Industry funding and services

Discover funding and services within Queensland and nationally available to biomedical businesses.

    • AngelLoop - connects Entrepreneurs to Australia’s largest Angel Investor syndicate that can provide the necessary ongoing, bespoke commercial expertise and risk capital to fund the commercialisation.
    • Brisbane Angels - Australia’s largest angel investing group connecting angel investors with high‑growth startups and visionary founders across the country.
    • Female Founders Co-Investment Fund - Supports innovative women-led startups preparing for early-stage capital raise by providing grants from $50,000 to $200,000 matched at a 1:3 ratio for a funding round led by an eligible investment entity.
    • Queensland Venture Capital Development Fund - Managed by Queensland Investment Corporation, this fund seeks to accelerate, develop and enhance the venture capital industry in Queensland by providing matched funding into appointed venture capital funds, funding accelerator programs and supporting appointed funds and accelerators through the VCDF Development Program.
    • Transforming Queensland Manufacturing Grants Program - Provides matched funding grants of $100,000 to $1.5 million for projects that are facilitating pathways for export opportunities; reshoring or onshoring manufacturing activity currently undertaken interstate or overseas; improving manufacturing productivity and competitiveness; stimulating private sector investment and generating jobs.
    • SunCoast Angels - Provides emerging companies with seed and startup capital through direct, private investments as well as offering introductions to valuable contacts.

    • Australian Business Growth Fund - Provides growth capital for small to medium-sized Australian businesses looking to expand, grow and scale.
    • Australian Government Venture Capital programs - Access information on venture capital programs developed for fund managers, investors or start-ups to early stage businesses seeking venture capital.
    • Biomedical Translation Fund - Provides companies with venture capital through licensed private sector fund managers, helping develop biomedical discoveries into tangible products, services and outcomes.
    • Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Grants - Round 28 (opens in 2027) will be an ‘AI Accelerator’ funding round, with approximately $50 million available to support at least one new AI CRC that drives the commercialisation of AI by businesses and researchers across Australia.
    • CSIRO Kick-Start - Helps start-ups and small businesses overcome barriers to pursue R&D activities by providing end-to-end facilitation services, including matched funding of between $10,000 and $50,000.
    • CUREator - Life sciences incubator delivered by Brandon BioCatalyst, providing non-dilutive grant funding, hands-on support and access to global networks to new biotech spinouts emerging from academic research and small to medium-sized biotech enterprises with commercial potential.
    • Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) - Ongoing research fund set up by the Australian Government to pay for medical research initiatives.
    • National Foundation for Medical Research and Innovation - Partners with biomedical researchers and donors to identify, evaluate and support innovative and high-quality research projects with identified impact objectives.
    • National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) - Provides funding for research through grant programs with a transparent peer-review process to determine how funding is allocated.
    • National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) - Provides finance for projects in priority areas, including medical science, that diversify and transform Australia’s industry and economy. Finance options include loans, equity investment and guarantees.
    • Therapeutic Innovation Australia – Pipeline Accelerator - Voucher scheme to facilitate and encourage access to one or more TIA facilities by providing up to $50,000 with at least 50% matching funding (co-investment) by applicants.
    • Regional Angel Investor Network - Helping regional startups reach scalability through capital, counsel and connections.

    • AUScelerate - Independent, not-for-profit organisation championing the continuing growth of Australia's life sciences sector and forging  connections between research and industry to help maximize opportunities for commercialisation.
    • Austrade - Provides support to Australian exporters, international investors and buyers, and international education providers and students.
    • Australian Business Licence and Information Service (ABLIS) - Provides information about licences, registrations and permits needed to run a business.
    • business.gov.au - Provides information, grants, services and support from across government to help businesses succeed.
    • CSIRO Innovate to Grow - Online program designed to help startups and small to medium-sized enterprises learn how to plan collaborative research and development projects.
    • Department of Industry, Science and Resources - Provides programs and services that support research, collaboration, entrepreneurship and commercialisation.
    • Digital Solutions – Australian Small Business Advisory Services - Helps support small businesses with up to 5 hours of one-on-one digital advice from a qualified and experienced business adviser for a small fee.
    • Export Council of Australia - Peak body representing every player in the ecosystem of international trade and provides information, capacity building, advisory services, relationship facilitation and advocacy.
    • GrantConnect - Provides centralised publication of forecast and current Australian Government grant opportunities and grants awarded.
    • Go Global Toolkit - Single-access point for whole-of-government information and advice, providing key market information to potential exporters and those looking to export into new markets.
    • Industry Capability Network (ICN) - Business network that helps Australian and New Zealand companies grow through an online database and a network of regional consultants with access to large and small projects, partnership opportunities and supply chain development and channels to promote company capabilities to the business network.
    • Office of the Gene Technology Regulator - Responsible for protecting the health and safety of people, and the environment from any risks posed by gene technology by managing those risks through regulating certain dealings with genetically modified organisms.
    • R&D Tax Incentive - Biomedical businesses may be eligible for the R&D Tax Incentive which provides a tax offset for some of the costs of eligible R&D activities.
    • The Industry Platform - Creates a digital industry eco-system to intelligently match requirements for People, Products and Services directly to the suppliers who are best suited to support (formerly known as BenchOn).
    • Therapeutic Goods Administration - Responsible for evaluating, assessing and monitoring products that are defined as therapeutic goods.
    • TradeStart - Assists small and medium sized exporters to achieve long term success in international markets.

Last updated: 22 Jun 2026

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