Our initiatives

ARC Training Centre for Medical Implant Technologies

The ARC CMIT connects world-leading biomedical engineers, scientists and clinicians with medical implant global supply chain providers from Australia, China, Belgium, UK and the USA. MDRI researchers are supporting ARC CMIT’s research translation goals for best practices for industry and clinical practice, new products, processes and solutions.

Biomedical Translation Bridge (BTB) Program

An initiative of the Medical Research Future Fund, the BTB program provides up to $1 million in matched funding for research translation of new therapies, technologies and medical devices. Flinders University, through the Medical Device Partnering Program, is one of three lead partners responsible for assessing and supporting eligible medical technology applications for funding.

BridgeTech Program

BridgeTech is a national professional development program training researchers and entrepreneurs on the commercialisation pathway of new medical technologies. MDRI is a consortium partner of the program led by the Queensland University of Technology.

Cisco Health IoT lab / Digital Health Design Lab

The new Flinders Digital Health IoT Laboratory is a unique space promoting medical simulation, digital health design and IoT (internet of things) in health. It is a collaborative initiative with Cisco, the Digital Health Research Centre and MDRI working together on emerging technologies to improve healthcare.