Tag: Medical Research Future Fund

BioTech incubator awards $12m in grants

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Grants worth $12 million have been awarded through the federally-funded BioTech incubator CUREator to 19 projects across Australia. In the second round of funding, announced on Wednesday, $6 million...

An answer to our troubled health system

Posted on   |  by Bronwyn Le Grice
To truly reform our health system, we must transform the way our healthcare is delivered. And the answer, according to the Minister for Health, lies in embracing digital health technology....

MTPConnect commercialisation program opens soon

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The final round of a clinical translation and commercialisation program for SMEs delivered by federal government’s MedTech and pharmaceutical growth centre MTPConnect will open for expressions of interest on...

BioTech incubator lands $3m in CSIRO support

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia’s national science agency has committed $3 million to support Melbourne-based BioTech incubator CUREator and to launch a new health security stream through the program. CUREator’s new health security...

Govt plows ahead with medical research fund cap

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government is plowing ahead with its plan to cap the amount of money the Medical Research Future Fund dishes out each year, with the Opposition slamming the proposal...

Gov’t backs medical innovation, research with $79m

Posted on   |  by Ben Grubb
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced $79 million in grants for three organisations to help develop new medical devices, medicines and digital health technologies, with half the money...

Academy calls for manufacturing boost for vaccines

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Without the ability to produce vaccines onshore, Australia and the region remain vulnerable to supply shocks and ‘vaccine nationalism’, the Academy of Science says in a pre-budget submission to...

Commercialisation funding a key to recovery

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Leading industry groups and universities have called on the federal government to make a targeted effort to address Australia’s commercialisation woes in this week’s federal budget, with new funds...