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Six Australian startup health innovators awarded $13.5 million through CUREator+ to accelerate breakthrough medical therapies and technologies.
CUREator+ granted thirteen point five million dollars in non-dilutive funding to six Australian health tech startups to support commercialisation of medical innovations.
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An Interview with Dr Intan Oldakowska of ANDHealth+ portfolio company Earflo
ANDHealth's blog interviews Earflo co-founder Dr Intan Oldakowska about its FDA-cleared device for childhood ear infections, her entrepreneurial path, and the company's aims in the ANDHealth+ medtech program.
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An Interview with Harry Carpenter of ANDHealth+ portfolio company Corcillum
Interview with the chief executive of Adelaide heart-analytics startup Corcillum on its angiogram software, funding hurdles, and its place in the ANDHealth+ accelerator program.
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An Interview with Nicky Agahari of ANDHealth+ portfolio company Australis Scientific
ANDHealth's blog interviews Australis Scientific's founder about its wearable therapy for bladder conditions, its years in ANDHealth programs, and plans to scale the device at home and abroad.
Funding announcement
Five Australian digital health startups share up to $9 million via ANDHealth+ accelerator
ANDHealth+ selected five Australian digital and connected health companies to receive tranched, milestone-based non-dilutive funding across two stages totalling up to $9 million.
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ANDHealth names 15 Victorian startups for ACTIVATE 2026 accelerator cohort
ANDHealth selected 15 Victorian digital health startups for its ACTIVATE 2026 scale-up program, backed by LaunchVic and the Victorian Government, spanning aged care to cancer support.
Key hire
ACTIVATE 2026 Executive in Residence revealed
AndHealth has appointed Seer Medical's co-founder and former COO George Kenley as its 2026 ACTIVATE Executive in Residence; she will mentor Victorian digital health startups, with applications due 22 March.
Key hire
ANDHealth strengthens leadership team with appointment of two senior executives at the forefront of Australian health innovation
ANDHealth appoints Anne O'Neill and George Kenley to senior leadership roles while outgoing COO Grace Lethlean departs after nine years.
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ANDHealth opens applications for 2026 ACTIVATE digital health accelerator cohort
ANDHealth launches applications for its 2026 ACTIVATE accelerator, citing record participant satisfaction and strong cumulative results across prior Victorian digital health cohorts.
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Sergio Duchini appointed Non-Executive Director of ANDHealth Board
Health technology governance veteran Sergio Duchini joins ANDHealth's board, adding capital markets and R&D commercialisation expertise to the digital health accelerator.
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ANDHealth proves Australian commercialisation capability
ANDHealth reported portfolio metrics including patient impact and job creation, while securing additional MRFF funding to expand its digital health commercialisation program.
Funding announcement
CUREator+ delivers $15.7m to seven Australian BioMedTech startups tackling dementia
Government-backed CUREator+ program awards non-dilutive funding to seven Australian companies developing dementia and cognitive decline therapeutics, devices and digital health tools.
Funding announcement
Leading digital health commercialisation program to expand with more than $30 million in new funding
ANDHealth secured a thirty-three million dollar government grant to expand its non-dilutive accelerator program for digital health startups, aiming to support fifteen companies over two years.
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CUREator+ Opens Second Funding Round Offering Up to $5M for Dementia BioMedTech Startups
CUREator+, backed by Brandon BioCatalyst, ANDHealth and Dementia Australia, launches second round offering non-dilutive funding to startups targeting dementia and cognitive decline.
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ANDHealth and LaunchVic select 15 startups for Victoria's ACTIVATE digital health accelerator
ANDHealth and LaunchVic named 15 Victorian digital health startups for the 2025 ACTIVATE accelerator cohort, with over half building AI-driven solutions.
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ANDHealth named commercialisation partner for $35m Care Economy CRC
Federal government funds Care Economy Cooperative Research Centre; ANDHealth appointed commercialisation partner to help translate care research into market-ready products.
Funding announcement
CUREator+ Deploys $18.5 million in its First Funding Round
Eight Australian health startups received equity-free grants totaling 18.5 million dollars from the CUREator+ program, supported by government funding and delivered with partners Brandon BioCatalyst and ANDHealth.
Funding announcement
Digital Health Businesses Receive $3.25M to Tackle Major Health Issues
Five Australian digital health startups received a combined $3.25 million in stage-two grant funding from the Medical Research Future Fund, facilitated by ANDHealth.
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Australia's Leading Health Accelerator Announces Fourth Cohort
ANDHealth announced its fourth accelerator cohort, granting non-dilutive MRFF funding to six digital health startups including Cape Bionics and Healthily to support commercialisation.
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CUREator+ opens first funding round for dementia innovations with up to $5 million per project
The CUREator+ incubator, backed by government funds and industry partners, launches its initial grant round offering non-dilutive capital to startups developing dementia and cognitive decline solutions.
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15 digital health ventures selected to fuel Victoria’s health startup sector
ANDHealth and LaunchVic announced the 2024 ACTIVATE accelerator cohort, selecting fifteen Victorian digital health startups for a six-month program focused on commercialisation and investment readiness.
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ANDHealth Welcomes Plans for Cohesive Investment into Health and Medical Research under New National Strategy
ANDHealth supports the Australian government's new national health research strategy and funding commitments, highlighting the role of its accelerator in driving digital health innovation.
