The 2015 MIME Seed Fund round proved to be an overwhelming success with approximately 80 applications for unmet clinical needs received as part of phase I of the program submitted by clinicians. As part of phase II of the program we received a large number of project responses from our researchers. As a result over $700 000 in seed funding was awarded.
We would like to thank all clinicians who submitted an unmet clinical need and all researchers who submitted a project proposal. We extend our congratulations to the successful project teams below. We look forward to the 2016 MIME Seed Fund round being as successful.
MIME 2015 Seed Funding Awardees
Clinical champion
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Project title
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Short description
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Researchers from Eng/IT
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Others
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Hospital
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MIME 2015 Seed Funding Awardees
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Cardiovascular and lung disease
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24
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Dr Greg Szto, Dr David
Kannar
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Blocked arteries
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Develop novel
bio-absorbable stents
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Professor Nick Birbilis (ENG), Professor Chris Davies (ENG), Professor
Laurence Meagher (ENG)
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Dr Thilak Gunatillake (CSIRO), Dr Jerome Werkmeister (CSIRO)
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Monash Health
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65
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Adjunct Professor Bruce Thompson
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Asthma treatment
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Development and testing of
a nebulizer with “dial up” particle size control that can target small
airways, improving the treatment of asthma
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Dr Tuncay Alan (ENG), Associate Professor
Adrian Neild (ENG)
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Alfred Health
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Musculoskeletal disease
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5
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Professor Flavia Cicuttini
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Hip arthritis
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Develop
an assistive device to unload the hip joint, reduce pain and aid mobility
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Dr Chao Chen (ENG)
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Dr Anna Murphy (MH), Dr Hoam
Chung (ENG)
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Alfred Health
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14
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Professor Peter Ebeling AO
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Osteoporosis
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Develop
wearable sensors to monitor forces at the hip and spine, to optimise exercise
regimes to improve bone density
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Dr Mehmet Yuce (ENG), Dr Jean-Michel
Redoute (ENG)
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Dr David Scott (MH), Professor Daphne Flynn (MADA), Mr Gene
Bawden (MADA)
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Monash Health
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59
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Dr Elizabeth Sigston
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Materials for maxillofacial reconstructive surgery
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Development
of 3D printed materials for integration with bone in reconstructive surgery,
particularly for repair required as a result of cancer
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Dr Andrey Molotnikov (ENG),
Professor George Simon (ENG), Professor Nick Birbilis (ENG) Professor Xinhua Wu (ENG),
Professor Chris Davies (ENG)
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Monash Health
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Neural, vision and mental health
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36
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Dr Steven Miller
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Persistent pain
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Develop
self-administered brain stimulation device for home-based management of
chronic pain
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Dr Andrew Nunn (ENG)
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Professor Daphne Flynn (MADA)
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Alfred Health
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Trauma, emergency and intensive care
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17
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Professor
Mark Fitzgerald
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Chest trauma
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Develop semi-automated device for emergency drainage of
blood in the chest cavity (pleural decompression device)
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Professor
Wing Kong Chiu (ENG), Dr Chao Chen (ENG), Dr Scott Wordley (ENG)
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Fei Bing
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Alfred Health
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18
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Professor Mark Fitzgerald
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Trauma resuscitation
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Develop
wireless heads-up display for real-time decision support in trauma situations
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Professor Wing Kong Chiu (ENG), Dr Chao
Chen (ENG), WH Ong
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Professor Daphne Flynn (MADA), Mr Gene
Bawden (MADA)
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Alfred Health
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Cancer
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12
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Dr Daniel Croagh
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Pancreatic cancer
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Develop
a small, handheld diagnostic device to isolate circulating tumour cells
allowing non-invasive monitoring during personalised chemotherapy
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Associate Professor Adrian Neild (ENG),
Dr Tuncay Alan (ENG)
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Professor Brendan Jenkins (Hudson)
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Monash Health
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62
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Professor Andrew Spencer
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Multiple myeloma diagnostic tool
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Develop
a diagnostic test for detecting circulating tumour DNA for use in primary
healthcare
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Dr Andrew Rodda (ENG)
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Dr Simon Corrie (ENG)
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Alfred Health
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Infectious disease
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50
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Professor
Anton Peleg
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Hospital-acquired infections
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Develop
surface coatings for medical devices that resist the attachment of organisms
and establishment of biofilms, particularly antibiotic resistance biofilms
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Professor Laurence Meagher (ENG)
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Dr Ana Traven (MNHS), Dr Katherine
Locock (CSIRO), Dr Yue Qu (MNHS)
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Alfred Health
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54
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Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah
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Fungal diseases
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Use
of electronic surveillance and data analytics to improve clinical risk
assessment and management of fungal diseases
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Professor Geoff Webb (FIT), Dr Reza Haffari (FIT), Professor Tom
Drummond (ENG)
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Alfred Health
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80
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Dr Tony Korman
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Sepsis
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Infrared-based
diagnostic tool for identification of early sepsis for point of use care
(primary healthcare)
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Professor Wray Buntine (FIT)
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Dr Bayden Wood (SCI), Michelle
Francis (MNHS), Dr Phil Heraud (MNHS), Mr David Perez Guaita (SCI)
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Monash Health
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Obstetrics
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72
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Professor
Euan Wallace
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Still Birth
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Development
of a simple device to monitor and report on foetal movements, to be worn
during late pregnancy
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Professor Wenlong Cheng (ENG), Professor
George Simon (ENG), Professor Geoff Webb (FIT)
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Dr Stephen Wang (MADA)
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Monash Health
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Surgical training and instrumentation
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71
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Dr Neil Vallance
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Laryngoscope development
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Development
of an improved laryngoscope
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Dr Chao Chen
(ENG), Dr Bernard Chen (ENG)
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Mr Mark Harrison (SCI)
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Alfred Health
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Health systems ICT
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37
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Professor Eric Morand
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Clinical research database
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Develop
web-based clinical research database to enable researchers to mine
de-identified clinical data from electronic medical records
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Dr Yuan-Fang Li (FIT)
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Dr Yong-Bin Kang (FIT), Ms Suong
Le (MH), Associate Professor Ronnie Ptasznik (MH), Professor James Cameron
(MH), Mr Ian Larmour (MH), Dr Adam West (MH), Earl Blessing (MH)
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Monash Health
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38b
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Professor Eric Morand
(Morand, Ptasznik, Liu and Steinfeld) |
eReferrals
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Assessment
and improvement of software for workflow management in hospital practice
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Dr Joseph Liu (FIT), Dr Ron Steinfeld (FIT)
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Associate Professor Ronnie Plasznik (MH), Professor Eric Morand,
(MH), Ms Suong Le (MH), Earl Blessing (MH)
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Monash Health
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