Encouraging innovation in Australia's life sciences and biotechnology industries
30 April, 2015 by Sukvinder Heyer, Partner - Indirect Tax, Grant Thornton AustraliaFor those in the business of innovating, ensuring sufficient funding is available has always been a concern.
Overseas study opportunities now open
27 April, 2015The Australian Government's 2016 Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships round is now open, offering high-achieving Australian postgraduate students and researchers the opportunity of overseas study and research.
CureVac investors to accelerate vaccine development
10 March, 2015The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will invest $52 million in biopharma company CureVac, as well as supply separate funding for several projects to develop prophylactic vaccines based on the company's messenger RNA (mRNA) platform.
New Grand Challenges grant opportunities
05 March, 2015The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, along with its partners in the Grand Challenges initiative, is currently accepting applications for various upcoming grant programs.
$1.9m to support Australia-India research fund
19 February, 2015The Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF) - Australia's largest fund dedicated to bilateral research - will receive $1.9 million in government funding to support 10 collaborative projects.
$1.9m to support Australia-India research fund
19 February, 2015The Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF) - Australia's largest fund dedicated to bilateral research - will receive $1.9 million in government funding to support 10 collaborative projects.
Manifex to fund commercialisation of high-tech products
29 January, 2015Evergreen private investment firm Manifex has opened of its second round of funding to help start-ups commercialise their high-tech products. Funding will be available to support companies that have developed technology in the advanced materials and advanced manufacturing sectors.
Fellowship scheme for young dementia researchers
08 January, 2015Minister for Education and Training Christopher Pyne has announced a new fellowship scheme to expand research capacity in dementia. The NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowships Scheme provides opportunities for postdoctoral researchers to engage in advanced training in the health, medical, fundamental sciences, social, economic and cultural fields relevant to dementia.
Round three of NSW Medical Devices Fund
19 December, 2014Applications for round three of the NSW Medical Devices Fund have officially opened. The fund is a $5 million per annum technology developments and commercialisation program, with $6.7 million available for the 2015-2016 funding round.
Collaboration in research commercialisation
24 November, 2014The University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) and the Kolling Institute of Medical Research have launched SPARK Sydney - a start-up program to aid the commercialisation of health and medical research.
Over $500m for medical research
23 October, 2014The Australian Government has allocated $580.2 million to help Australian health and medical researchers find the cures, treatments and medical devices of the future.
Three new Grand Challenges announced
13 October, 2014One decade after the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launched the Grand Challenges in Global Health grant program, a group of international partners has funded three new challenges aimed at creating breakthroughs in science.
MIMETAS raises funds for organ-on-a-chip technology
09 October, 2014Dutch biotech MIMETAS has raised $5.2 million to fund its expansion as a global leader in organ-on-a-chip technology.
Program to support Indigenous STEM students
03 October, 2014A $28.8 million program, designed by CSIRO and funded by the BHB Billiton Foundation, has been launched to increase interest and achievement among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Crowdfunding for BIOMOD Australia
23 September, 2014Australia's first team to enter BIOMOD, an undergraduate synthetic biology competition held by Harvard University, is calling for funds to help cover the team's participation in the event.
