Programs

MIME Programs

Through our programs, MIME fosters and recognises extraordinary research-based, community focused, clinician-led, industry-building innovations and the people behind them, in an effort to benefit the Australian community and beyond.

“MIME is proud to have delivered high impact health and MedTech products and created innovative IT solutions which have become integrated into routine healthcare around the world."

Professor Patrick Kwan, MIME Co-Director


MIME Invent Program

The MIME Invent Program supports the development of new medical technologies that address significant unmet clinical needs. We work in partnership with clinicians, healthcare workers and administrators, and researchers in fields of IT/digital health, engineering and human-centred design to develop new medical technologies to solve these unmet healthcare needs.

Women in STEMM Student Leader Awards

The MIME Women in STEMM Student Leader Awards aim to recognise, celebrate and support women students at Monash University who are contributing to innovation in healthcare and medical technologies.

MedTech Commercialisation Advancement Program (MCAP)

The MIME MCAP provides focused assistance to early stage technologies developed by teams of multidisciplinary medical technology innovators from universities and healthcare facilities.

In the News

New AI reporting tool to improve epilepsy diagnosis and management

A low-cost reporting tool is to be developed using AI to improve epilepsy diagnosis and management, thanks to Monash Institute of Medical Engineering (MIME) Seed Funding.Epilepsy affects 80 million people worldwide with more than 150,000 Australians

Defining the immune response to lung infection in young children with cystic fibrosis

New research is investigating how lung disease develops in young children with cystic fibrosis to inform treatment options.
Michael Seman

Researcher focus: Dr Michael Seman

MIME recently spoke with Dr Michael Seman, MIME Seed Funding recipient and cardiologist and clinician researcher at the Alfred Hospital. He provides us with insight into his research to improve diagnostic and treatment strategies for people with

Optimising outcomes in patients with aortic stenosis

A software tool is being developed to assist clinicians optimise outcomes in patients with aortic stenosis and reduce their risk of stroke, thanks to MIME Seed Funding.

Funding win for new app to address unmet need in mental health

An app to support personal recovery of people with lived experience of enduring mental illness has recently received $50,000 in seed funding from the Monash Institute of Medical Engineering (MIME). The app is the idea of Monash Rural Health academic

Intelligent Blundstone boot created for healthcare workers

Monash University and Blundstone Australia have created a hi-tech boot concept designed to address the specific needs of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals.

Semi-automated robotic suturing set to improve surgical outcomes

A semi-automated robotic suturing system for use in cardiac surgery is being developed to improve surgical outcomes, thanks to MIME Seed Funding.
Bijan Shirinzadeh

Researcher focus: Professor Bijan Shirinzadeh

MIME recently spoke with Professor Bijan Shirinzadeh, MIME Seed Funding recipient from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University. He provides us with insight into his research to further

2022 MIME Seed Funding results

Congratulations to the 7 successful project teams in the 2022 MIME Seed Funding round.A fantastic array of opportunities for clinical innovation were proposed by Monash University affiliated clinician researchers with Monash University Faculty of

For further information about funding opportunities contact Andrew Carey, MIME Program Manager on andrew.carey@monash.edu