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
and The University of Wollongong.
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.