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
10 December 2018
Bridge Program Participants visit US headquarters of AbbVie, Amgen and Merck
QUT’s the Bridge Program has awarded four participants in this year’s cohort a travel scholarship to the US headquarters of three major pharmaceutical companies following a competitive pitching competition.
07 December 2018
In Case You Missed It: Here's what the MTPConnect team has been up to this week
Check out our activities from this week!
05 December 2018
MTPConnect Goes to Canberra
Industry and government came together this week for the first Growth Centre Showcase at Parliament House in Canberra.
04 December 2018
MTPConnect welcomes additional Federal Government funding
In a boost for Australia’s medical technologies and pharmaceuticals sector, the Federal Government has provided an additional two years of funding for the sector’s Growth Centre, MTPConnect.
30 November 2018
In Case You Missed It: Here's what the MTPConnect team has been up to this week
Check out our activities from this week!
23 November 2018
Access to clinical trials closer to home for regional and rural Australians with cancer
New tele-trials offer new hope for cancer patients in the bush.
23 November 2018
In Case You Missed It: Here's what the MTPConnect team has been up to this week
Check out our activities from this week!
20 November 2018
A ballerina, blood sucking bugs and Victor Chang: How I became a biomedical engineer
By Dr Alfredo Martinez-Coll
19 November 2018
Australia poised for global success in regenerative medicine
Commentary by Dr Dan Grant, originally published in The Mandarin on November 16, 2018.
16 November 2018
In Case You Missed It: MTPConnect Staff Activities
The MTPConnect team continue to work hard to grow the medtech and pharma sector. Here are some of the key activities from the last week.
14 November 2018
MTPConnect and MTAA sign a new collaboration agreement
MTPConnect, the national Growth Centre for the Medical Technologies and Pharmaceuticals Sector, has extended its alliance with the Medical Technology Association of Australia.
09 November 2018
First BridgeTech Symposium to be held at Iconic Luna Park
The BridgeTech Program will be holding its main event of the year, the BridgeTech Symposium, for its inaugural cohort at the stellar location of Luna Park, Sydney.
08 November 2018
Australia aims to become regenerative medicine hub
Australia is considered one of the first movers in the regenerative medicine (RM) space, with more than 70 institutes and companies working in the sector across the country.
07 November 2018
Are You Ready for the Factory of the Future?
Industry 4.0 is not just a fad—it is a real event, said an expert at The Medtech Conference.