Australia's leading digital & connected health accelerator

Program status: open ✅
Open date:
20 Aug 2026
Close date:
28 Sep 2026
Are you ready to grow and scale your digital and connected health business?
ANDHealth+ is a commercialisation acceleration program for innovative digital and connected health technologies with demonstrable commercial and clinical impact potential.

The two-stage program supports proof-of-concept stage, evidence-based digital and connected health SMEs through:
  • Up to $5 million non-dilutive project funding, tranched according to agreed milestones
  • Significant in-kind support, specialised expertise and hands-on resources
  • A global network of industry advisors, investors, clinicians, executives and corporate partners
  • Cohort and alumni-only events and opportunities
  • With no equity requirements or IP transfer.
Selected participants will work with a dedicated ANDHealth support team and an Industry Advisory Panel to address and overcome key challenges along the commercialisation pathway.

Each intake, up to five companies are selected via a proven and competitive assessment process, driven by a multi-sectoral, multi-disciplinary group of industry leaders with experience in evaluating and selecting high-potential SMEs.

ANDHealth is supported to deliver the ANDHealth+ program by the Australian Government through the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Medical Research Commercialisation Initiative.

There will be three application rounds under the MRFF BioMedtech Incubator 2024 funding stream. The awardees of the first round were announced in May 2026. Applications for the second round are open now and close at 11:59 pm (AEST) on 28 September 2026.

ANDHealth+ has a proven track record of scaling digital and connected health businesses
$211M
Follow-on funding raised
$97M
New revenue
generated
558
New jobs (FTE)
created
4,712,671
New patients
impacted
1007
Commercial pilots
commenced
125
Clinical trials and
studies commenced
2292
New commercial
customers
50
New international
market launches
41
New CxO roles
(FTE)
178
New partnerships
formed
34
New regulatory
approvals
5
Exits

Outcomes reported to ANDHealth (as at 30 June 2026). n = 28 companies. 21 MRFF-funded companies reporting. 6 pilot companies ceased reporting March 2023 (3 pilot companies also selected in MRFF-funded cohorts). Total funding deployed = $15.6 million.

Meet our portfolio companies and alumni
An independent review by L.E.K. Consulting revealed that ANDHealth+ is one of Australia's leading accelerator programs across health and technology
$19.70
in follow-on financing raised for every dollar invested through the ANDHealth+ program
$6.70
of new revenue generated for every dollar invested through the ANDHealth+ program
2.5x – 13x
more capital raised than startups participating in other health and technology accelerator programs
1.6x – 4.7x
more jobs created than startups participating in other health and technology accelerator programs

Source: Economic Impact Assessment of ANDHealth+ and Masterclass: ACCELERATE programs, L.E.K. (2024)

How ANDHealth+ works
ANDHealth+ does not operate like a traditional grant program. Once selected, all funds are disbursed to participants in tranches, based on achievement of milestones and successful navigation of agreed go/no-go points and participating SMEs are provided with hands-on support from a dedicated and experienced ANDHealth team and international industry leaders.

Each SME is assigned a bespoke Industry Advisory Panel (IAP) of senior executives drawn from ANDHealth’s multi-disciplinary and multi-sectoral expert network. ANDHealth will also work with its community and consumer engagement partners to identify appropriate consumer, community and end user representatives for each company’s IAP.

With the guidance and support of ANDHealth and its IAP, each SME will prepare a project plan designed to accelerate their progress on the commercialisation pathway, increasing their ability to be enterprise-customer ready and de-risking their technology for institutional investors.

Project plans may include pivotal activities for product development, clinical outcomes, manufacturing, commercial strategy, regulation and reimbursement.

Successful companies should expect (and be prepared for):
  • Regular intensive meetings with allocated Industry Advisory Panel members
  • Access to a network of professionals with real-world “been there, done that” experience
  • Hands-on project management and administration support, including procurement of core suppliers
  • Robust interrogation of core business assumptions plus frank, fearless and unfiltered constructive feedback
  • Competitive allocation of funds to projects on a “maximum impact” basis, from project design to supplier selection
  • A support team 100% committed to your success
The program and project funding are delivered across two stages, spanning up to 24 months:

Stage 1 (4-6 months): Activities focus on identifying key risks and addressing them using third-party expertise and the expertise of each company’s Industry Advisory Panel.

Stage 2 (14-18 months): Activities focus on achieving key clinical and commercial milestones which drive institutional investment and/or enterprise customer uptake and ultimately patient impact.

Additional funding opportunities: Follow-on funding from unallocated Stage 1 and 2 funds will be awarded on a competitive basis across intakes. An SME is eligible for up to a maximum value of $5 million in funding awarded for approved across Stage 1, Stage 2 and follow-on funding activities.

For further information on project types and program stages, click here.

