In Case You Missed It: Here’s What The MTPConnect Team Has Been Up To in February

06 March 2024

Early Results Are In – TTRA Program is Delivering Impact at Halfway Mark
MTPConnect has published a new report, ‘Transforming health outcomes for diabetes and cardiovascular disease in Australia – Interim report on impacts of the first Targeted Translation Research Accelerator' which shows MTPConnect’s Targeted Translation Research Accelerator (TTRA) program for diabetes and cardiovascular disease is already delivering benefits and novel health solutions for Australian patients and the health sector – just over halfway through its duration. The report captures the achievements to date of the two national Research Centres established – the Australian Centre for Accelerating Diabetes Innovations (ACADI) and the Australian Stroke and Heart Research Accelerator (ASHRA) – and the 22 individual Research Projects funded, which have been collectively awarded $38.3 million in competitive funding.

Join Australia's mission to BIO2024 in San Diego - Limited Discounted Registrations
MTPConnect is excited to lead this year’s BIO2024 mission to San Diego from 3 – 6 June 2024 to showcase Australia’s outstanding life science innovations, innovators and unique biotechnology, pharmaceutical and manufacturing capabilities. MTPConnect is hosting the Team Australia pavilion and the Australian Welcome and Business Reception. In partnership with BIO, we also secured a limited number of discounted registrations for companies in the Australian Delegation attending BIO2024 Convention. Check out the key dates, and find out how your organisation can be involved in your State’s key activities!

Register Your Interest for SA Delegation to BIO2024
Invest SA - Department for Trade and Investment (DTI), invites you to join the South Australian delegation travelling to the BIO International Convention 2024. The South Australian Government is supporting South Australian stakeholders as part of a collaborative national approach, including promotion, activities, booth and supporting resources. To join the delegation, register via email here or register your interest with SA Delegate.

MTPConnect Team Tours ZiP Diagnostics’ Melbourne HQ
MTPConnect CEO Stuart Dignam and BMTH Director Dr Gerard Gibbs visited ZiP Diagnostics in Melbourne meeting with CEO Dr Jack Richards and the team for a tour of their impressive headquarters, laboratory and manufacturing facilities in Collingwood, Victoria. ZiP Diagnostics is an Australian grown biotech developing and manufacturing world-leading point of care testing for infectious diseases with PCR accuracy and RAT speed! The company has established a sovereign manufacturing base, with all significant components of the test system domestically produced including assays, cartridges and instruments. And it can all be scaled up! MTPConnect backed their innovation through our BioMedtech Horizons (BMTH) accelerator program, aimed at an MRFF initiative, which is making home-grown medical products a reality and building critical sovereign manufacturing capability.

Preparing for Partnering - Get Ready for BIO2024!
For SA and WA-based delegates heading to the BIO Convention, join the Preparing for Partnering workshops delivered by MTPConnect to learn tips and tricks to secure and hold effective partnering meetings at major conventions. Register for the online event, Planning for a Productive Conference, on 15 March 2024. The second information session, Pitching to Your Audience, will be held in Adelaide on 1 May 2024 - learn how to tailor your pitch presentation and host a productive meeting to ensure that you make a lasting impression.

Join the SA Delegation to BIO Korea 2024
Invest SA - Department for Trade and Investment (DTI), invites you to join the South Australian delegation travelling to BIO KOREA 2024. Register your interest.

SA Insights Highlights Healthtech Investment Landscape
Entrepreneurs, innovators, and companies! Delve into the dynamic world of healthtech investment at Adelaide Intermediary Program's upcoming SA Insights event with Dr Natalie Rickers in a fireside chat with five distinguished guests including, Melissa McBurnie, Partner & Head of Impact at Brandon Capital, Stephanie Morris, Investment Manager at Artesian, JD Sheard from Southern Angels, Roy Smith, State Manager at Radium Capital, and Andrew Stewart, CEO of Endpoints Capital. On 21 March, 5.30 pm - 7.30 pm ACDT. Register now!

WA Life Sciences Innovation Hub Seminar in March
The WA Life Sciences Innovation Hub invites you to a special seminar event with international biotech consultant Dr Kate Hilyard, Translating complexity - getting rid of the jargon that often puts barriers between us. Kate has extensive experience translating complexity in roles at iHealx and the UK Vaccine Task Force working with government, science and business stakeholders. Join the conversation on 27 March at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research in Nedlands.

