Bionic Technologies Australia

Bionic Technologies Australia is a joint venture established between the Bionic Ear Institute, St.Vincent’s Hospital (Melbourne), CSIRO Molecular & Health Technologies, CSIRO Textile & Fibre Technology, The University of Wollongong and Polynovo.

Bionic Technologies Australia seeks to act as a catalyst to bring together the collective capabilities of its members to deliver the next generation bionic products through outcome-focused research. Bionic Technologies Australia is funded with a $6million STI grant from the Victorian Government matched with $6.5million of in-kind contributions from the members. This allows Bionic Technologies Australia to conduct its research in both bionics and medical devices at a number of sites around Australia including:

East Melbourne – biological sciences activities

Clayton –polymer science activities

Geelong – textile and material fabrication activities

Wollongong – material science activities

The science capabilities of our partners have been organised within Bionic Technologies Australia in a manner that provides core development capabilities in neuroscience, biomedical engineering, biomaterials, and drug delivery devices.


Bionic Technologies Australia has established the following three research programs:

Peripheral Nerve Repair

Infection Control for Implantable Devices

Early Treatment of epileptic with anti-epileptic devices