ANDHealth+ has the proven ability to produce investment ready digital and connected health SMEs
ANDHealth+ portfolio companies have gone on to raise capital from national and international investors, including:
How ANDHealth+ delivers for innovators
Being part of the ANDHealth+ program was incredibly valuable for us. The connections we built through ANDHealth's network opened doors that would have been much harder to achieve on our own. We came out sharper on our commercial strategy and better positioned to grow. I'd recommend ANDHealth to any health tech founder building something serious.
Kunal Kalro
Founder & CEO, Eugene
Participating in ANDHealth+ has been a pivotal part of our growth journey. The quality of the program extends beyond funding – the structured commercialisation support, access to experienced industry leaders and subject matter experts, and proactive portfolio management have been exceptional.
Dr Tina Campbell
Managing Director & Co-Founder, Healthily
Joining ANDHealth+ accelerated Osara Health in ways we could not have achieved alone. The combination of non-dilutive funding, world-class advisors and hands-on support helped us de-risk our path to market and build the clinical and commercial foundations we now operate on across four countries. It remains one of the best decisions we made as a young company.
Dr Raghav Murali Ganesh
CEO & Co-Founder, Osara Health
ANDHealth+ has been critical in ensuring Sound Scouts was supported to scale. It has been invaluable to receive access to sector-specific expert knowledge to steer product development and commercialisation strategies, support further research and improve quality management in line with regulatory compliance.
Carolyn Mee
CEO, Sound Scouts
The ANDHealth+ program has provided us with valuable, practical support as we continue to grow and commercialise our digital health solutions. The program combines sector-specific expertise, structured guidance and access to a highly experienced network that understands the distinct challenges faced by Australian digital health companies.
John Moulden
Chief Commercial Officer, Sydney Neuroimaging Analysis Centre
ANDHealth+ creates enterprise-customer ready digital and connected health SMEs
ANDHealth+ portfolio companies have gone on to secure enterprise customers, including:
How to apply
1
Confirm your eligibility
2
Read the program information on the website (including FAQs)
3
Identify activities suitable for Stage 1 and Stage 2
4
Login to Gust and review the application form and materials
5
Email the support team with any general enquiries
6
Book an Office Hours meeting to discuss your project and application
7
Complete the application form and upload all attachments via Gust
8
Submit your application via Gust by the deadline
Everything you need to apply
Please note: If you wish to discuss your application, please submit a request for an Office Hours meeting. Office Hours meetings will be available between 28 August and 25 September. Participants that register for Office Hours prior to the information session will receive a notification to schedule a meeting thereafter. For technical enquiries regarding the Gust application platform, please email the support team.

Do not contact any members of the ANDHealth team, Industry Selection Panel or International Investment Committee to discuss the selection process or your application. ANDHealth+ applies strict probity measures and attempts to contact individuals involved in assessment and selection outside of the advertised channels may disadvantage your application.

Any attempts to discuss your application outside of the approved meeting format will be redirected to the meeting booking form.
About the MRFF Medical Research Commercialisation Initiative
Australia has clear strengths across a range of health and medical research areas, where the nation performs well above world standard and has very strong health and medical research capabilities. However, Australia’s track record in the translation of this research into health and commercial benefits does not match its strengths and capabilities.

The journey of translating a research discovery into improved health outcomes is a long and multi-staged process, from inception of an idea to a biomarker, diagnostic, therapeutic, device or technology that can ultimately be used in patient screening, diagnosis or care. Each stage of this research pipeline is time and resource intensive, with lack of funding to support research translation through these stages being a key reason for novel products failing to be commercialised and translated into practice.

The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) 2024 BioMedTech grant opportunity was announced as part of the MRFF Medical Research Commercialisation Initiative.

The intended outcome of the research funded by this grant opportunity is to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians by increasing the number of SMEs developing novel biomarkers, diagnostics, therapeutics, assistive devices and/or digital technologies that have progressed through the early stages of research and development to the point where they are ‘de-risked’ and attractive to private investment for commercialisation.

In July 2025, it was announced that ANDHealth has been awarded $33 million through the MRFF Medical Research Commercialisation Initiative to continue and expand the delivery of ANDHealth+. The objectives of this Medical Research Commercialisation Initiative are to:
  • Provide opportunities for leveraging Australia’s research strengths, capabilities and successes to enhance the commercialisation and translation of innovations (such as biomarkers, diagnostics, therapeutics, medical or assistive devices and digital technologies) into practice
  • Facilitate an environment that brings together the funding, time, and expertise necessary for commercialising and translating research, thereby allowing research projects to be ‘incubated’
  • Help Australian innovations move through the research and development pipeline, minimising the patchy and stop/start nature of investment that promising Australian treatments and devices need to commercialise, helping bridge the ‘valleys of death’ and disruptions in the pipeline
  • Support and incentivise the pulling in of private capital and industry ‘know-how’ to catalyse the investment and development of emerging biomedtech ventures and a nationally important industry sector
Under this MRFF grant, ANDHealth+ will select up to 15 Australian digital and connected health SMEs, over three intakes, with funding, services and hands on support to accelerate the commercialisation of their technologies, products and services with the objective of realising the MRFF’s objectives within our rapidly growing digital and connected health sector.

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