Researchers from the ARC Research Hub for Connected Sensors for Health have achieved outstanding success in the Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Projects 2025 Round 2, contributing to three funded projects that will advance innovation in digital health, wearable sensing, artificial intelligence and diagnostic technologies.

Working alongside Hub Partner Organisations Santevation Pty Ltd, Tibovini Medtech Australia, Micromax Pty Ltd and Tiger Pharm Pty Ltd, Hub researchers have helped secure more than $2.17 million in competitive ARC funding to support industry-focused research with real-world impact.

The successful projects reflect the breadth of expertise across the Hub and highlight the value of collaboration between researchers and industry partners in addressing significant health and technology challenges.

Advancing portable diagnostic technologies

Researchers Associate Professor Ming Li, Dr Shuhua Peng, Dr Shuai He and Dr Wei Huang are part of the project Right on the Spot: An Integrated Portable Platform for Antibiotic Detection (LP250200876).

Administered by UNSW in partnership with Santevation Pty Ltd and Tibovini Medtech Australia, the project received $759,911 in ARC funding and aims to develop portable technologies that improve the detection of antibiotics, supporting better healthcare and monitoring outcomes.

Harnessing AI for intelligent monitoring

Professor Raad Raad and Dr Antonio Fantasia are investigators on Non-intrusive Monitoring Using WiFi and AI (LP250200353), administered by the University of Wollongong in partnership with Micromax Pty Ltd.

Supported by $583,954 in ARC funding, the project will explore how artificial intelligence and wireless technologies can be used to develop intelligent monitoring systems without the need for wearable devices or direct physical interaction.

Supporting the future of wearable health technologies

Professor Dewei Chu, Associate Professor Ming Li, Dr Tao Wan and Dr Chao Liu are contributing to Powering Wearable Sweat Sensors for Continuous Biomarker Detection (LP250200616).

Administered by UNSW in partnership with Tiger Pharm Pty Ltd, the project received $833,580 in funding and seeks to advance wearable sensor technologies capable of continuously monitoring biomarkers through sweat, supporting the future of personalised and preventative healthcare.

Celebrating broader research excellence

The Hub also congratulates Chief Investigator Professor Yuantong Gu, who secured ARC Linkage funding for Revolutionising Brickmaking: From Traditional Practice to AI Smart Design (LP250200913), administered by Queensland University of Technology in partnership with Brickworks Building Products.

These achievements demonstrate the strength of the Hub’s interdisciplinary research community and its commitment to translating cutting-edge research into practical solutions. Through strong partnerships with industry, Connected Sensors for Health researchers are helping drive innovation in sensing technologies, digital health, artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing.

Congratulations to all investigators, partner organisations and research teams involved in these outstanding outcomes.

Read more about the ARC Linkage Projects 2025 Round 2 outcomes