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The AUScelerate Podcast
by AUScelerate
The AUScelerate Podcast Series connects with the people and the issues behind Australia’s growing medical technologies, biotechnologies and pharmaceuticals sector.
Episodes
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Roam Technologies – Life without limits developing tankless and infinite oxygen
Meet ShanShan Wang and Natalie Ho – co founders of Roam Technologies – an Australian medtech startup developing JUNO – the world’s first tankless, portable oxygen device. It’s been cleverly engineered to give people who depend on oxygen greater freedom, mobility and confidence to live the life…
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Pericoach - Medtech Innovation Advancing Pelvic Health Care for Women
Chelsea Cornelius is an award winning Australian biomedical engineer who is focused on improving women’s health by developing innovative medical technologies such as PeriCoach. Designed by women, for women, this FDA- approved pelvic floor training platform is wireless enabled and delivers real…
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Micro-X: The Future of Mobile Stroke CT Imaging
Micro-X's patented X-ray technology is smaller, lighter, faster and more precise than anything the world has seen before, creating new opportunities for industries. The company, based at the Tonsley Innovation District in Adelaide, has developed a mobile X-ray platform manufactured in Australia…
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Better Health Made Here
One of the challenges we face in Australia is getting more homegrown medtech products purchased and used by local hospitals and health services. AUScelerate’s Pathway to Market – Medtech Capability Uplift Program has been supporting seven market-ready Victorian medtech innovations to position...
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Nurturing Your Clinical Innovation with AUSCEP
Two in three Australians experience sleeping difficulties which can have profound impacts on health and wellbeing, at home and in the workplace. In this episode dedicated to the Australian Clinical Entrepreneur Program (AUSCEP), we meet Dr Sumedha Verma, a clinical psychologist and sleep expert,...
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A New Grant Excellence Service Targets Success for Western Australia
The WA Grant Excellence Service - or WAGES - is a new three-year initiative running in Western Australia (WA), supporting researchers, innovators and start-ups to improve the competitiveness of applications to national grant funding programs. It’s helping to build WA’s health and medical research...
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Lightning Moment with Nobel Prize Winner Spurs on Misti’s Smart Inhaler for Advanced Respiratory Therapeutics
It was after an email exchange with Nobel Prize winning scientist Dr Kati Kariko, that Dr Anushi Rajapaska had a lightning moment and decided to back her research innovation – founding Mellbourne-based startup Misti to develop a ‘smart inhaler’ based on acoustofluidics. It’s engineered to deliver…
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Tips on Navigating FDA Pathways for Medical Devices
If you’re a medtech company looking to take your innovation to the US and want some tips on US regulatory strategy, listen in as this podcast episode is for you. As part of MTPConnect’s support for the Australian Government’s Industry Growth Program, MTPConnect brought US regulatory expert Jeff...
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Dr Jordan Nguyen on Purpose-Driven Technology Solutions for Better Health
Dr Jordan Nguyen - world-renowned AI and biomedical engineer, inventor, TV documentary presenter and author of A HUMAN'S GUIDE TO THE FUTURE presented a thought-provoking keynote at MTPConnect’s Accelerator Showcase in Melbourne recently. Jordan joins the MTPConnect podcast to discuss innovations...
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Raising Capital with MTPConnect and Wholesale Investor
Are you developing a medical science innovation and need funding for your venture? MTPConnect and Wholesale Investor are collaborating on a dedicated capital engagement program designed for life science companies looking for private investment. Wholesale Investor Co-Founder and Managing Director...
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Real Brain Technology is Powering Up Drug Discovery and Going Global
Tessara Therapeutics, a pioneering biotech start-up based in Melbourne, has developed a platform which creates 3D human brain models using stem cells. Its RealBrain technology generates reproducible, scalable micro-tissues that mimic the complexity of the human brain. Ready to accelerate neural...
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Showcasing Victoria’s Innovative Medtech Manufacturers
One of the challenges we face in Australia is getting more homegrown medtech products purchased and used by local hospitals and health services. MTPConnect’s Pathway to Market – Medtech Capability Uplift Program has been supporting ten market-ready Victorian medtech manufacturers to position...
