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MTPConnect – Project Fund Recipients
Lead Company
Australian
Academy of
Technological
Sciences
A consortium of
14 pharma
companies and
sector
organisations
STC Australia
Murdoch
Children’s
Research Institute
Monash
University with
CSIRO
St Vincent’s
Hospital
(Melbourne) Ltd
AusBiotech Ltd
Monash
University with
CSIRO
Clinical Oncology
Society of
Australia (COSA)
Cancer
Therapeutics
CRC Pty Ltd
Vaxine Pty Ltd
Flinders
University of
South Australia
Centre for
Entrepreneurial
Research and
Innovation
Queensland
University of
Technology
Project
Industry Mentoring
Network in STEM
programme
Description
Narrowing the cultural gap between business and academia
through a mentoring programme, linking PhD students with
qualified industry mentors.
The Bridge
Programme
Transferring practical skills in pharmaceutical
commercialisation through training, including direct
exposure to industry practitioners.
National MedTech
Accelerator
programme
National Digital
Health Initiative
Creating infrastructure to accelerate commercialisation of
high-value advanced manufacturing and medical devices.
Upgrade the CSIRO
protein production
platform
Australia’s first
robotics and
biomedical
engineering centre
Comprehensive global
investment programme
Australian hub for
regenerative medicine
Creating an integrated ecosystem for the development and
commercialisation of evidence-based digital health
products.
Upgrading CSIRO’s production platform capability and
developing a Master’s degree in manufacturing for the
platform.
Researchers, clinicians, engineers and industry partners will
work alongside each other to build biological structures like
organs, bone and brain tissue.
Developing a comprehensive global investment programme
for Australian life science sector companies and
researchers.
Supporting the development of foundational technologies to
accelerate the commercialisation of regenerative medicines.
Tele‐health strategy to
increase access to
clinical trials
National framework
for drug discovery
organisations
Landscaping
Australian vaccine
research capabilities
and services
National Medical
Device Partnering
Programme
Translational research
and training
Implementing a strategy to increase patient’s access to
cancer clinical trials closer to their homes, whilst ensuring
the proper conduct of the trials.
Providing access to state-of-the-art facilities and software
for drug discovery work.
Establish a
biofabrication research
centre
This centre will bring together university researchers,
industry innovators and clinical end-users to develop 3D
digital and other advanced manufacturing technologies.
This information will assist research in the medical
technologies, biotechnology and pharmaceutical sector.
This will bring together research, clinical and industry
partners in a streamlined process for collaboration and
product development.
This will be a national consortium for translational medical
technology and pharmaceuticals research and training.