2023 Innovation Project funding: Supporting the translation and commercialisation of genomic innovations

Genomics projects with a demonstrable commercial focus are invited to apply for up to $2 million in funding for up to two years from The Advanced Genomics Collaboration (TAGC).   

Projects funded by this opportunity are required to: 

• develop a commercial genomic based application, tool, diagnostic or service;  
• create new job and student opportunities; and, 
• ultimately be spun out into companies and/or result in products that are licensed/acquired by industry (not necessarily during the two-year funding period). 

The funding call will open in 2022 – all application details will be posted here. Subscribe to our mailing list for updates. 

Through our three core enabling platforms and the COLUMN initiative, we are providing collaborators with access to faster, more affordable sequencing, global-scale bioinformatics, insightful health economics resources and biomedical industry commercialisation expertise. 

If you have an idea for a collaboration or leveraged funding opportunity, get in touch. 

Any open opportunities for collaboration will be advertised on this page. 

Recruitment is an important part of building up our genomics workforce and capabilities, to establish ourselves as a biomedical and economic powerhouse for Australia. 

Any opportunities with our platforms or innovation projects will be advertised on this page. 

Curation Scientist | Clinical Genomics Platform

This new role will contribute to the University of Melbourne's partnership with international genomics company Illumina, the establishment of The Advanced Genomics Collaboration and it's three core platforms in clinical genomics, bioinformatics, and health economics.

The role will be responsible for interpretative and curation reporting of the genomic analysis generated by the University of Melbourne Centre for Cancer Research (UMCCR) Genomics Platform team, to clinicians participating in the Cancer of Low Survival and Unmet Need (COLUMN) Initiative and Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre Precision Oncology activities.

Responsibilities include:

• Responsibility for curation and interpretative reporting of variant data generated by the COLUMN Initiative including independent drafting of written curation reports
• Delivery of oral presentations of patient cases to clinicians, curators and researchers at weekly meetings within the UMCCR, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre
• Participate in community and professional activities related to the relevant disciplinary area including attendance and presentations at conferences and seminars
• Work with research, scientific and bioinformatic staff to optimise the performance of variant data curation and interpretation processes of whole genome and transcriptome data from cancer patients

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Applications close 13 October 2022. Visit the University of Melbourne website for more information and to apply.

Through our internship program, and potential scholarship, research or learning opportunities, we aim to equip the next generation of researchers with the skills to lead the genomics revolution. 

Any student opportunities available with TAGC or relevant areas within Illumina and The University of Melbourne will be advertised on this page.