The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Navigation Tool provides up-to-date information about programs, funding and expert help to support you progress your idea and translate your research. From student initiatives to innovation accelerators, you can explore and apply for programs relevant to your career stage, project status, and research interest.
SPARK Melbourne is a university and industry partnership program that supports our researchers in their efforts to translate their research discoveries into therapeutics, diagnostics and medical devices that benefit patients.
TRAM is a gateway to research entrepreneurship and industry engagement for ambitious researchers. The TRAM suite of programs are designed to quickly develop entrepreneurial thinking within proven frameworks to maximise the real-world impact of research-based projects. TRAM is open to all researchers from the University of Melbourne and the Melbourne Biomedical Precinct.
MAP was launched in 2012 as the first University-aligned accelerator in Australia. Each year 10 teams are selected to take part in the MAP Accelerator Program, where they receive mentoring from some of Australia’s most brilliant business minds, as well as access to a global network of advisors, channel partners and investors.
The Melbourne Entrepreneurial Centre offers a gateway to the entrepreneurial opportunities available within the University of Melbourne for students, alumni and the general public including pitch nights, hackathons, masterclasses, workshops and other programs.
The Innovation Acceleration Program is a joint initiative between Western Health and the University of Melbourne established to encourage and support innovation and entrepreneurship between the health care sector and research teams. This exciting opportunity links compelling problems and unmet needs from the health sector with world-class research and commercialisation expertise at the University of Melbourne.
Based at the University of Melbourne, the MBSI brings together undergraduate, postgraduate and medical students who share an interest in technology and its applications in medicine and the biological sciences. The initiative aims to support students with backgrounds across science, engineering and medicine with opportunities for multidisciplinary collaboration and learning.
The Australian Clinical Entrepreneur Program (AUSCEP) aims to up skill clinicians and accelerate innovation by developing the entrepreneurial and innovation mindset of Australia's healthcare professionals to create positive change for the Australian healthcare system.
Melbourne Connect is a purpose-built innovation precinct in the heart of the Melbourne Biomedical precinct that brings together world-class researchers, government, industry, SMEs, startups, higher-degree students, artists, and Science Gallery Melbourne.
ThinkBIG aims to bring together early-mid career researchers (EMCRs) from the Faculties of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Engineering & IT and Science to ignite ideas and create innovative ways to develop big, bold research questions that have the potential for great impact. In addition to workshops focussing on building skills for developing innovative research ideas and learning how to craft an engaging research pitch presentation, a competition is held for researchers to pitch their project ideas to a panel of experts.
The Women Founders Network is open to those from the University of Melbourne or recent alumni that identify as Women Entrepreneurs and offers an informal community of trusted advisors for testing ideas, seeking solutions and learning from the experiences of successful innovators over regular brunch events.