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Introducing Western Australia’s New Chief Scientist Professor Sriram
Professor Sharath Sriram was recently appointed as the new Chief Scientist of WA, providing independent, expert advice to the WA Government on topics important to the future of science and technology in the State. At our WA Life Sciences Innovation Hub’s Spotlight event he joined MTPConnect’s Dr...
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Why Space Matters for Advancing Life Sciences Research
To mark our 200th episode, we are taking you into Space to discover the benefits of microgravity for health and medical research and its real-world applications. Can we use space technology to advance medical discoveries to improve health here on earth? And should we be doing more to connect our...
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Bio Bites: Doing Business in Boston
As the world’s largest biotech partnering event took place in Boston in June, MTPConnect was there introducing an Australian delegation to the Boston ecosystem, hosting business events to drive international collaborations and leading the Australian Pavilion to highlight Australia's fast-growing...
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Fast, Fearless and Future - Showcasing Research Excellence for Queensland Health
Queensland Health is one of the largest employers in the state with some 130,000 full-time employees, geographically dispersed with 16 hospitals and health services across the country. The Office of Research and Innovation (ORI) hosts the ‘Queensland Health Research Excellence Showcase’ to...
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Laronix Breakthrough Smart Wearable Voicebox is Changing Lives
Medical device innovator Laronix aims to give people who have had their larynx removed due to laryngeal cancer, their voice back. And not a robotic voice, but a natural sounding voice for both men and women where even laughing and singing is possible. The pioneering company has worked with speech...
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Nurturing your Clinical Innovation with AUSCEP
In a special series dedicated to the Australian Clinical Entrepreneur Program (AUSCEP) we introduce you to some of the passionate health professionals taking part in this 12-month program to develop their innovative ideas into products and enterprises. Ibrahim Samaan is a senior physiotherapist…
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Nurturing your Clinical Innovation with AUSCEP
In a special series dedicated to the Australian Clinical Entrepreneur Program (AUSCEP) we introduce you to some of the passionate health professionals taking part in this 12-month program to develop their innovative ideas into products and enterprises. Dr Monica Hadges is a Clinical Educator and...
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Nurturing your Clinical Innovation with AUSCEP
In a special series dedicated to the Australian Clinical Entrepreneur Program (AUSCEP) we introduce you to some of the passionate health professionals taking part in this 12-month program to develop their innovative ideas into products and enterprises. Dr Yagiz Aksoy is a Resident Doctor at Royal...
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Nurturing your Clinical Innovation with AUSCEP
In a special series dedicated to the Australian Clinical Entrepreneur Program (AUSCEP) we introduce you to some of the passionate health professionals taking part in this 12-month program to develop their innovative ideas into products and enterprises. Elleesha King is a registered nurse and...
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Profile Media: Telling Your Start-Up Story
From scientific breakthrough to compelling headline - how do medtech and biotech start-ups developing new medical products tell their stories to attract investors, partners and public attention? Profile Media hosted a development workshop for a group of medtech startups through MTPConnect’s...
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FDA to Z of Getting Your Product to the US
Jeff Gibbs is a Director at Hyman Phelps and McNamara – the largest law firm specialising in FDA issues, based in Washington DC. With four decades of FDA expertise he delivers crucial insights for medical technology companies aiming to crack the US market. Peaking to the podcast during his…
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Tap into Medical Alley’s Academy Training
Medical Alley is a powerhouse in global healthcare innovation, connecting startups and Fortune 100 companies to transform healthcare solutions. Headquartered in Minnesota, it’s one of the world’s largest medtech clusters. At the 2024 MedTech Conference in Canada, MTPConnect and Medical Alley...
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Ready to Export Your Medtech to Europe?
Dive into another episode coming to you from MTPConnect’s Development Workshop Series held recently in Sydney for 52 start-up organisations from around Australia. The 2-day program was a terrific opportunity for companies participating in our Accelerator programs to get ‘investor ready’. Exportia...
