We transform Australia & New Zealand's most exciting biomedical research discoveries into new medical products that improve patient outcomes and save lives.

Brandon BioCatalyst is the largest life science investment fund in Australia and New Zealand. We are a unique collaboration between major Australian superannuation funds, CSL, the Australian and New Zealand governments, Australian state governments and more than 50 leading medical research institutes and research hospitals.

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CUREator is an Australian national biotechnology incubator supporting the development of pre-clinical and clinical stage medical innovation.

Portfolio

We’re immensely proud of our portfolio. Partnering with talented scientists, clinicians and entrepreneurs, we have supported more than 50 companies to date.

Que Oncology
Que Oncology

A clinical stage company developing treatment for hot flashes in cancer survivors undergoing endocrine therapy

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CatalYm
CatalYm

Reversing GDF-15-mediated immunosupression to induce anti-tumour responses

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NRG Therapeutics
NRG Therapeutics

Developing disease-modifying mitochondrial therapeutics for neurodegenerative disorders

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Pheon Therapeutics
Pheon Therapeutics

Developing first-in-class ADCs to treat cancer

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Currus Biologics
Currus Biologics

Developing the next generation of CAR-T cell therapies to treat solid cancers

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Allay Therapeutics
Allay Therapeutics

Combining non-opioid analgesics and biopolymers to deliver weeks of localised pain management

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Myricx Pharma
Myricx Pharma

Unlocking the potential of N-myristoyltransferase (NMT) to develop precision medicines for a range of diseases including cancer and viral infections

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Glyscend
Glyscend

Glyscend is developing novel non-absorbable polymers that are orally-delivered for the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes.

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Members

Brandon BioCatalyst brings together more than 50 leading medical research institutes across Australia and New Zealand.

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The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medicinal Research

The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute is the oldest medical research institute in Australia and will celebrate its centenary in 2015.

The institute is affiliated with The University of Melbourne and The Royal Melbourne Hospital and offers postgraduate training as the Department of Medical Biology of The University of Melbourne.

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The Australian National University – John Curtin School of Medicinal Research

The John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR) is a multi-disciplinary institute. We excel in ground-breaking medical research in Cancer Biology; Immunology and Infectious diseases; Genomics; and Neuroscience.

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FHMRI

Understanding life. Accelerating medical innovation. Promoting healthy communities.

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Membership

Brandon BioCatalyst is innovation in action: We provide a path for taking medical science from conception into the real world.

Our Venture capital model is unique. We don’t simply provide investment, we partner with entrepreneurs to create businesses, run companies and everything necessary to ensure our investments succeed.

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