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
01 April 2021
Join our WA MTP Sector Spotlight Series event with Proteomics International
The MTPConnect WA Life Sciences Innovation Hub is hosting the next MTP Sector Spotlight Series event in Perth on Thursday, 29 April and will shine a light on Proteomics International, a WA-based medtech company commercialising diagnostic tests for chronic diseases where there is unmet medical need.
31 March 2021
REDI News: IMNIS Launches New Catalyst Program for Next Generation STEM Professionals
This year the Industry Mentoring Network in STEM (IMNIS) is forging 350 mentoring partnerships by connecting PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics with influential industry leaders in a one-year mentoring and professional development program.
31 March 2021
Australian life sciences companies need to be born global
MTPConnect Managing Director and CEO Dr Dan Grant is a guest this week on Grant Thornton’s podcast series ‘Navigating the New Normal’.
26 March 2021
BMTH Funding Advances Clinical Program for Bionic Vision Technologies’ Bionic Eye
Melbourne-based medical technology start-up Bionic Vision Technologies (BVT) has started work on the next phase of development for its world-leading Australian bionic eye technology thanks to a recent funding boost from Round 3 of our BioMedTech Horizons program.
24 March 2021
MRFF Funding to Support Development of Australian Medical Devices Through to Early Stage Manufacturing
In a boost for Australia’s medical technology innovators, $3.2M of funding is now available to support the research and development of medical devices as they enter human clinical trials and early stage manufacturing.
19 March 2021
MTPConnect Goes to Canberra
This week we’ve been supporting the ‘Science Meets Parliament’ initiative being delivered this week by Science and Technology Australia.
18 March 2021
REDI initiative awards contracts to ARCS Australia and SeerPharma for workforce skills gap training and education
MTPConnect today announced its selection of industry training providers to deliver new programs addressing key skills gaps in the medical technology, biotechnology and pharmaceutical (MTP) sector workforce.
12 March 2021
Register for CRC Association's CRC-P Round 11 Information Session
The Cooperative Research Centres Association (CRC Association) is hosting a webinar workshop on Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-Ps) in collaboration with the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources on 16 March from 1:30PM - 3:00PM AEDT.
12 March 2021
Register Now for REDI Funding Round 2 Information Session
This month our REDI program opened a call for proposals under Round 2 of the REDI Contestable Program.
12 March 2021
BMTH News: WearOptimo’s life-saving Microwearable sensor technology heads into production
BMTH Rounds 1 & 2 recipient, WearOptimo has announced today that it has secured a new $30 million deal to manufacture its MicrowearableTM sensor health technology at an advanced technology facility in Brisbane - for worldwide distribution.
12 March 2021
MTPConnect and Monash University connect for Commercialisation training
We are excited to announce that Monash University has places available for the Graduate Certificate in Biomedical Science and Commercialisation and Commonwealth Supported Places and study grants of up to $5,000 per student will be granted to members of MTPConnect's network for units in 2021.
11 March 2021
Join our WA MTP Sector Spotlight Series event with Artyra
The MTPConnect WA Life Sciences Innovation Hub is hosting the next MTP Sector Spotlight Series event in Perth on Wednesday, 31 March, and will shine a light on Artrya, a WA-based digital health start-up aiming to solve heart disease.
11 March 2021
New Funding Opportunity For Medical Products Manufacturing
The Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, Hon Karen Andrews MP has today launched a new $30 million Commercialisation Fund to foster projects that bring industry and researchers together to commercialise new manufacturing products and processes.
10 March 2021
MTPConnect Report Uncovers Skills Priorities for a Future Ready Workforce
MTPConnect today released the second of three reports examining skills gaps in the medical technology, biotechnology and pharmaceutical (MTP) sector workforce.
09 March 2021
Interested in learning more about the Modern Manufacturing Initiative? Join DISER’s Information Session!
In February 2021, the Department of Industry, Science, Energey and Resources (DISER) released it’s Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI), which identified medical products as being one of the six listed in the National Manufacturing Road Map.