Biomedical Hub to Produce Keys in Life-Saving Therapies

Biomedical Hub to Produce Keys in Life-Saving Therapies
The Sydney biomedical research facility in Westmead. AAP Image/NSW Health
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A biomedical research facility will expand to commercial scale, producing life-saving therapies and vaccines in a move the New South Wales (NSW) government hopes will make the city a global research hub.

The world-leading lab based at Sydney’s Westmead uses viral vectors—a key component of many cell and gene therapies—to treat cancer, genetic diseases, and infections.