Archive – VivaZome Therapeutics

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Craig Newton
March 22, 2024
3:04 pm
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VivaZome and La Trobe University to collaborate on EVs for stroke treatment

20 March 2024, Melbourne, Australia: VivaZome Therapeutics Pty Ltd and La Trobe University are pleased to announce that they will be collaborating to explore the therapeutic potential for VivaZome’s extracellular vesicles (EVs) in models of stroke in the laboratory of Professor Chris Sobey (pictured). This collaborative effort brings together VivaZome’s expertise in EV manufacturing and […]

Craig Newton
November 10, 2023
11:20 am
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VivaZome presents on exosome purification, customisation and manufacturing at ANZSEV

VivaZome Therapeutics is pleased to announce that three posters highlighting the company’s strategies and technologies for exosome purification, customisation and manufacturing of extracellular vesicles (“EVs) are being presented at the 6th annual meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Extracellular Vesicles (“ANZSEV”) this week in the Barossa Valley, South Australia. Dr David Haylock, […]

Craig Newton
September 4, 2023
11:08 pm
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VivaZome enhances Board and Executive Team

VivaZome is delighted to announce a suite of positive changes to the company’s board and executive team. Xenia Sango has been promoted to CEO and Managing Director, David Haylock has been appointed as Chief Scientific Officer. and Dr Anthony Filippis has joined the Board as Non-Executive Director. See attached release here (The photo shows Xenia […]

Craig Newton
June 13, 2023
4:27 pm
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ANU Retinal Disease expert joins VivaZome on Industry Fellowship

VivaZome is delighted that Associate Professor Riccardo Natoli from Australian National University (ANU) will be doing an Industry placement with VivaZome in the second half of this year. This placement is supported by the Bridge and BridgeTech Industry Fellowships Program, which is part of MTPConnect’s $32 million REDI initiative. Riccardo’s application was selected from a very competitive […]

Craig Newton
May 18, 2023
8:15 pm
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VivaZome and collaborators at UQ and ANU present new data at ISEV international exosome conference

VivaZome is delighted to announce that two posters with new mice data highlighting the functional potential of extracellular vesicles (“EVs”) will be presented at the annual meeting of the International Society of Extracellular Vesicles (“ISEV”) held on 17-21 May 2023 in Seattle, USA. The poster, “Local administration of extracellular vesicles from bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem […]

Craig Newton
January 25, 2023
11:14 pm
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VivaZome and partners secure $3m CRC-P grant for customised exosomes

VivaZome is delighted to have been awarded an Australian Government Round 13 CRC-P grant of $3.0m in support of the 3-year project “Customised exosomes – the future of regenerative medicine”. Joining VivaZome in the CRC-P are five exceptional Australian project partners – La Trobe University, The University of Queensland, Australian National University, Cytiva and SeerPharma. […]

Craig Newton
November 4, 2022
2:28 pm
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VivaZome to present at ANZSEV Conference

VivaZome’s Head of Regulatory and Clinical, Ms. Xenia Sango, is an invited speaker at the 5th Conference of the Australia and New Zealand Society for Extracellular Vesicles (ANZSEV) to be held in Gold Coast, Queensland on 9-11 November 2022. Xenia’s will present “Regulatory Affairs Relating to EV-based Therapeutics”. In addition, VivaZome’s CEO, Dr. David Haylock, […]

Craig Newton
May 24, 2022
12:26 pm
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VivaZome to collaborate with UQ Traumatic Brain Injury experts to develop exosome-based therapies

VivaZome Therapeutics Pty Ltd has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The University of Queensland (UQ) focussing on improved therapies for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and post-traumatic epileptogenesis (PTE). TBI afflicts close to 69 million people globally. Under the MoU, VivaZome will collaborate with Professor David Reutens – Director of the Centre for […]

Craig Newton
February 2, 2022
11:11 am
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VivaZome wins Cytiva ANZ BioChallenge 2022

