Anthropic commits $10M to Australian science
- Artificial intelligence firm Anthropic has committed an additional $10 million in Claude API credits to local researchers and deep-tech startups.
- The expansion follows an initial $3 million commitment made in April to support research across life sciences, healthcare, and rare diseases.
- Funding aims to advance local health research and align with the goals of Australia's National AI Plan.
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic committed a further $10 million in Claude API credits to Australian researchers and deep-tech startups to expand its AI for Science initiative.
The latest allocation builds on an initial $3 million programme announced in April, bringing the firm’s total investment in Australian science to $13 million.
"Beyond these grants, as we grow our local team in Australia, we aim to provide deeper engineering and applied AI support to our AI for Science partners and will continue to expand the grants programme and fund new projects that align with the goals of Australia’s National AI Plan and research agenda," said Anthropic Head of Policy ANZ David Masters.
The capital deployment allocates $330,000 across five rare-disease research projects, alongside targeted support for startup initiatives spanning satellite collision avoidance and energy-storage analytics.
New institutional partners joining the programme include the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute and the University of Canberra, while existing initiatives with the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute will transition into multi-year partnerships.
The broader AI for Science initiative focuses on deploying machine learning tools to accelerate clinical research, genomic analysis, and early intervention programmes for childhood developmental delays.
