BIOTECH FUTURES
BIOTECH FUTURES CHALLENGE 2025
BIOTech Futures is looking for bright high school students with fresh ideas from around the globe. If you have an idea that solves a problem, we want to hear about it.
Become a mentor for the 2025 Challenge now! Our participant registration isn't quite ready for opening. Hang tight until May 5th.
WHAT IS IT?
A HEAD START FOR THE
BRIGHTEST YOUNG MINDS
BIOTech Futures is an innovation and mentorship program that aims to empower the brightest young minds. Our initiative connects high school students in urban, regional and remote areas with world-class academics to think creatively about scientific inspired solutions to challenges in the fields ranging from medicine and health to sustainable environment, emerging technologies, regulations and ethics.
Since its inception in 2019, BIOTech Futures has produced almost 2000 student alumni from 80 schools across metropolitan, regional and rural Australia and around the globe. These students have been paired with 300 academic mentors on 400 research project towards innovative technologies to overcome industry-focused challenges in biomedical engineering. Read our 2024 outcomes here:
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KEY INTERNATIONAL DATES 2025
Find out more about our Queensland and Victoria Chapters
APR
30
SEP
29
JUL
28
AUG
04
SEP
19
OCT
24
Registration opens
Registration close
Challenge begins
Project submission
Finalists shortlisted
Symposium & Science Fair
REFINING EDUCATION & COMMUNITY
A PLATFORM THAT SUPPORTS OUR BIOTECH COMMUNITY
At BIOTech Futures, innovation comes first. Brand new in 2024 is our upgraded members portal - a successor of BIOTech Connect launched in 2022. This is an all-in-one platform for all challenge participants, mentors, and supervisors and makes your life a lot simpler so you can focus on the fun stuff. It helps you find information easier, keep track of events throughout the Challenge, meet your mentor and other teams, and learn from other, all under one roof. Join the Challenge and find out more.
DESIGN SOMETHING THAT SOLVES A PROBLEM
The competition is open annually to students in years 9-12 who think differently, to create products that work better.
The judges – and Prof. Hala Zreiqat especially – are drawn to projects that employ clever yet simple engineering and scientific principles and address clear problems.
As well as proving a project’s technical viability, we love entrants to show us creativity and collaboration, too.
This year BIOTech Futures will also be looking for entries that address a sustainable issues and humanitarian engineering and what that means in the context of Australian priority areas and globalisation.
THE BRIEF
PRIZES
WHAT'S AT STAKE?
BIOTech Futures is a chance to highlight your skills to give you the confidence and passion to pursue STEM and supercharge your education. As well as having the opportunity to win from a selection of great prizes, you can kick-start your career and work together with your peers and classmates to create something innovative that you can be proud of.
3D Printer for your school
Solar Powered phone charger
Telescope
BIOTech Futures Trophy
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EVENTS
SYMPOSIUM 2024
REVIEW
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Find out more about our Symposiums.
235+
high school attendees
from 21 urban, regional and remote schools across Australia & New Zealand
8+
mentor stalls
featuring activities in VR, biochemistry, nanoscience, robotics and anatomy
3
guest presenters talks
on fields in data science, machine learning, sustainability and scientific collaboration
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