Displaying items by tag: Cancer

GUEST INTERVIEW: iTWire has a quick chat to NetApp about SPOT, the phenomenon of cloud-related Bill Shock and cloud optimisation with the MD of Netapp ANZ, Matthew Hurford.

The Game On Cancer initiative from Cure Cancer is recruiting and assembling superhero streamers of all shapes and sizes to fundraise for life-saving cancer research for the third year running.

For the third year running, Cure Cancer’s Game On Cancer initiative is assembling Superhero Streamers of all shapes and sizes to fundraise for life-saving cancer research, with Iconic gaming brands HyperX and Elgato join the campaign as fundraising team sponsors.

Macquarie Cloud Services, part of Macquarie Telecom, has inked a deal with cancer care provider Icon Group to manage its platforms in a Microsoft Azure environment.

Privately-held Melbourne-based biotechnology company Cartherics, which is developing immune cell therapies for the treatment of cancer, has been granted US patent 11,400,145, entitled “Genetically modified cells and uses thereof”.

Global ICT giant Fujitsu and Camp Quality launches the new Camp Quality Kids’ Guide to Cancer app, which provides health information in age-appropriate, interactive way to educate and support children and families who are impacted by cancer diagnosis.

RMIT University and St Vincent’s Hosital Melbourne have collaborated on the development of an artificial intelligence (AI) program for early detection of prostate cancer.

Melbourne biosciences company Esfam Biotech says it is on track to commence human trials for a COVID-19 treatment by the end of 2021.

Senior threat researcher Yonathan Klijnsma of the firm RiskIQ has died a few days short of his 30th birthday, with the talented hacker meeting his end at the hands of cancer.

La Trobe University researchers are embarking on ways to improve community health and wellbeing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, using targeted grants from La Trobe, Medibank and Optus.

Australia's largest dedicated cancer care provider is adopting InterSystems HealthShare Health Connect.

Independent national charity, the Kids' Cancer Project, strives for every dollar raised to go directly to research. It turned to global analytics firm SAS to help maximise fundraising and minimising admin and overhead costs.

BlackBerry has teamed up with Optus Business in the deployment of a secure content collaboration platform, BlackBerry Workspaces, for medical research organisation, Melanoma Institute Australia.  

Cancer touches every family, more than any other affliction. Global analytics firm, SAS, has applied its smarts and technology to aiding The Kids’ Cancer Project fund-raising efficiency meaning more money is spent on solutions.

The Vodafone Foundation has released a limited edition smart device Genome Power Pack with all proceeds from sales of the handy $49 power pack going directly to Garvan to fund its mission.

Scientists at CSIRO's Data61 unit are working on a software tool that could help in faster detection of angiogenesis — the development of new blood vessels — which is known to precede the growth of cancers.

Australian hip hop music group Hilltop Hoods has teamed up with Google Play  to create an interactive film - for use on smartphones - for its “Through The Dark” song to raise money for young people living with cancer.

The ABC ran a segment on Lateline in 2009 which was similar to the Catalyst episode "Wi-Fried" but did not encounter anything like the ruckus which the latter has.

Cognitive technology — or artificial intelligence — is to be harnessed in the fight against melanomas, one of Australia’s most common cancers.

Has the incidence of brain cancer risen in Australia since the introduction of mobiles phones 29 years ago?