About the Event

AusMedtech2023 Pre-Conference Workshops

Discovering South Australia’s Medtech: A showcase of Places, People and Opportunities

Tuesday 23 May 2023 11am-12:30pm Presentation and Lunch

Optional Innovation District Tours 12:45pm – 4:30pm

South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute – (SAHMRI)

Auditorium - Ground Floor, North Terrace, Adelaide

Description

You are invited to attend a FREE showcase presentation featuring more than 20 South Australian organisations delivering services, products and capabilities in the medtech sector.

The showcase will be opened by a representative from the Department for Trade and Investment who will welcome visitors to South Australia and provide an overview on why SA is fast becoming a destination and incubator for medtech.

You will hear from Professor Karen Reynolds, Director of the Medical Device Partnering Program (MDPP). Discover how the MDPP is fostering collaboration between research, industry and government to develop Australia’s position as a global leader in the growing medical devices market.

MTPConnect’s stakeholder engagement team based in South Australia, and delivering the Adelaide Intermediary Program, will host the SA Showcase.
More than 20 organisations in the SA medtech ecosystem will deliver a series of fast-paced presentations introducing their organisation, discussing unique capabilities and facilities, and offering pathways for connecting and collaborating.

Guests will be offered a light lunch and networking followed by an optional guided tour of SA’s leading health and medical innovation precincts: Adelaide BioMed City, Tonsley Innovation District and Lot Fourteen.

Please select one tour option in the ticket registration process.

Touring SA’s Innovation Districts: Tuesday 23 May 2023 12:45pm-4:30pm

Departing from the SAHMRI Theatre, returning to the Adelaide Convention Centre to attend the Welcome Reception for AusMedTech2023 at 5:30pm)

Tour One – Adelaide BioMed City and Lot Fourteen.

Adelaide BioMed City is home to the Royal Adelaide Hospital (one of Australia’s most technologically advanced healthcare facilities and the biggest Automated Pharmacy Distribution System), the South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute, health and medical disciplines of The University of Adelaide and University of South Australia, and co-located medtech and drug discovery companies.

Lot Fourteen hosts more than 150 high-tech businesses and a particular strength in digital health, artificial intelligence and cyber.

This tour is 2.5 hours walking and tram.

Tour Two – The Tonsley Innovation District

(This tour is recommended for international delegates hosted by Austrade or Department for Trade and Investment)

The Tonsley Innovation District is a member of the Global Institute on Innovation Districts and is a leading-edge advanced manufacturing precinct. With a long history of high-value manufacturing, Tonsley exemplifies how places, sectors and people can transition to new industries such as medical devices. The precinct is home to Flinders University, TAFE SA, medical device and electronics companies, as well as health innovation and services such as ARIIA, the Global Centre for Modern Ageing and Autism SA.

This tour is 3 hours by coach transfer and walking.

The Pre-Conference Workshop is a free event as part of AusMedtech 2023. Book a FREE ticket for this workshop when you register for AusMedtech 2023. If you have already registered for AusMedtech 2023 and would like to secure your FREE ticket for this workshop, please contact events@ausbiotech.org.

Or contact Pia Vogrin at the Adelaide Intermediary Program.

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