Biodesign Australia brings global medical device innovation leaders to Perth

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Elise Anthony
// // Biodesign Australia recently hosted a 4-day conference which brough together 31 Biodesign leaders from around the world. ..

Biodesign Australia recently hosted a 4-day conference that brought together 31 biodesign leaders from around the world. Titled BioMedical Engineering Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Alliance Asia Pacific, the conference was themed around “Actionable Collaboration” and focused on how biodesign programs across the APAC region and the local WA medtech ecosystem could collaborate.

It was very exciting to bring our Biodesign colleagues to Perth and connect them to our world-class WA medtech ecosystem.

Conference Co-Chair, Intan Oldakowska

The conference kicked off with a Biodesign Strategy retreat in Yallingup followed by a Biodesign Showcase at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research with over 200 attendees.

The showcase was opened by Minister of Innovation Stephen Dawson MLC.

The McGowan Government is pleased to support the amazing impact that Perth Biodesign has on home grown medical innovators, our state’s economy and, most important of all, the patients whose lives are improved by innovative medical devices that address real unmet clinical needs.

Keynote speakers were Adjunct Professor Anurag Mairal, Director of Global Outreach at Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign and William McKeon, President and CEO of Texas Medical Center.

Biodesign Australia brings global medical device innovation leaders to Perth
Adjunct Professor Anurag Mairal. Image supplied.

Stanford Biodesign is one of the most successful collaborations between academia and the medtech industry globally. The Texas Medical Center is the largest medical city in the world.

It’s so exciting to see the impact that all the Biodesign programs have achieved across Asia Pacific, the US and Israel, including Biodesign Australia and Perth Biodesign.

Adjunct Professor Anurag Mairal

Other presenters included startup companies from Biodesign Australia, namely Vysum, VitalTrace, VeinTech and Lenexa Medical, as well as from other APAC Biodesign programs such as Remohab, HealthPixel, PrediMed, LongGood MediTech and Ripple Healthcare. Companies from within the WA medtech ecosystem also presented including Curve Tomorrow, Atamo Innovations, Inspiring, Linear Clinical Research, AIRO plus Adarsh Australia, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and Alcolizer Technology who sponsored the event.

Biodesign Australia brings global medical device innovation leaders to Perth
 Biodesign-founded companies panel from left to right HealthPixel, Lenexa Medical, VitalTrace, Vysum and VeinTech. Image supplied.

Professor Mairal sat down with 11 Biodesign Australia ecosystem medtech startups to give them commercialisation and market access advice and the delegates toured a number of Biodesign-founded MedTech companies. CEO and founder of VitalTrace, a company developing a novel fetal monitoring system to keep babies and mothers safe during childbirth, Dr Arjun Kaushik commented on the experience.

It was extremely valuable to get advice from and connect with Prof Mairal and it was fantastic to showcase our company and facilities to the global Biodesign community.

The conference concluded with a Directors’ meeting at City of Perth Council House, hosted by Minister Dawson, to discuss how Perth could leverage Perth Biodesign’s experience to maximise the impact of medical innovation in the state.

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Elise Anthony

Elise is studying a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Western Australia, majoring in Media & Communications and Human Geography & Planning. She is heavily involved in UWA's innovation community as the current Chair of Venture, the Student Guild's Innovation Centre. In this role, Elise supports student start-ups and facilitates workshops focused on skills development for the future of work. When not on campus Elise likes to spend her time consuming good food and wine.
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