We have a rich history of making discoveries and creating innovations that have been transformed into successful products, services and companies. Read about some of our recent University startups.
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Synchron: Giving people with severe paralysis the power to communicate using their thoughts
For over a decade Melbourne and New York-based company Synchron has been perfecting a stent-like brain implant to give people with severe paralysis the autonomy and means to be understood.
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Left Write Hook: Empowering survivors of childhood sexual violence to reclaim their lives
A Melbourne-based, survivor-led social venture startup is offering innovative ways to help victim-survivors of childhood sexual abuse move beyond their debilitating trauma.
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Cell Bauhaus: Using mathematics and biology to solve tomorrow’s problems
New frontier tech startup Cell Bauhaus is using mathematical modelling to harness the power of living organisms to create a safer, more sustainable and prosperous planet.
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ASQ-TRAK: Culturally responsive tool transforming health screenings for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
A University of Melbourne startup is creating specialised early childhood screening tools for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
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Porous Lane: Old tyres reborn as permeable pavements to save water
A Melbourne-based engineering startup is creating permeable pathways from recycled tyres, capturing and reusing water for a healthier environment.
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MIMS Drugs4dent®: A digital resource to support safe medicine management and prescribing by dental practitioners
A clinical decision support tool for dentists has been successfully commercialised from Dr Leanne Teoh’s PhD research and sub-licensed to MIMS Australia to create MIMS Drugs4dent®
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Kali Healthcare: an AI wearable for pregnancy monitoring
Start up Kali Healthcare has developed a new wearable AI-powered device that provides better access to safe and accurate pregnancy monitoring both within the hospital and at home.
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NIRGenie: accelerating treatment for kids with hearing and language disorders
A game-changing device accelerates intervention in infants and children with hearing and language disorders.
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Synchron: helping people with paralysis regain mobility
A University-born start-up has developed a world-first device that helps severely paralysed patients operate digital devices with their minds.
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Torch Recruit: bringing clinical trials to regional patients
The University of Melbourne is collaborating with regional and rural GPs across the country to improve health outcomes, with the help of an innovative new platform.
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Improving quality of life through biomechanics, surgery and industry collaboration
Melbourne-based start-up MAXONIQ has developed a break-through, 3D-printed jaw for debilitating end-stage bone and joint conditions, improving the lives of patients worldwide.
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Using old tyres to make permeable pavements that filter rainwater
Porous Lane is using University of Melbourne technology to develop highly permeable pavements using old tyres.
First published on 18 June 2024.
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