Small Technologies Cluster

Eyenaemia won an additional $40,000 to accelerate their anaemia screening platform toward commercialisation after beating out 4 other top teams at the closed-door Investor Boardroom Pitch, the final stage of the 2015 round of MedTech’s Got Talent.

At the 21 May The Finals pitch event, five finalists were selected to each receive $20,000 in seed funding, prizes and acceptance to the Accelerated Technology Roadmapping training and mentorship program in the 2015 round of MedTech’s Got Talen

The Rapid Fire Round of MedTech’s Got Talent narrowed the field from the top 30 applicants down to 17 semifinalist teams. These teams will participate in training and mentorship ahead of their pitch to secure one of five funded awards.

The judges and mentors for STC Australia’s (the Small Technologies Cluster) 2015 ‘MedTech’s Got Talent’ challenge represent a who’s who of Australia’s investment and medtech landscape.

STC Australia today announced the opening of applications to the 2015 ‘MedTech’s Got Talent,’ a Victorian-wide challenge focused on training and supporting emerging medical technology students, post-doctoral and recent graduate entrepreneurs.

SmartStent, a Victorian start-up commercialising a minimally invasive brain-machine interface platform, has taken out the top prize in STC Australia’s inaugural MedTech’s Got Talent challenge.

STC (the Small Technologies Cluster) today announced the launch of ‘The MedTech Boardroom Stimulator’ program, a free mentorship program for start-ups, SMEs and larger companies developing, commercialising and selling medical technologies.

STC (the Small Technologies Cluster) today announced the launch of ‘Tapping In’ grant for students and recent grads to access Australia’s first dedicated advanced technology coworking space.

STC (the Small Technologies Cluster) today announced the launch of ‘The Tap’ coworking space for innovators, entrepreneurs and suppliers involved in commercialising advanced technologies.

The pipeline of promising medtech ideas in Victoria was evident at the gala pitch challenge event on 5 December 2012 for the inaugural ‘MedTech’s Got Talent’. Five teams emerged as winners, each with a $20,000 award plus other great support.