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Building international connections through research
Victoria continues to build on its global reputation for education and research excellence through fifteen international research projects on fields as diverse as sustainability, health, advanced manufacturing and digital technology.
The new Brain Cancer Centre opens in Melbourne
The Brain Cancer Centre is leading the nation’s fight against brain cancer and bringing fresh hope to brain cancer patients and their families.
Jobs boost for Victoria's aviation industry
Victoria’s aviation industry is set to welcome the arrival of new jobs in aircraft maintenance and engineering as the sector begins to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and travel takes off again.
Supporting Melbourne north’s thriving food hub to grow into the future
Melbourne’s north is fast becoming a world-class food and agricultural hub.
Pioneering Children‘s Research Project arrives in Ballarat
More families in Ballarat and around regional Victoria are joining Australia’s largest-ever child and parent research project, helping drive better health outcomes for the next generation of young Victorians.
Digital innovation for defence businesses
Small to medium sized businesses in Victoria’s defence industry will benefit from $1.36 million in support to modernise design and manufacturing processes.
New laboratory for local medical innovations
An investment from the Victorian Government has enabled the opening of a new facility that will the speed up the time it takes to develop and trial medical devices, allowing patients to benefit sooner.
A new COVID immunity test being developed in Victoria
A new finger prick test that can quickly assess a person’s immunity to COVID-19 and whether they need a coronavirus booster shot is being developed with funding support from the Victorian Government.
Victoria’s AgTech entrepreneurs program now open
The Victorian Government is backing innovators across the state to support the development and adoption of new technology that can help improve farm productivity and grow our agriculture industries.
New world-class sports tech hub to call Victoria home
The Victorian Government is backing the state’s growing sports technology sector with a $4 million investment to establish the Australian Sports Innovation Centre for Excellence in Cremorne.