Tag: MedTech

NRF backs brain tech startup Synchron in $305m Series D

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The National Reconstruction Fund has taken a $54 million stake in Synchron, the Melbourne-founded startup developing a non-invasive brain-computer interface that rivals Elon Musk’s Neuralink, as part of a...

NRF injects $150m into Brandon Capital life sciences fund

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation has invested $150 million in life sciences venture capital firm Brandon Capital, in a major push to keep Australia’s medical breakthroughs from heading offshore...

Qld defies climate tech slowdown with $78m in startup deals

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Queensland’s climate tech sector remains resilient despite national volatility in venture capital funding, recording strong investment activity last financial year, according to a new report. Data from Cut Through...

Aspiring Adelaide chipmaker secures US patent

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Adelaide-based semiconductor developer Archer Materials has secured a United States patent for its graphene biochip technology, allowing the local company to start working with American device partners on a...

Telix Pharmaceuticals in $73m US IP, infrastructure buy-up

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Melbourne-headquartered Telix Pharmaceuticals has expanded its United States presence with the acquisition of $73 million in proprietary technology and a research facility from Californian BioTech firm ImaginAb. Telix announced...

Synchron beats a successful path from lab to market

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Melbourne-based Professor Nicholas Opie has been a superstar exemplar among Australia’s deep tech entrepreneur researchers for more than a decade. Professor Opie is a co-founder of the brain-computer interface...

Ian Meredith: Charting a course to global markets

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia’s MedTech sector is a sleeping giant. National strengths in genomic medicine, digital health and precision medicine, along with lighthouses like Cochlear and a pipeline of promising startups, all...