Four New South Wales-based companies will share in $23 million in Commonwealth grants as part of the latest federal government Modern Manufacturing Initiative cash splash. Grant recipients announced on...
Life sciences industry representative body AusBiotech has launched a 10-year strategy for the biotechnology sector in an effort to “herald an era of Australian discovery, translationa and innovation”. The...
Australia’s Industry Growth Centre for MedTech and pharmaceuticals has awarded 18 new industry fellowships to provide researchers, clinicians, and other professionals with commercial experience. The $32 million Researcher Exchange...
A new MedTech and digital health partnership has been signed between the University of Western Australia and the Texas Medical Center in the United States. This allows the sharing...
Local innovation can be commercialised in Australia if the focus is on serving a need rather than relying on government support, and this can be the key to economic...
New South Wales Health’s Medical Device Commercialisation Training Program is being expanded beyond its namesake, with Sydney deep tech incubator Cicada Innovations to deliver a new version of the...
Western Australian developers and manufacturers can now apply for up to $100,000 in matched government funding for medical technology and pharmaceutical manufacturing projects. The funding comes from a new...
Brisbane-based MedTech manufacturer WearOptimo, which is backed by the Australian National University (ANU), will produce devices in Australia after getting support from the Queensland government. The company makes small...
The federal government’s $1.3 billion modern manufacturing fund is now open for medical products, with a focus on research translation and sovereignty. The Modern Manufacturing Initiative is the centrepiece...
Sally-Ann Williams has been the chief executive officer at Australia’s premier Deep Tech incubator Cicada Innovations for just over 12 months, after spending more than 12 years with Google...