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Unlocking Intrinsic Value to Get Investor Ready
This episode is coming to you from MTPConnect’s Development Workshop Series held in Sydney for 52 start-up organisations from around Australia. The 2-day program was a terrific opportunity for companies participating in our Accelerator programs to get ‘investor ready’. Advisory firm Intrinsika’s...
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Exploring the Australian Stroke and Heart Accelerator’s High Potential Research Portfolio
The Australian Stroke and Heart Research Accelerator, established through MTPConnect’s Targeted Translation Research Accelerator for cardiovascular disease and diabetes on behalf the Medical Research Future Fund, is a research centre with a bold vision to deliver new health outcomes in coronary...
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Heart and Soul: Dr Daniel Timms on Creating the First Successful Total Artificial Heart
We meet Dr Daniel Timms, the Australian biomechanical engineer behind BiVACOR who has dedicated his life to developing a titanium Total Artificial Heart (TAH) to restore the lives of people with end-stage heart failure, a disease that impacted his own family. It’s a 25-year quest that has taken…
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How the UK’s Subscription-Style Model is Improving Access to Much-Needed Antibiotics
As World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW) kicked off around the globe, the Australian Antimicrobial Resistance Network (AAMRNet) was meeting in Canberra to explore how Australia can better support the development of and access to new antimicrobial technologies. Key clinicians,...
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New Approaches to Fighting Superbugs – Backing New Treatments and Better Access for Patients with Drug Resistant Infections
It’s World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW) and the theme is "Educate. Advocate. Act now". It’s a yearly global campaign, raising awareness of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and promoting ways to reduce the spread of drug-resistant infections. To mark the occasion, MTPConnect’s…
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Medtech Matters: Australia’s medtech delegation hits North America
As thousands in the medical technology sector headed to Toronto, Canada for The MedTech 2024 Conference, MTPConnect was making sure that the 18 companies and organisations joining the Australian delegation were given opportunities to showcase their capabilities and make valuable US and...
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TTRA Information Session: Funding call for Drugs and Devices Addressing Cardiovascular Disease and Complications of Diabetes
In July 2024, MTPConnect was selected to deliver a new $28.5 million investment for Drugs and Devices, which builds on the legacy of the inaugural TTRA program. The objective of TTRA Drugs and Devices is to accelerate development and commercialisation of promising drugs and medical devices into...
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Omico: Using Genomics to Accelerate Access to Next Generation Cancer Treatments
Omico is leading Australia’s largest cancer genomics initiative –giving 23,000 Australians nationwide with advanced or incurable cancers, access to genomic profiling to detect unique genetic variations in their tumours to identify potential matches to new targeted treatments options. It is…
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Biocom California's Mission to Connect Down Under
Biocom California is the US state’s advocate for the life sciences industry with a network of over 1700 members. With offices located in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, Washington, D.C, and Tokyo the group is focused on building international collaborations and…
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BIO Bites: Making Global Connections and Collaborations at BIO 2024 (Part 3)
Back in June, MTPConnect led the Australian delegation at BIO 2024 in San Diego organising a range of activities to showcase Australia’s innovative life sciences sector to the international biotech industry. With a powerful #TeamAustralia focus and a 500-strong delegation from Australia, BIO2024...
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BIO Bites: Doing Business at BIO 2024 (Part 2)
Back in June, MTPConnect led the Australian delegation at BIO 2024 in San Diego organising a range of activities to showcase Australia’s innovative life sciences sector to the international biotech industry. With a powerful #TeamAustralia focus and a 500-strong delegation from Australia, BIO2024...
