Research Hub to drive innovation in wearable health sensors

2 February 2023 

Research Hub to drive innovation in wearable health sensors

 

Australian Research Council (ARC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ms Judi Zielke PSM welcomed the launch today by Senator the Hon Tim Ayres, Assistant Minister for Trade and Assistant Minister for Manufacturing, of the ARC Research Hub for Connected Sensors for Health, which will drive innovation in wearable health sensors to achieve better health outcomes for Australians.

Led by the University of New South Wales, the Research Hub is one of 8 such hubs funded through the 2021 round of the ARC Industrial Transformation Research Program.

“I am very pleased to welcome the launch of the ARC Research Hub for Connected Sensors for Health, which promises developments in wearable sensor technologies that will drive innovation and lead to better health outcomes for Australians – and ultimately people all around the world,” Ms Zielke said.

Assistant Minister Ayres said, “The Hub positions Australia at the forefront of connected health, with new products made locally in Australia, creating new jobs in design, testing, evaluation, and manufacturing. It’s developments like these that will help push Australian products up the global value chain, broadening our economic complexity and securing our supply chains.”

The Research Hub’s Director, Professor Chun Wang, said the Hub would integrate existing Australian capabilities in sensors, security, software systems, data analytics, and digital health to build a national end-to-end ecosystem for the design, manufacturing and commercialisation of clinical-grade sensors and predictive analytic tools.

“Our 26 industry partners, including 24 Australian companies and 2 partners from the USA and India, will successfully certify, manufacture, and commercialise a large number of new sensors and export them to the global markets. These in turn will improve health outcomes and create new jobs and wealth for Australia.”

The ARC is investing $5 million over 5 years in this Research Hub under the ARC Industrial Transformation Research Program, supported by $13.04 million in funding and in-kind support from other university and industry partners.

More information about the ARC Research Hub for Connected Sensors for Health can be found on their website.

More information on the ARC Industrial Transformation Program can be found on the ARC website.

Media contact: 

ARC Communications 0412 623 056 or communications@arc.gov.au