Tag: MedTech

Wearables maker gets a Qld govt boost

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
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...

Manufacturing fund opens for medical products

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
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...

Cicada’s Williams on Deep Tech policy priorities

Posted on   |  by James Riley
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...

AusBiotech sector locked out of COVID response

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Crucial research and thousands of jobs are at risk because the Australian biotech industry has been largely locked out of the federal government’s COVID-19 support efforts, according to AusBiotech....

New Covid19 research funding

Posted on   |  by Elise McDonald
MTPConnect, the industry growth centre set up to champion the Australian medtech sector will match $1m of funding for Covid19 related research efforts. The third round of its Biomedical...

Labor $15m digital health accelerator

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Labor will fund a new health technology accelerator and medical simulation facilities in Melbourne’s south-east as part of a $15 million digital health election commitment. Shadow health minister Catherine...

AMA chief on disruptive tech

Posted on   |  by James Riley
If your doctor whips out her smartphone to take a photo of your skin rash to share with a colleague, how will that image be protected, how long will...

Brisbane drives a biomedical lead

Posted on   |  by Andrew Ryan
Brisbane is winning a reputation as one of the world’s premier hubs for biomedical research, with scientists at QUT, QIMR Berghofer and Griffith University’s Menzies Health Institute all working...

Are MedTechs the next big thing?

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Could MedTech startups be the next big thing on the Australian venture capital landscape? Petra Andrén, CEO of Sydney technology incubator Cicada Innovations thinks so, and her outfit’s Medical...