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Respirion Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd

Developing inhaled RSP-1502 to treat resistant infection and inflammation in cystic fibrosis

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Cheque-in: 17 ANZ startups – plus Brooki and The Memo – raised $59.61 million this week

A weekly roundup of funding deals by Australian and New Zealand startups, spanning baked goods, retail, health AI, beverages, edtech, solar, legal tech, and Western Australian medical research grants.

Startup Daily 21 Nov 2025 ArthoLaseBiotome Pty LtdCurtin UniversityDermR Health Research WA Pty LtdDispute BuddyEdroloHoprMateria HealthMedow Health AIMetroElectroMurdoch UniversityPretect Devices Pty LtdProGenis PharmaceuticalsProteomics International Pty LtdRespirion Pharmaceuticals Pty LtdTeacher's BuddyThe Kids Research Institute AustraliaThe MemoUniversity of Western AustraliaCentre for Child Health ResearchChris O'Brien LifehouseMatildasMorgansRedbubbleThe Wine CollectiveCo VenturesEcotone PartnersEpic AngelsExhort VenturesFlying Fox VenturesGiant LeapInnovation Seed FundPier 12 CapitalSaniel VenturesSoul CapitalTechstars SydneyWA Future Health Research and Innovation FundWavemaker ImpactChris TitleyJohn BromleyDr Johnny WuDr Michael BoyerDr Michael SolomonSue ReadDame Theresa GattungBen SzeJoel FreibergJose RamirezJosh FreibergKate CaseyLaz SiapantasLloyd HeinrichMatt AbrahamPhoebe Simmonds
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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

Also Startup Daily·Startup News (WA)

Funding announcement

Respirion offers hope for people living with cystic fibrosis

A Telethon Kids spin-out backed by Brandon Capital has begun trials in the US and Australia of RSP-1502, an inhaled antibiotic booster for cystic fibrosis lung infections, after strong early results in WA patients.

Brandon Capital portfolio 13 May 2024 Biomedical Translation FundBrandon CapitalPerth Children's HospitalPerth Children's Hospital FoundationRespirion Pharmaceuticals Pty LtdTelethon Kids InstituteUS Cystic Fibrosis FoundationWal-yan Respiratory Research CentreDr Barry ClementsProfessor Fiona StanleyProfessor Jonathan CarapetisKirrily DavisSimone Knox
Funding announcement

Respirion offers hope for people living with cystic fibrosis

A Telethon Kids offshoot, Respirion Pharmaceuticals, is trialling its antibiotic-booster therapy RSP-1502 in the US and Australia, with backing from Brandon Capital and an American cystic fibrosis foundation.

Brandon BioCatalyst portfolio 13 May 2024 Biomedical Translation FundBrandon CapitalPerth Children's HospitalPerth Children's Hospital FoundationRespirion Pharmaceuticals Pty LtdTelethon Kids InstituteUS Cystic Fibrosis FoundationWal-yan Respiratory Research CentreDr Barry ClementsProfessor Fiona StanleyProfessor Jonathan CarapetisKirrily DavisSimone Knox
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Funding Australia’s Future Economy: CUREator Deploys $7.21 Million to Propel local Life Sciences Potential

CUREator, Brandon BioCatalyst's government-backed grant program, has awarded $7.21 million across eight Australian biotech firms in its newest round, split between clinical-stage and preclinical recipients.

Brandon Capital portfolio 7 May 2024 Currus BiologicsENA RespiratoryFrontier Inflammasome TherapeuticsGPN VaccinesOncoStrike BiopharmaPolyactivaRespirion Pharmaceuticals Pty LtdSetonix PharmaceuticalsBrandon CapitalCSIROMedical Research Future FundQueensland Emory Drug Discovery InitiativeUniQuestUniversity of QueenslandBrandon BioCatalystDr Amanda VrseljaProfessor Kate SchroderKirrily DavisProfessor Tim Hirst

Also Brandon BioCatalyst portfolio·Startup Daily·ausceleratesa.org

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