VivaZome Therapeutics has been awarded the top prize in the 2022 Cytiva BioChallenge for the Australia and NewZealand region. The prize, valued at approximately AUD $200,000, will further assist VivaZome in its quest to develop off-the-shelf regenerative medicines. Part of Cytiva’s BioChallenge global series, the inaugural challenge for the ANZ region received 32 applications from […]

Craig Newton
January 27, 2022
1:25 pm
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VivaZome to collaborate with ANU retinal disease experts to develop exosome-based therapies

VivaZome Therapeutics Pty Ltd is delighted to be collaborating with researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) and other expert groups focussing on improved therapies for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The project entitled “The use of extracellular vesicles (EVs) for therapeutic RNA delivery as a novel treatment for retinal degenerations” is supported by a grant […]

Craig Newton
May 25, 2021
12:09 pm
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VivaZome and ReNerve to collaborate on nerve repair

ReNerve and VivaZome have entered a collaboration to combine their leading scaffold and exosome technologies, skills and experience to explore new solutions for the repair of spinal cord injuries. The two companies will work together to explore the potential of combining the ReNerve NervAlign® nerve cuff with VivaZome’s proprietary exosomes to enhance nerve regrowth in […]

Craig Newton
May 11, 2021
2:05 pm
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VivaZome presents at 2021 American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy conference

Viva Zome CEO David Haylock is presenting at the Annual Conference of the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy on 13 May 2021 in an Industrial Symposium sponsored by Pall Corporation. His presentation is entitled “Exosome manufacture in a fixed-bed bioreactor, and overcoming production challenges” Read more at http://vivazome.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/VivaZome-ASGCT-release-11-May-2021.pdf

Craig Newton
February 16, 2021
4:47 pm
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VivaZome and La Trobe University enter new research collaboration to develop exosome therapeutics

VivaZome Therapeutics Pty Ltd and La Trobe University today announced that they have entered into a new collaborative research project focussed on developing novel exosome therapeutics. Under the collaborative arrangement, VivaZome scientists will work alongside members of Professor Andrew Hill’s laboratory in the La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science (LIMS). Professor Hill is one of […]

Craig Newton
December 21, 2020
11:38 am
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VivaZome and BIA Separations collaborate; VivaZome CEO presents at 2021 Biotech Showcase

BIA’s unique CIM (Convective Interaction Media) monolith chromatography technology will be used to purify exosomes from VivaZome’s cell cultures, with the aim of developing a high-efficiency downstream purification and concentration process for exosome production. Click to read full media release. http://vivazome.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/VivaZome-BIA-release-21-Dec-2020.pdf

Craig Newton
November 22, 2020
1:14 pm
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Exosome Therapeutics: Academic Curiosity or Commercial Reality

VivaZome features in lead article in International BioPharmaceutical Industry journal. “Exosome Therapeutics: Academic Curiosity or Commercial Reality” written by VivaZome CEO David Haylock and key academic collaborator Prof Andy Hill (La Trobe Uni). Click here to read article: 2020-IBI_Summer-Vivazome

Craig Newton
June 26, 2020
5:46 pm
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VivaZome in the spotlight as Precinct Partner at La Trobe University

VivaZome’s David Haylock says his company’s decision to base themselves in the Research & Innovation Precinct at La Trobe University revolved largely around one key researcher. Read the full story here https://www.latrobe.edu.au/industry-and-community/industry-partner-of-choice/research-and-innovation-precinct/precinct-partner-spotlight/vivazome

Craig Newton
June 20, 2020
5:54 pm
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VivaZome features in “Inspire”

VivaZome features in “Inspire” – Research Australia’s Showcase for Health and Medical Research and Innovation. Download the article here: INSPIRE_20Jun2020

Craig Newton
May 21, 2020
9:00 am
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VivaZome and Cytiva to collaborate on downstream technology for exosome purification

Under the agreement, VivaZome will provide substantial quantities of exosome-rich, cell culture supernatant produced by VivaZome’s preferred cell type. Cytiva’s Next Generation Resins Team, located in Uppsala in Sweden, will use the VivaZome material to evaluate Cytiva chromatography resins and fibre materials for their potential to separate and concentrate exosomes, with an emphasis on demonstrating […]