Micro-X Recognised as One of Australia’s Most Innovative Manufacturers in 2025

We’re proud to share that Micro-X has been recognised as one of Australia’s Top 10 Most Innovative Manufacturers in the 2025 AuManufacturing 50 Most Innovative Awards. We were awarded a prestigious Gold Award and named the national winner in the Collaborative R&D category—an achievement that highlights our leadership in digital X-ray innovation and our commitment to reimagining what’s possible in medical imaging technology.

Held at Crown Melbourne and organised by AuManufacturing and the Australian Manufacturing Forum, the awards showcase the very best in Australian manufacturing innovation. Being included on this list is not only an honour—it’s a testament to the bold ideas and dedicated partnerships that drive our mission forward.

Rewriting the Future of X-ray: Our Carbon Nanotube Breakthrough

At the heart of our innovation is our proprietary cold cathode carbon nanotube (CNT) X-ray emitter—a technology developed and manufactured by Micro-X. This breakthrough forms the foundation of our portable X-ray and miniaturised CT scanner products.

Traditional X-ray tubes rely on heated filaments and bulky hardware, but Micro-X’s carbon nanotube emitter is solid-state, digitally controlled, and ultra-compact. This lets us miniaturise and digitise X-ray systems in a way no one else can. It powers our growing range of products like the Rover Plus Mobile DR and our latest innovation: a lightweight mobile stroke CT scanner.

Our carbon nanotube innovation enables truly mobile medical imaging—bringing high-quality X-ray and CT capabilities out of hospitals and directly to the patient. It’s revolutionising emergency care, battlefield medicine, and remote diagnostics.

Powering Innovation Through Collaborative Medical Research

We believe that the greatest breakthroughs happen when people collaborate. Our recognition as the national winner of the Collaborative R&D category reflects the strength of our partnerships with world-leading institutions. These collaborations are critical to developing the next generation of medical imaging solutions.

• With Johns Hopkins University, we are co-developing advanced imaging software through world-first deep learning models for multi-tube CT imaging. This adaptive deep scatter correction facilitates the use of cone beam CT with a world-first curved detector panel by reducing image noise.
• With Monash University’s Health Design Collab, we are ensuring that our products are not only innovative but also designed with usability and clinical workflow in mind. This translates across our product development, including the Head CT Scanner for stroke, our Passenger Checkpoint for airport security, and our recently awarded contract from ARPA-H to develop a world-first full body mobile CT for deployment in rural areas.
• Flinders University has been a critical research partner to Micro-X since the early days of the company, through the creation and testing of our CNT emitter to PhD research partnerships in advancing our imaging technology.

We also work closely with the Australian Stroke Alliance, which awarded Micro-X an $8 million contract to develop a miniaturised CT scanner for ambulances and aircraft. This project exemplifies what’s possible when engineering, clinical expertise and government funding come together to solve a real-world health crisis.

Leading the Way in Australian Advanced Manufacturing

Our inclusion in the 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers list highlights Micro-X’s role as a technology leader in the Australian manufacturing sector. We are proud to contribute to the country’s advanced manufacturing capabilities through in-house design, engineering, and production at our facility in Tonsley, South Australia.

With our lightweight X-ray devices, portable CT scanners, and our revolutionary NEX Technology, we are creating new possibilities for healthcare and security.

We are building a future where X-ray imaging is more accessible, more connected, and more efficient—and this award recognises the impact of that vision.

Thank You

We extend our sincere thanks to AuManufacturing and the Australian Manufacturing Forum for this recognition, and congratulate our fellow innovators who are helping to shape Australia’s industrial future.

A special thanks to our collaborators including Johns Hopkins University, Monash Health Design Collab, Flinders University, and the Australian Stroke Alliance—your partnership is vital to every success we celebrate.

For more information on the AuManufacturing 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers and to see the full list of winners, visit: https://www.aumanufacturing.com.au

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