Posted on: 30/09/2025

TTRA Drugs and Devices Accelerator Cohort Launch

We officially kicked off our new Targeted Translation Research Accelerator (TTRA) Drugs and Devices program, bringing leaders from the cohort’s 14 life science companies together for the first time in Melbourne, along with our Impact Partners CSL and Roche Diagnostics Australia.

It was a packed 1.5-day program of making new connections and gaining valuable insights from our outstanding lineup of speakers and panellists, setting these companies and their funded research projects up for success.

It’s all about accelerating development and commercialisation of promising drugs and medical devices into products that can benefit people living with cardiovascular disease and diabetes, their families, and community, and Australia’s health system.

MTPConnect’s TTRA Program has invested $12M to back these companies developing new medical devices and drugs:

  • Anaxis Pharma Pty Ltd
  • Argenica Therapeutics Limited,
  • Aspecthera Pty Ltd,
  • Atherid Therapeutics Pty Ltd,
  • Endo Axiom Pty Ltd, New South Wales,
  • Inosi Therapeutics Pty Ltd, Victoria
  • Nanomedx Pty Ltd
  • ProGenis Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd
  • CathRx Ltd, New South Wales
  • I D & E Pty Ltd
  • Theia Medical Pty Ltd
  • Venstra Medical Pty Ltd
  • Wavewise Analytics Pty Ltd (formerly Cyban)
  • ZiP Diagnostics Pty Ltd

The TTRA team of Lauren Kelly, Dr Erin McAllum, Dr Dharmica Mistry and Dr Elise Needham were pleased to  welcome everyone on board, along with MTPConnect team members from around Australia including Dr Tracey Wilkinson, Andrew Bowskill, Jarrod Belcher, Dr Santhni Subramaniam and Lisa Dube.

We look forward to supporting the cohort’s progress over the next few years, and to future opportunities to bring everyone together for wrap around support activities.

Highlights of Cohort Launch

MTPConnect acknowledges the traditional custodians of Australia. We pay our respects to elders past, present and future, of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations.

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