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Health and Pharmaceuticals news and insights for Australia’s small and medium business owners and entrepreneurs. Read the latest health and pharmaceuticals news, trends and features and entrepreneur interviews about the health and pharmaceuticals industry. Or search for health and pharmaceuticals on SmartCompany. |
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Business groups unhappy with Fair Work Australia’s bumper pay rises for community workers Madeleine Heffernan In a decision that has sparked an angry reaction from business bodies, Fair Work Australia has approved pay rises of between 19% and 41% for workers in the social, community and disability services industry. | Wednesday, 1 February 2012 |
Adelaide biotech company celebrates $US345 million deal for anti-anxiety drug Myriam Robin Adelaide-based pharmaceutical company Bionomics yesterday announced a deal with US drug company Ironwood to develop and commercialise its anti-anxiety drug BNC210. | Friday, 6 January 2012 |
Homeopathic medicine company placed into administration following tax problems Patrick Stafford Administrators of a Melbourne homeopathic pharmaceutical company are seeking expressions of interest for the business after it was placed into administration last month. | Tuesday, 11 October 2011 |
The Googlisation of global medicine: Gottliebsen Robert Gottliebsen Low-cost human genome sequencing is set to revolutionise medical care, shifting the global road map for the health industry and government budgets. | Wednesday, 31 August 2011 |
Diet spray operator SensaSlim finally in administration after ACCC spat Madeleine Heffernan SensaSlim, the diet spray operator which has attracted the attention of the competition regulator and class action lawyers, has been placed into administration. | Tuesday, 5 July 2011 |
Andrew Forrest-backed biotech lists on ASX Patrick Stafford Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest is set to debut a new biomedical entity on the ASX just weeks before he is due to step down as chief of Fortescue Metals. | Tuesday, 21 June 2011 |
Australian distributor of Power Balance wristbands collapses, owner admits he was “naive” James Thomson The Australian distributor of the controversial Power Balance wristbands will be placed into receivership today. | Monday, 23 May 2011 |
Biotechnology company, Perth residential tower collapse into administration James Thomson Perth's tallest residential tower and a biotechnology company are the latest victims of the savage post-GFC hangover which is buffeting Australia's SMEs. | Wednesday, 9 March 2011 |
Daughter of biotech company founder gets suspended jail sentence for market manipulation James Thomson Daughter Genetic Technologies founder gets suspended 21-month jail sentence after admitting she bought 5.9 million shares in the company to manipulate its shares price. | Wednesday, 23 February 2011 |
Pan Pharmaceuticals founder Jim Selim dies but class action against Government to continue James Thomson Founder of Pan Pharmaceuticals dies at the age of 68, but a Federal Court class action over the Federal Government’s role in the 2003 collapse of his company will continue. | Thursday, 20 May 2010 |
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Groupon makes a loss in first quarter Patrick Stafford Group buying giant Groupon has made a loss in its first quarter trading as a publically listed company. | Wednesday, 8 February 2012 |
Google hires Apple executive for new project Patrick Stafford Search giant Google has hired a former Apple executive for a new project, a new report from VentureBeat claims. | Monday, 6 February 2012 |
Fit as a fiddle IBISWorld Australia's fitness industry will benefit from a growing focus on health and wellbeing. | Tuesday, 8 November 2011 |
The pharmacy industry: Healthy and wealthy IBISWorld Australia's pharmacy industry maintains mature growth as competition in the sector intensifies. | Tuesday, 13 September 2011 |
A bitter pill to swallow IBISWorld Industry players in Australia's pharmaceutical sector will need to adapt as some drugs lose patent protection. | Tuesday, 2 August 2011 |
Physiotherapy bending over backwards Robert Bryant, IBISWorld The physiotherapy industry is bending over backwards to keep gaining from an ageing population. | Tuesday, 9 November 2010 |
Nursing home sector set for expansion Robert Bryant, IBISWorld Due to Australia's ageing population, the nursing home industry is set to expand at a strong rate. | Tuesday, 18 May 2010 |
Crisis and care accommodation in demand Robert Bryant, IBISWorld An increase in demand for residential care services and government policy placing less emphasis on long-term facility-based residential care will see the sector grow. | Tuesday, 23 March 2010 |
How healthy is the pharmacy sector? Robert Bryant, IBISWorld While revenue in the pharmacy sector has grown, government regulations, mainly reforms to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, and technological developments have held back greater growth. | Tuesday, 23 February 2010 |
The growth prescription Robert Bryant Demand for general practitioners will continue to grow, but profit margins remain under pressure. | Tuesday, 2 June 2009 |
Blurred vision Robert Bryant Eye-wear and optometry market players are fighting for a diminishing share of household budgets, so the outlook is far from focused. | Tuesday, 10 March 2009 |
Which sectors will win and lose in the downturn? Phil Ruthven Are your sales efforts aimed at the right sectors? As the Australian economy hurtles towards recession, veteran business watcher and IBISWorld founder PHIL RUTHVEN nominates the industries that will be hardest hit - and the sectors that should hold up. | Wednesday, 18 February 2009 |
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Tristan White James Thomson  Tristan's White is in a sweet spot of the economy, but he's chosen to focus on culture rather than super-fast growth. | Tuesday, 18 January 2011
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Sue Ismiel James Thomson  Sue Ismiel, the founder Nad's, talks about coming back from the brink of a business in serious trouble and about her new bold franchising strategy. | Tuesday, 15 June 2010
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What's next for Nad's? Amanda Gome  The new face of Nad's, founder Sue Ismiel's daughter Nadine, talks about the company's newest product - the fruits of five years of research and development. | Tuesday, 15 September 2009
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Keeping fit to grow Amanda Gome  Fernwood founder Diana Williams explains how she has survived the downturn by carefully managing her brand and working with franchisees. | Wednesday, 1 July 2009
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Stretching for a big goal Patrick Stafford  Tristan White has built The Physio Co into an impressive business, but people problems still keep him up at night. | Thursday, 11 June 2009
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Kinnect's healthy bounce-back Patrick Stafford  The growth prognosis for Kevin Conlon's Kinnect health services firm this year is 15%. | Thursday, 30 April 2009
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Luxottica keeps its clear vision James Thomson  With brands including OPSM, Laubman Pank and Budget Eyewear, this optometry market leader plans to stay ahead of the game. | Thursday, 2 April 2009
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Internet pioneer on new web trends Amanda Gome Lloyd Ernst had an early start on the web, and has learnt how to achieve growth the hard way. He talks to AMANDA GOME about future web directions and what’s in the pipeline. | Thursday, 24 January 2008 |
Like minds, like links Amanda Gome Fiona Boyd co-found Artshub, and has taken the lessons she learnt there to a new collector social networking site (with collection exchange capabilities) called CollectZing.com. She talks to AMANDA GOME. | Wednesday, 7 November 2007 |
Healthy gains Steve Burnham Annette Sym’s self-published cookbooks offer recipes for “guilt-free” indulgence and have propelled her company, Symply Too Good, to leadership of her market. She tells her story between guilt-free mouthfuls with AMANDA GOME. | Thursday, 13 September 2007 |
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