About Us
We partner with Australia’s most innovative companies, accelerating their growth through funding and corporate affairs services. We have scientific, commercialisation and Australian policy expertise, helping our clients unlock funding and strategic partnerships that drive market success.
Our clients frequently appear on Australia’s Top 100 Innovators list and include recipients of the Prime Minister's Prize for Innovation and Order of Australia honours.
Our mission is simple: to help emerging life science companies make their positive impact on the world.
The Team
Megan O’Connor, PhD, MBA leads Kantara Consulting with a deep commitment to her clients’ success. Formerly the National Life Science Leader for Government Funding at Deloitte, she also brings experience in an emerging ASX-listed Australian biotech and academic research, completing her PhD in Neurobiology.
Megan bridges the worlds of science, business, and government, ensuring Kantara Consulting delivers strategic, high-impact results.
We help emerging life science companies make their positive impact on the world.
Our Services
Funding
We are experts in federal and state grants for Australian life science companies. Our success comes from:
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Project workshopping – Identifying weaknesses, refining messaging, and engaging stakeholders. We don’t "just" write grants.
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Scientific and commercial expertise – Ensuring credibility across both domains.
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The Kantara Framework – A proven approach for structuring grant responses with maximum clarity and impact.
We offer two services:
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Comprehensive grant strategy, development, and management – End-to-end grant writing and submission.
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Guided grant preparation and review – A structured program with two yearly intakes.
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Corporate Affairs & Strategic Communications
A strong communications and stakeholder engagement strategy can accelerate company growth. We help refine your message and expand your network through:
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Strategic communications – Crafting compelling messaging.
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Government relations – Engaging key decision-makers.
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Thought leadership & content creation – Positioning you as an industry leader.
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