UWA and AMTZ Collaborate to Establish Visakhapatnam as a Global MedTech Hub

Visakhapatnam:The University of Western Australia (UWA), one of the world’s top 100 universities, today unveiled a collaboration with the Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ) and leading institutions across Andhra Pradesh -positioning Visakhapatnam as a major Indo-Pacific hub for MedTech innovation, globalresearchexchange, underwater domain awareness, and future-ready workforce development. At theheartof today’s announcements is a strategic MedTech partnership between UWA and AMTZ, designed to accelerate innovation, enhance clinical capability, and strengthen industry-ready training. Through joint research, clinical trial knowledge exchange and pathways for internships with India’s top MedTech companies, the partnership will open new opportunities for students and researchers while solidifying Visakhapatnam’s position as a global center for health technology cooperation. In parallel, aligned to Vizag’s significant defence base, through UWA Defence Security Institute, UWA’s growing role in regional maritime security and blue economy transformation through its ongoing work in Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA) is a critical component of India–Australia Indo-Pacific cooperation. UWA is a core partner in the 24-month initiative, Enhancing Australia–India Underwater Domain Awareness Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, a joint effort between Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) under its SATP Initiative and New Delhi’s Council for Strategic and Defence Research (CSDR).