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Melbourne Uni spin-out PredicTx Health, an AI-powered oncology platform, raises $1.6 million pre-Seed

Simon Thomsen - October 17, 2025 2 MIN READ

PredicTx Health, a University of Melbourne spin-out that uses AI to personalise chemo dosing based on body composition analysis, has raised $1.6 million. The funding came from the University’s Genesis Pre-Seed Fund, a government grant and angel investment and will be used to commercialise a world-first AI-powered precision oncology platform. PredicTx was cofounded Professor Justin… Read more »

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AI is now being used to predict traffic jams in Melbourne – and prevent them

Simon Thomsen - May 24, 2021 < 1 MIN READ

A pioneering project using artificial intelligence (AI) to predict traffic congestion up to three hours before it’s going to happen, and could change the way authorities control traffic in real time, has launched in Melbourne. The University of Melbourne’s Australian Integrated Multimodal EcoSystem (AIMES) has partnered with PeakHour Urban Technologies, the Victorian Department of Transport,… Read more »

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Australia Post Regional Pitchfest looking to uncover the next big business idea in regional Australia

James Ward - March 10, 2017 2 MIN READ

Applications have opened for the Australia Post Regional Pitchfest, which will give startups across Australia a chance to pitch for a share in $100,000.