Funding for WA innovators to commercialise and develop novel health and medical solutions

This program provides funding to WA start-ups to help them develop early-stage proposals for novel processes, products and/or services in the health/medical sector.

Overview

Funding is available to support WA startups to develop and commercialise their innovations, create high-level health sector jobs and enhance their production/manufacturing capacity.

The objectives of the fund are to:

• increase the number of new health and medical innovation start-up companies in WA
• advance the innovation maturity level of the majority of funded innovations
• improve the success of WA innovation initiatives in accessing additional funding to assist in taking the innovation to market.

Check if you can apply

To be eligible, applications must be made through a responsible entity, which must:

• have an active Australian business number (ABN)
• have a physical and operational presence in WA
• not have the funding constitute their entire financial base.

The innovation applicant must:

• be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or a New Zealand Citizen or hold an appropriate work visa in place
• reside in WA for the period of the grant
• be employed by the responsible entity for the period of the grant.