A team who designed a medical device to improve the health of dialysis patients has won the inaugural Biodesign Sydney challenge led by Sydney Local Health District and the University of Sydney. The team created a 3D printed prototype for a tool called Dia-line. “This device will allow dialysis patients to easily and safely connect…
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A newly launched Digital Health Accelerator Program is hoping to capitalise on the talented tech, IT, business and medical scene in Western Australia to propel locally founded digital health businesses onto the world stage and successfully solve unmet needs for patients. Led by the Telethon Kids Institute and made possible with an X-TEND WA grant…
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The 2019 Perth Biodesign course kicks off tonight with the first Wednesday class session being generously hosted by the Centre for Entrepreneurial Research and Innovation (CERI). In 2018, the Perth Biodesign team received over 140 expressions of interest for only 25 places in the course. We are delighted to announce that, due to this overwhelming demand…
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Participants and teams for Perth Biodesign 2019 have been finalised and the course has officially kicked off with an introductory bootcamp over the weekend! Keep an eye on Accelerating Australia social media and the Perth Biodesign website for the 2019 Meet the Teams blog coming soon. In the meantime, we are very excited to introduce…
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Medical device start-up JR-TeCH, creators of eMotionGait, a wearable technology for prostheses, has taken first prize at the 2018 Perth Biodesign Pitch Night, presented by Accelerating Australia. For above knee amputees, prescribing a suitable prosthetic is a difficult process and it can be even more difficult for the wearer to determine that their prosthesis is…
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In late 2017, Dr Matthew Oldakowski was sponsored by Accelerating Australia and St John of God Healthcare to attend the Global Faculty in Training course at Stanford Biodesign. Matt and his team at Stanford were awarded the Robert Howard Next Step Award for their device, EarBuddy. Matt Oldakowski is a bioengineering postdoc at Curtin University…
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The 2018 Perth Biodesign course kicks off tonight with the first session being generously hosted by the Centre for Entrepreneurial Research and Innovation (CERI). Tonight’s session marks the first time that participants will meet each other, their designated teams and alumni mentors. Over the next six months, the teams will work together to identify and…
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It’s been an exciting week for Medtech innovation in Adelaide with the launch of the BridgeTech Program, the AusMedtech Conference and now the inaugural Adelaide Biodesign course launched on Thursday the 3rd of May featuring special guest speaker, Dr Leanna Read, Chief Scientist for South Australia! The Perth Biodesign course has now been running for two years with…
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As the launch date fast approaches, Adelaide Biodesign are pleased to announce that we have secured a number of local leaders in the MedTech and Business community to contribute to the content of our inaugural course. Speakers include: Dr Leanna Read Chief Scientist for South Australia, Department of State Development https://statedevelopment.sa.gov.au/science/chief-scientist Sharon Ferrier…
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The 2018 Perth Biodesign course was officially launched on Wednesday 28th March, with an event at the Centre for Entrepreneurial Research and Innovation featuring talks from 2017 SPARK Co-Lab Design Course alumni as well as world leading burns specialist and medtech entrepreneur, Dr Fiona Wood. As part of the launch event, several participants of the 2017 course…
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