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Western Australia backs 12 medtech startup ideas with $5 million in Seed funding

WA's Innovation Seed Fund has awarded almost $5 million in grants to 12 researchers and startups for health projects, from liver cancer tests to endometriosis diagnosis, ranging from $90,000 to $500,000.

Startup Daily 19 Nov 2025 Australian Institute of Robotic Orthopaedics Pty LtdBiotome Pty LtdCurtin UniversityDermR Health Research WA Pty LtdMateria HealthMurdoch UniversityPretect Devices Pty LtdProGenis PharmaceuticalsProteomics International Pty LtdRespirion Pharmaceuticals Pty LtdThe Kids Research Institute AustraliaUniversity of Western AustraliaCentre for Child Health ResearchWA Future Health Research and Innovation FundInnovation Seed FundDr Barry ClementsDr Emily ZhenDr Richard Lipscombe

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