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Australian Centre for Accelerating Diabetes Innovations launches groundbreaking virtual emergency department diabetes service
Diabetes affects one in 20 people. An important initiative to set up a ‘virtual’ emergency department designed for people living with diabetes has launched in Melbourne, Victoria during National Diabetes Week, with the aim of preventing unnecessary trips to hospital. The Victorian Virtual…
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BIO Bites: How AI can boost Australia’s biomedical sector
ARM Hub is a technology adoption hub based in Brisbane, with a focus on robotics, AI and design for manufacture for biomedical, energy and defence industries. The not for profit was recently appointed as one of four AI Adopt Centres by the Government to provide a service for SMEs that…
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VitalTrace: Revolutionising Childbirth Monitoring to Keep Mothers and Babies Safe
The Clinical Translation and Commercialisation Medtech (CTCM) program aims to boost commercialisation of home-grown medical products. It is delivered by MTPConnect on behalf of the Medical Research Future Fund. WA-based VitalTrace is one of the companies participating in the CTCM program and...
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The Challenge: A $5 Million Competition to Reimagine Health Care in Western Australia’s Pilbara Region
Back in 2022, the Government of Western Australia issued a global challenge for a world-leading medical research and innovation solution to resolve a pressing problem of health service delivery in the remote Pilbara region. Ten projects were selected as finalists and given 12 months proof of...
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Australian Stroke and Heart Research Accelerator – driving clinical impact and entrepreneurship
The Australian Stroke & Heart Research Accelerator (ASHRA) was established in early 2022 as part of the Targeted Translation Research Accelerator – a program delivered by MTPConnect for the Medical Research Future Fund. This is a research centre with a difference. Lead by Australia’s foremost…
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From Mines to Medicines - Australia Poised for a Radiopharmaceuticals Revolution
Radiopharmaceuticals are precision nuclear medicines used for medical imaging and treatment that allow doctors to diagnose and deliver targeted therapies for diseases such as cancer. A new discussion paper from MTPConnect, ‘From Mines to Medicines. Australia’s Radiopharmaceuticals Future’ reveals...
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Argenica Therapeutics Trials New Treatment to Protect the Brain after a Stroke
Perth- based biotech Argenica Therapeutics is developing therapies to treat stroke and other neurological conditions. A new neuroprotective peptide treatment is now being tested for ischaemic stroke patients presenting to emergency departments at 10 hospitals around Australia and is expected to...
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SA Insights: Funding Programs that Drive Australia's Healthtech Innovations
Innovators have told us that funding is important but difficult to navigate. The Australian Government is committed to investing billions of dollars into medical research and industry growth, cultivating a culture of translation and improving health for all Australians. So MTPConnect’s Adelaide...
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CTCM Connects Medtech Trailblazers
MTPConnect’s Clinical Translation and Commercialisation Medtech (CTCM) program held its first annual Symposium in Sydney recently, bringing together all 11 companies from around Australia who are recipients of CTCM funding to develop new medical devices to improve health and wellbeing. In this...
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REDI and GSK Australia’s Graduate Researcher Program is Bridging Research and Industry – Part 2
The GSK Australia Graduate Researcher Program (GRP) is a 12-month work placement program for PhD graduates supported by MTPConnect's Researcher Exchange and Development within Industry (REDI) initiative showcasing opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry by providing hands-on experience for...
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REDI and GSK Australia’s Graduate Researcher Program is Bridging Research and Industry – Part 1
The GSK Australia Graduate Researcher Program (GRP) is a 12-month work placement program for PhD graduates supported by MTPConnect's Researcher Exchange and Development within Industry (REDI) initiative showcasing opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry by providing hands-on experience for...
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Team Australia Makes Valuable Connections at The Medtech Conference 2023
As thousands in the medical technology sector headed to Anaheim, California for The MedTech 2023 Conference, MTPConnect was making sure that the 20 companies and organisations joining the Australian delegation were given opportunities to showcase their capabilities and make valuable US and...
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New Report Details Actions to Step Up Fight Against Superbug Pandemic
Dubbed the superbug pandemic, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been recognised by the World Health Organization as one of the top 10 public health threats facing humanity. Effective antibiotics underpin modern medicine and yet, it takes just two to three years for new antimicrobial medicines to...
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New Society Connecting Medical Entrepreneurs – Part 2
Many well-known Australian medical innovations have been developed by visionary clinicians – doctors, nurses and allied health professionals – including the cochlear implant and spray on skin. In this special series we continue to explore how medical entrepreneurship can transform healthcare and...
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