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This imaging device could be a breakthrough for breast cancer treatment
Friday, 14 May 2021 / Nancy Crotti / Medical Design and Outsourcing OncoRes Medical’s system may detect cancer cells on a microscopic scale during a lumpectomy, potentially averting the need for a second breast cancer surgery. Combining optical coherence tomography imaging (OCT; left) with micro-elastography technologies, OncoRes’ quantitative micro-elastography (QME) imaging system provides real-time tumor assessment that helps surgeons more accurately identify and remov
May 14, 20211 min read


Media Release: FDA grants Australian breast cancer innovation ‘Breakthrough Device Designation’ sta
Monday, 3 May 2021 OncoRes Medical has received ‘Breakthrough Device Designation’ from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to...
May 3, 20214 min read


How Private Capital Works | Invest Week 2021
Tuesday, 9 March 2021 / Australian Investment Council In the second part of the Invest Week digital series, Yasser is joined by Dr Kath...
Mar 9, 20211 min read


Media Release: OncoRes Medical Receives $150,000 Funding Boost from Western Australian Government
Friday, 22 January 2021 OncoRes team (L-R): Ruedi Hauri, Cosimo Santella and Teddy Yeo Innovation and ICT Minister Dave Kelly today...
Jan 22, 20212 min read


Media Release: OncoRes Medical wins IGNITE Madness 2020
Thursday, 29 October 2020 Perth-based medtech company, OncoRes Medical, has taken out the IGNITE Madness pitch competition in Houston,...
Oct 29, 20203 min read


OncoRes Medical Wins $1M Biomed Grant
Wednesday, 29 July 2020 / Charles Gunningham / Startup News Perth-based medtech OncoRes Medical has been awarded $1 million funding as part of the Australian Government’s Medical Research Future Fund BioMedTech Horizons program, operated by MTPConnect. Image: Dr Kath Giles, CEO of OncoRes Medical Excerpt from article: Kath Giles’ medtech company OncoRes Medical , which famously won the global Pitch@Palace competition 18 months ago, has been awarded a $1M federal governm
Jul 29, 20201 min read


Media Release: OncoRes Medical Awarded Prestigious Research Funding
Monday, 20 July 2020 Perth-based medtech company, OncoRes Medical, has been awarded $1 million funding as part of the Australian...
Jul 20, 20203 min read


Diagnostic Accuracy of Quantitative Micro-Elastography for Margin Assessment in Breast-Conserving Su
Wednesday, 15 April 2020 Abstract Inadequate margins in breast-conserving surgery (BCS) are associated with an increased likelihood of...
Apr 15, 20202 min read


Biotech leaders recognised by Industry Excellence Awards
Thursday, 31 October 2019 / AusBiotech Kath Giles and Dr Christobel Saunders (centre) Winners of Emerging Company of the Year Inaugural AusBiotech Life Sciences Legacy Award: Mr Chuck Feeney AusBiotech and Johnson & Johnson Innovation Industry Excellence Awards Industry Leadership Award: Sue MacLeman Company of the Year: PolyNovo Emerging Company of the Year: OncoRes Medical Emerging Company of the Year: OncoRes Medical OncoRes Medical, led by Dr Kath Giles, CEO and Managin
Oct 31, 20191 min read


OncoRes: Shedding Light on Breast Cancer Tumor Removal
Wednesday, 30 October 2019 / By Colin Miller / MedTech Strategist The treatment of breast cancer today commonly entails repeat breast conserving surgeries due to imprecise methods of locating and measuring tumors during surgery. These lead to unnecessary expenditures of over $1 billion across the US and Europe. To help surgeons reduce these follow-up surgeries, OncoRes Medical is developing a probe that detects residual tumor within the surgical cavity in real time using
Oct 30, 20194 min read


Aussie Deeptech Companies Celebrated at Tech23 2019!
Monday, 28 October 2019 / Tech23 Image: Dr Kath Giles, CEO of OncoRes Medical Except from article: We’re still buzzing from Australia’s national celebration of deeptech innovation that was held in Sydney last week on Wednesday 23 October! Companies from across the nation shared how they are tackling big challenges with quantum computing, next generation robots, clever climate change solutions, inspiring healthtech and so much more. This article was first published by Tech23
Oct 28, 20191 min read


