Medical Companies

Industry: Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology
Marinova is an Australian biotechnology company dedicated to the development of biological actives from marine macroalgae. The company is based in Hobart, Tasmania, and provides products ranging from seaweed blends to characterised component fractions. Marinova’s research and development program focuses on fucoidans, sulphated polysaccharides found in brown macroalgae and echinoderms. The company has isolated fucoidans from over 10 different species, and is a world leading resource for companies looking to utilise fucoidans as pharmaceutical, nutraceutical or cosmetic ingredients. ( www.marinova.com.au )

Marinova Pty Ltd
Level 7 39 Murray St
Hobart, Tasmania 7000
Australia

Tel: +61 3 6231 9988
Fax: +61 3 6231 9987

Industry: Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology
MINOMIC PTY LTD – Blazing a growth path via research excellence and strategic partnerships Minomic is a leader in the field of proteomics, with its world-class laboratory developing non-invasive diagnostic technologies for type-2 diabetes and providing contract research services. ( www.minomic.com )

Minomic Pty Ltd
Level 3, 126 Greville St Chatswood West, NSW 2067 PO Box 664
Harbord, New South Wales 2096
Australia

Tel: +612 9422 3055
Fax: +612 9422 3093

Industry: Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology
Imugene is developing and commercialising a range of biological animal health products for the production animal markets worldwide. The Imugene ‘Vector’ products improve the health and welfare of animals and reduce or eliminate the use of chemicals and drugs, particularly antibiotics, in production animals. ( www.imugene.com )

Imugene Limited
Level 1 14 20 Delhi Road
North Ryde, New South Wales 2113
Australia

Tel: +61 2 9870 7330
Fax: +61 2 9888 9338

Industry: Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology
Gradipore (ASX Code: GDP) is a global biotechnology company that researches, develops, manufactures and markets hematological and separation technologies principally to provide increased efficiency for research and development for the life science market throughout the world. The company’s mission is to become the global technology leader by setting new standards of performance in biological separations. In the laboratory setting, the company’s Gradiflow technology is used in conjunction with its line of electrophoresis gels, marketed as iGels ,and LongLife Gels, essential scientific laboratory measuring tools used in most biochemical separations. ( www.gradipore.com )

Gradipore Limited
22 Rodborough Road
Frenchs Forest, New South Wales 2086
Australia

Tel: +79 01 001 145

Industry: Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology
Peplin is focused on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription pharmaceuticals for the treatment of cancer. Peplin’s strategy is to leverage its pipeline of novel proprietary products through collaborative development and commercialisation arrangements with international pharmaceutical companies. Peplin’s lead product is a clinical stage topical therapy for actinic keratosis and non-melanoma skin cancer. It is the subject of a US$23 million development collaboration and license agreement with Allergan, Inc. of Irvine, California for commercialisation in North and South America. Peplin retains rest of world rights for PEP005 Topical and all rights world wide to other cancer applications of ( www.peplin.com )

Peplin Limited
P.O. Box 346
Fortitude Valley, Queensland 4006
Australia

Tel: +61 7 3250 1200

Industry: Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology
Benitec Limited, based in Queensland, Australia, has key Intellectual Property in the field of gene silencing using DNA constructs to trigger RNA interference (granted patents include US 6,573,099; GB 2353282; AU 2001100608). The Company was the first to demonstrate RNA interference, a universal gene silencing mechanism, in mammalian and human cells. This natural mechanism is now recognized worldwide as the simplest and most precise method for shutting down the activity of any specific gene. The technology is immediately applicable to functional genomics and the identification and validation of drug ( www.benitec.com.au )

Benitec Ltd.
P.O. Box 4193 242 Hawken Drive, Suite 4
St. Lucia, Queensland 4067
Australia

Tel: +61 7 3217 8540
Fax: +61 7 3217 7540

Industry: Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology
BresaGen now provides several Australian biotech companies with process development and supply of material for various stages of product development. These include, CBio, Hunter Immunology, Caldeon, Tissue Therapies, QRx, Imugene and Psiron. ( www.bresagen.com.au )

BresaGen Limited
1St Floor 5 9 Vardon Avenue
Adelaide, South Australia 5000
Australia

Tel: +618 8232 7744
Fax: +618 8232 8411

Industry: Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology
Proteome Systems Limited is an Australian based biotechnology company which discovers and develops diagnostic and therapeutic products. The Company has extensive expertise in the discovery and development of protein biomarkers. Our lead programmes for biomarker discovery and development are Tuberculosis, Prostate Cancer and Huntington’s Disease. We have developed a rapid and quantitative diagnostic device platform known as DiagnostIQ, to facilitate the commercialisation of our biomarkers for diagnostic applications. ( www.proteomesystems.com )

Proteome Systems Limited
Locked Bag 2073
North Ryde, New South Wales 2113
Australia

Tel: +61 (2) 9889 1830
Fax: +61 (2) 9889 1805