Daily Archives: 13 December 2016

Canberra doorstop with Minister Ley

Industry Innovation and Science Media (old - archived), Media Releases, TranscriptsBy Greg Hunt 13 December 2016

Topics: Launch of the Turnbull Government’s $500 million Biomedical Translation Fund GREG HUNT: I'm delighted to be here at CSIRO with the Health and Ageing Minister Sussan Ley, and with the head of Innovation and Science Australia Bill Ferris. Today we are announcing the next wave of investment under the Biomedical Translation Fund. That's a…

$500 million fund will help build Australia’s biomedical industry of the future

Industry Innovation and Science Media (old - archived), Media ReleasesBy Greg Hunt 13 December 2016

The Turnbull Government is today launching the $500 million Biomedical Translation Fund, established under the government’s National Innovation and Science Agenda, which will help take Australian biomedical discoveries out of the laboratory and to the patient. Three experienced venture capital fund managers have been selected to help turn biomedical discoveries into high growth potential companies…