Perth Startup Building Tech for Quicker Cancer Recovery Kicks Early Goal in Prestigious US Accelerator
Friday, 28 June 2019 / Stephanie Palmer-Derrien / Smart Company OncoRes Chief Executive Katherine Giles with Co-Founders Brendan Kennedy and Christobel Saunders. Souce: Supplied. Excerpt from article: Medtech startup OncoRes has been selected to take part in the prestigious MedTech Innovator Accelerator program in the US, becoming the first ever Aussie company in the final 24 and making waves within the first few weeks. The startup beat some 818 applicants to make the fin
Jun 28, 20191 min read


OncoRes Medical Takes Home $25,000 Value Award in First 2019 Competition
24 June 2019 / MedTech Innovator Leading Startup Awarded $25,000 Global Prize for its Intraoperative Handheld Imaging Tools to Identify and More Effectively Remove Tumor in Patients with Breast Cancer OncoRes CEO, Dr Kath Giles (front centre) receiving award. Excerpt from article: MedTech Innovator , the premier global nonprofit accelerator in the medical technology industry, today announced that OncoRes Medical , a medical device company developing an imaging tool to impro
Jun 24, 20191 min read


Pitch@Palace Alumni View: Case Study
Wednesday, 12 June 2019 Katherine Giles, OncoRes Medical at Pitch@Palace Australia 2.0 Australian start-up OncoRes was founded in 2016 to...
Jun 12, 20192 min read


Perth Company Gains Global Recognition for 'Revolutionary' New Cancer Technology
Thursday, 13 December 2018 / Briana Sherperd / ABC News The device can provide images of what could previously only be felt. (Supplied) Excerpt from article: Perth-based technology start-up OncoRes Medical has been internationally recognised for its work in attempting to improve the outcome of breast cancer surgery. The WA company was announced as one of three winners at the London-held finals of Pitch@Palace — a competition that identifies emerging start-ups from around
Dec 13, 20181 min read


New Industries Fund: 2018 WA Innovator of the Year winners & finalists
Wednesday, 7 November 2018 The finalists of the 2018 program were showcased at the ceremony using videos of their innovations. Emerging Innovation Category Finalist: OncoRes Medical - MRprobe - An Intraoperative Medical Imaging Device OncoRes Medical provides surgeons with a high resolution, handheld imaging probe to dramatically increase surgical accuracy and effectively remove tumour during surgery. The technology can substantially improve patient outcomes in breast-conserv
Nov 7, 20181 min read


Commercialising Medical Research
Tuesday, 12 Jun 2018 / By Prof. Peter Leedman / Business News Delivering research from the bench to the bedside. Excerpt from article: Australia’s medical technology, biotechnology and pharmaceutical sector is showing encouraging signs for future investors. According to the latest report by the Australian government’s MedTech and Pharma Growth Centre, MTPConnect, exports from the sector grew 30% to $5.2 billion in 2016. MTPConnect’s report also highlights growth in the wi
Jun 12, 20181 min read


UWA Business Leaders Recognised in the 2018 40Under40 Awards
Thursday, 8 March 2018 / University of Western Australia Except from article: Katharine Giles - UWA graduate Winner of a 40under40 Award Katharine Giles is investment manager at Brandon Capital, a venture capital firm devoted to supporting Australian life sciences businesses. She has worked on funding deals for biomedical science businesses including OncoRes Medical, a business developing a probe to improve breast cancer treatments. Dr Giles is interim chief executive of On
Mar 8, 20181 min read


$6 million to commercialise EMS Research in new medical start-up
Tuesday, 22 August 2017 / University of Western Australia Excerpt from article: The Faculty of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences’ (EMS) Senior Research Fellow, Dr Brendan Kennedy, leads the cross-disciplinary research team behind the newly established Perth Company, OncoRes Medical. The company has recently secured up to $6 million of funding to commercialise a surgical tool, developed by Dr Kennedy’s team of researchers at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Researc
Aug 22, 20171 min read


OncoRes Medical Backed by MRCF to Develop Innovative Imaging Technology for Breast Cancer Su
Friday, 2 Jun 2017 / By Mark Beyer / Business News (L-R) Kath Giles, Liza Dunne, Christobel Saunders and Brendan Kennedy at today's announcement. Photo: Attila Csaszar Except from article: Newly established Perth company OncoRes Medical has secured up to $6 million of funding to commercialise a surgical tool developed by researchers at the Harry Perskins Institute of Medical Research and the University of Western Australia. This article was first published by Business New
Jun 2, 20171 min read
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