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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.

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Respiratory care biotech Diag-Nose sniffs out $3.15 million Seed round

Melbourne biotech Diag-Nose.io raised a seed round led by Breakthrough Victoria for its AI respiratory diagnostic, backed by physicians, funds and executives; one investor joins its board.

Manufacturing news briefs – stories you might have missed

Roundup of Australian manufacturing news: Iluka's refinery cost estimate, a biotech placement with a founder sell-down, a CEO appointment, a retirement, an R&D refund, a distribution deal, a CRC merger and Victorian grants.

Two WA projects win major medtech grants

MTPConnect has awarded grants totalling almost $900,000 to three medtech projects under round four of its MRFF-backed BMTH program, benefiting two WA companies and one Victorian firm.