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Press releases

May 14, 2019

New registration for Tri-Solfen® expands commercial reach in New Zealand
Label extension for the Group’s innovative pain mitigation product includes use on calves following disbudding procedure Government legislation in New Zealand to prohibit the disbudding of calves without appropriate analgesics from October 1st 2019 Tri-Solfen® is currently the only approved topical pain and wound management product for use in livestock undergoing painful husbandry procedures globally …

April 25, 2019

Animal welfare and good business go hand in hand
Medical Ethics and Winterbotham Darby raising awareness for better animal welfare in the food industry Melbourne, Australia – 25 April 2019 – Medical Ethics Pty Ltd (“Medical Ethics” or “the Group”), a commercial and development company focused on pain mitigation in wounds for humans and animals, announces that it has partnered with Winterbotham Darby, a …

February 19, 2019

First patient successfully treated in pain prevention study prior and post-surgical debridement of venous leg ulcers
Initiation of a first-in-man Phase IIa trial of Tri-Solfen®  Potential to be the leading topical pain mitigation treatment  Data expected H2 2019   Melbourne, Australia and Cardiff, UK – 19 February 2019 – Medical Ethics Pty Ltd (“Medical Ethics” or “the Group”), a commercial and development company focused on pain mitigation in wounds for humans …

December 17, 2018

The MHRA approves Phase IIa clinical trial application for Tri-Solfen® for venous leg ulcers
First product candidate for human use progressed for clinical development Marks an important milestone towards building a proprietary wound care and pain mitigation platform Melbourne, Australia – 17 December 2018 – Medical Ethics Pty Ltd (“Medical Ethics” or “the Group”), a commercial and development company focused on pain mitigation in wounds for humans and animals, …

News articles

June 30, 2023

Animal welfare practices continue to increase
Original article by Mark Phelps found here, updated June 21 2023 - 4:12pm, first published June 20 2023 - 6:00pm Ongoing attacks by extremist animal rights groups continue to ignore the widespread and increasing use of pain relief products in the Australian livestock industry. Recently PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk grabbed headlines saying she would use her …

April 12, 2023

Analgesia and Anaesthesia
Discover how Australian merino wool growers lead the way in analgesia & anaesthesia for lamb marking & sheep farming. Read the full article from AWI. The development of effective and practical anaesthetic and analgesic treatments for lambs has been a critical advance in alleviating the pain and distress lambs experience associated with husbandry procedures such …

March 25, 2023

Promising results with a new treatment for Foot-and-Mouth disease
The original article can be found here on the Research Outreach site. Foot-and-Mouth disease (FMD) is a viral disease that affects many farm animals, including cattle, buffalo and small ruminants. In many developing countries, farmers often don’t have access to preventative treatments, and outbreaks are common. Professor Emeritus Peter Windsor and his team at the …

January 14, 2023

Lumpy skin risk linked to animals
The spread of lumpy skin disease over longer distances appears more likely connected to animal movements rather than insect to animal transmission. To read the full article, visit Queensland Country Life here or see the article in the image below.