million capital raising.
Health technology company Avita Medical has submitted a pre-market approval application to the US Food and Drug Administration for its ReCell regenerative medicine technology.
Regenerative medicine company Avita Medical has raised $10 million from investors to support the commercialisation of its ReCell device, which is being trialled by a US government agency.
