Cicada Innovations launches HealthTech Hub in Western Sydney

26th March, 2024

Incubation is open to pre-revenue stage startups and established businesses looking for a landing pad in areas of medical technology and devices

Image caption- (L-R) Anoulack Chanthivong, Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology, and Sally-Ann Williams, CEO of Cicada Innovations

Australia's flagship deep tech incubator Cicada Innovations officially opened doors to the "Cicada HealthTech Hub". The incubation facility is supported by a grant from Investment NSW, and will be situated within one of Australia's largest health and biomedical precincts, the Westmead Health and Innovation District, located in Sydney's Western Suburbs.

Incubation is now open to pre-revenue stage startups, spinouts, research projects, and more established businesses looking for a landing pad in areas of medical technology and devices such as cell and gene therapy, cancer research, infectious diseases, immunology, and vaccines.

Benefits include affordable and flexible workspaces, dedicated facilities, critical connections, and curated support services, all aimed at facilitating the rapid commercialisation of life-changing research with real patient outcomes.

The first resident already on site is iiShield, a health-tech startup whose groundbreaking "kidney pyjamas" (Ischemic Injury Protective Jacket) aim to double the available time for kidney transplants by minimising the heat of the kidney during procedures.

Western Sydney is one of Australia's most critical "hidden innovation gems" according to Cicada Innovations CEO, Sally-Ann Williams.