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Companies covered
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| Company | What it does | Articles |
|---|---|---|
| Zaplutus Health | Wireless body-worn medical device measuring vital signs | 1 |
| WeGuide | 1 | |
| Victorian government fund | 2 | |
| University of Western Australia | University analyzing recovered experimental panels | 1 |
| Umps Health | Smart home platform for aged care | 1 |
| Sydney Neuroimaging Analysis Centre | Develops brain MRI analysis tools for neurological disease monitoring | 2 |
| StatDoctor | Marketplace connecting verified doctors with shifts | 1 |
| Stanford Biodesign | 1 | |
| South Australian Government | 1 | |
| Source | AI-powered procurement automation platform for small and medium retailers | 1 |
| Skin2Neuron | Develops cell therapy to reverse Alzheimer's disease by restoring neurons | 1 |
| Seer Medical | Medtech company providing advanced patient monitoring and diagnostics | 2 |
| REX Ortho | Orthopaedic implant company developing solutions to reduce screw fixation failure | 1 |
| QBiotics | Mature scaleup, outlier among 10-year-plus startups for funding raised | 1 |
| Perx Health | Digital care management program improving treatment adherence | 1 |
| Perth Biodesign | 1 | |
| Osara Health | A digital engagement platform for those impacted by cancer that is delivered in conjuncti… | 1 |
| NSW Health | New South Wales government health department | 1 |
| NRF Corporation | 1 | |
| Neurotologix | 1 | |
| Neurizon Therapeutics Limited | Focused on revolutionising treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. | 1 |
| Navier Medical Ltd | 1 | |
| Navi Medical Technologies | Developer of Neonav, a vascular device to help clinicians insert catheters into veins of … | 1 |
| National Health & Medical Research Council | 1 | |
| MoreGoodDays | Chronic pain digital therapy platform | 2 |
| Misti | Nebuliser mask for respiratory diseases | 1 |
| Mirugen | Aims to restore vision in patients with incurable blindness by developing a novel gene th… | 1 |
| Micromune Therapeutics | Advancing a therapy for treating inflammatory bowel disease. | 1 |
| Metabolic Health Solutions | Provider of medical technology and software to measure and manage patient metabolic rate … | 1 |
| Medtronic | Global medical technology company | 1 |
| Medlo | Connecting doctors and hospitals via telehealth | 1 |
| Medical Research Future Fund | 13 | |
| Luma Bio | 1 | |
| Lendlease | Healthcare infrastructure and construction company | 1 |
| LEK Consulting | Consulting firm that undertook the independent Economic Impact Assessment of Digital Heal… | 3 |
| LaunchVic | Victorian government agency supporting startup ecosystem | 5 |
| La Trobe University | University from which AlleSense was spun out. | 1 |
| Kraken Coding | Builds Clinical Branches software converting clinical guidelines into interactive decisio… | 2 |
| Kinoxis Therapeutics | A clinical candidate that aims to provide an alternative to antipsychotics for managing a… | 1 |
| Kali Healthcare | Digital health platform for pregnancy monitoring | 1 |
| Immunosis | Clinical stage start-up developing diagnostic products for patients with life-threatening… | 1 |
| I'm In Health | Digital health startup and ACTIVATE program participant | 2 |
| Healthily | Bringing conversational Voice AI to its interoperable clinical outreach and patient educa… | 1 |
| Harvard Medical School | Runs the HealthTech Fellowship through which Australis Scientific was founded as the prog… | 1 |
| Frontier Inflammasome Therapeutics | 1 | |
| Flintworks | Virtual reality therapy platform for mental health disorders | 1 |
| Federal Government | 1 | |
| Eugene | Genomics company helping Australians make informed health decisions in areas such as carr… | 1 |
| Enlitic Limited | Focused on transforming medical imaging through AI. | 1 |
| Earflo | Connected medical device treating chronic ear infections in children at home | 2 |
| Department of Health, Disability and Aged Care | 2 | |
| Denteric | Developing vaccine candidate targeting P. gingivalis linked to Alzheimer's | 1 |
| Dementia Australia | Partner in the CUREator+ Dementia and Cognitive Decline incubator program | 3 |
| Deloitte | Professional services and advisory firm | 1 |
| Currus Biologics | Biotech developing the BEAT platform to unlock CAR-T cell therapy for solid tumours | 1 |
| CUREator+ | 4 | |
| Corcillum | Software that creates 3D maps from standard angiogram images to assess coronary artery fu… | 2 |
| Coherence Healthcare | Coherence Hub combines sensing, wearables, AI coaching and medication management for hosp… | 1 |
| Ceretas | Delivers personalised therapeutic ultrasound for Alzheimer's disease | 1 |
| Care Economy CRC | Cooperative Research Centre developing care technologies, data solutions and workforce in… | 1 |
| Cape Bionics | Digital scanning technology and accompanying software that allows clinicians to scan pati… | 1 |
| Brandon BioCatalyst | Investment fund and incubator for biomedical research discoveries | 4 |
| Boston Scientific | Global medical technology company | 1 |
| Baymatob | Developing an AI-powered maternal and foetal health platform ('Oli') that provides early … | 1 |
| Australis Scientific | Digital therapeutics company developing the Confidanz Smart Patch for overactive bladder … | 2 |
| Australian Government | 4 | |
| AusBiotech | Biotechnology industry organisation. | 1 |
| Atmo Biosciences | Maker of an ingestible diagnostic capsule for gut conditions | 1 |
| ANDHealth | Accelerates commercialisation of evidence-based digital and connected health technologies… | 23 |
| Aleris Therapeutics | 1 |
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