News Directory
Keep up to date with MTPConnect news and events, updated regularly. If you have news or events the sector would be interested to hear about, please let us know at media@mtpconnect.org.au.
News
19 May 2017
$33m announced to support clinical trials
Health Minister Greg Hunt has today announced $33 million to fund world-leading medical research trials and fellowships, supporting doctors and scientists to uncover the next breakthrough and improve the health of Australians.
16 May 2017
MTPConnect welcomes Prostheses List reform recommendations
MTPConnect welcomes the recently released Community Affairs Reference Committee report into “Price regulation associated with the Prostheses List Framework”, providing 16 recommendations to reform the Prostheses List process.
10 May 2017
MTPConnect welcomes 2017 Budget: Investment in MTP research translation and commercialisation
MTPConnect – the Industry Growth Centre for medical technology, biotechnology and pharmaceutical (MTP) sector – has welcomed the Australian Government’s 2017 Budget, set to provide positive outcomes for the support and growth of innovation in the Australian MTP sector.
03 May 2017
MTPConnect to open 2017 applications for its Project Fund Program
MTPConnect has announced that the second round of its $15.6 million Project Fund Program will open on Monday 3rd July 2017. Applicants with big, bold ideas that aim to improve the productivity, competitiveness and innovative capacity of Australia’s MTP sector will have the chance to share in $8.2 million in funding.
20 April 2017
Blog: Strengthening Health Ties with India
MTPConnect General Manager of International and Government, Dr Sandhya Tewari, visited India this month, coinciding with the Prime Minister's visit and Education Minister Simon Birmingham's Skills Delegation. Read her blog...
19 April 2017
IMNIS Appoints Expert Advisory Panel
IMNIS, the national mentoring program connecting researchers and industry mentors, has appointed an Expert Advisory Panel of senior business and academic leaders to advise on implementation of the scheme.
07 April 2017
National Initiative to Support Digital Disruption in Healthcare
Companies looking to improve health outcomes for patients via novel digital and connected medical technologies now have a new organisation to turn to with the launch of ANDHealth – a national initiative funded through the MTPConnect Project Fund Program.
04 April 2017
$18 billion and 28,000 new jobs: CSIRO’s cure for Australia’s economy
CSIRO has revealed a blueprint for how medical technologies and pharmaceuticals (MTP) can add an additional $18 billion to the Australian economy and create 28,000 new jobs within the next eight years, as identified in the MTPConnect Sector Competitiveness Plan.
28 March 2017
Australia’s leading technology accelerator program opens for applications
The 2017 Australian Technologies Competition, now in its seventh year, has established itself as Australia's premier technology accelerator.
28 March 2017
Blog: Collaboration rife at Science meets Parliament 2017
Every year, Science & Technology Australia organises the wonderful meeting of minds that is ‘Science meets Parliament’. It is the best opportunity for scientists to obtain then practice their advocacy skills, to keep science and technology issues at the forefront of politics, to inform the actions of our parliamentary democracy.
24 March 2017
National Capability Audit for the Medical Countermeasures Initiative
The Defence Science and Technology Group (DST Group) in collaboration with d3 Medicine, a Certara Company, invite the sector to participate in an audit of Australia’s capability and capacity to support Medical Countermeasures (MCM) product research and development.
23 March 2017
Expressions of Interest open for The Bridge Program
Expressions of interest are now open to take part in The Bridge Program—face-to-face and online training in the scientific, legal, financial, clinical, regulatory and reimbursement disciplines that contribute to research translation and the commercialisation of medicines.
17 March 2017
Blog: MTPConnect GMs 're-program' their brains and hearts in Adelaide
MTPConnect General Manager International & Government, Sandhya Tewari, shares thrills from her exciting and fruitful visit to our South Australian Hub at Flinders University with General Manager Stakeholder Engagement, Alfredo Martinez-Coll.
06 March 2017
Vaccination vital for the ongoing health of Australia
Vaccinations play a vital role in ensuring the ongoing health of Australian's, and undergo stringent testing and Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approvals processes to ensure their proven benefit.
03 March 2017
Call for Medical Countermeasures Industry and Academic Project Collaborations
The Defence Materials Technology Centre brings collaborations to develop technologies that will enhance Australia’s defence and national security capability, and is calling for EOIs for collaborative projects covering vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics for protection against biological threats, emerging infectious diseases and pandemics.