$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.
Crowdfunding to test cancer drug on Ebola
01 September, 2014Biotechnology company OncoSynergy has launched a crowdfunding campaign to enable studies of an experimental cancer drug in Ebola infection. It is hoped that the drug may be able to combat the Ebola crisis in west Africa, which has already claimed almost 1500 lives.
2014 Australian Laureate Fellows announced
26 August, 2014The 2014 Australian Research Council (ARC) Australian Laureate Fellowships have been announced by Minister for Education Christopher Pyne. The scheme supports groundbreaking, internationally competitive research that builds Australia's research capacity.
Fund R&D, then maybe universities can support industry
14 August, 2014 by John Rice, Griffith UniversityIndustry Minister Ian Macfarlane let his discretion slip this week in a speech to the Queensland Media Club when foreshadowing an upcoming report on research funding and competition. Distancing himself from the awarding of funding based on prior researcher publications, he signalled a distinctly different approach that is likely to inform policy in the near future.
$35 million for type 1 diabetes research
11 July, 2014The Australian Government has announced $35 million to advance research in type 1 (juvenile) diabetes over five years. Funding for the Special Research Initiative for Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes was announced yesterday by Minister for Education Christopher Pyne and Minister for Health Peter Dutton.
Government funding for science, maths and research
03 July, 2014Minister for Education Christopher Pyne has announced four years' worth of funding for maths and science projects across 10 Australian universities.