Connect with the Adelaide Intermediary Program's Fee-Free Services
Would you like to elevate your research impact, build connections and access advice to identify funding opportunities? MTPConnect's Adelaide Intermediary Program team will be working from the Tonsley Innovation District on the first Thursday of each month for drop-ins or one-on-one consultations. Access the fee-free services of the Adelaide Intermediary Program now. Book a meeting.

Season Six of MTPConnect Podcast Kicks off with CTCM Medtech Trailblazers
The sixth season of the popular MTPConnect podcast has kicked off this year with a focus on Australian medtech trailblazers! We meet Eudaemon Technologies, CathRx, Ventora Medical, LBT Innovations, and 4DMedical to find out more about the support they need to commercialise their medical devices, and how our CTCM accelerator program and MRFF funding is making a difference! Listen here!

Early Bird Registrations Open for AustMedtech 2024 - Book a Tour!
Register for the AusMedTech 2024 Conference in Adelaide on 22-23 May at the Adelaide Convention Centre. MTPConnect's Adelaide Intermediary Program team, with support from the Department for Trade and Investment, will be hosting 4 guided tours of SA's Innovation Districts. Registered delegates can sign-up to 'Discover SA’s MedTech, People, Places, and Opportunities'. Site Options include, Adelaide Biomed City, Lot Fourteen, Tonsley Innovation District and ANFF South Australia (Mawson Lakes). Grab your early bird tickets before 29 March 2024!

Pathology Technology Australia Presents PTA Congress 2024
MTPConnect is proudly supporting Pathology Technology Australia's PTA-C/24 Expo, bringing together stakeholders to address some of the big health system challenges we face, on 11 - 13 March 2024 in Sydney. Read the program and register!

WACHCI Expert Workshop Series in Perth
Delivered in collaboration with the WA Life Sciences Innovation Hub, a partnership between MTPConnect, the Department of Health (WA Health) and The University of Western Australia, ANDHealth presented the fourth instalment of the WA Connected Health Commercialisation Initiative Expert Workshop Series, 'The Digital Health Evolution and Surviving Due Diligence'. It was an insightful presentation with valuable advice from international guest, Lisa Suennen, followed by an engaging "Ask us Anything" session with ANDHealth CEO Bronwyn Le Grice.

SA insights Series 2024: Funding Programs That Drive Australia's Healthtech Innovations
Entrepreneurs, inventors, companies and researchers in the healthtech sector looking to learn more about the funding ecosystem in Australia gathered for The Adelaide Intermediary Program's first SA Insights event of the year. The event featured insights into the funding programs that drive Australia's healthtech innovations with six distinguished leaders each representing national funding programs. Stay tuned for our upcoming podcast episode recorded at the event!

SA's Global Market Navigator Program Lifts Off
Congratulations to the Adelaide-based healthtech businesses who were selected to participate in the inaugural Global Market Navigator Program, including Personify Care, Sementis, Fusetec 3D, Osteo-X, Protego Medical, RehabSwift, Innovatus Technology, Corcillum Systems, Addend.ai and ResearchSat. The Global Market Navigator Program is an initiative delivered by MTPConnect and supported by funding from the Adelaide Economic Development Agency (AEDA).

SA Team Host Workshops Exploring Untapped Potential of NCRIS Facilities
MTPConnect’s SA team members, Jo Close and Dana Bell, facilitated a full day workshop bringing together staff of the 28 National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) facilities from across Australia. The session explored the untapped potential to coordinate the shared capability and expertise of NCRIS facilities for the benefit of research and industry across the nation. Find out more about the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) capabilities, funding research infrastructure projects. Discover cutting-edge national research infrastructure to accelerate your healthtech. Reach out to an AIP team member for an Innovation Check-in Session to learn more.

Calling Clinician Entrepreneurs to Join ASME
Are you a clinician wanting to transform healthcare through innovation - join the Australian Society for Medical Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Backed by a committee of 'medical entrepreneurs' with diverse skills and backgrounds, it's a home created for doctors & other healthcare professionals to connect with medical entrepreneurs & innovators. Check out all the details on ASME website, follow on LinkedIn and join as a member for free!

The Artificial Heart Frontiers Program - developing and commercialising the world’s most advanced artificial heart
The Australian Government is providing $50 million to develop and commercialise the world’s most advanced artificial heart, a technology that could halve deaths from heart failure globally. The investment from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) will support the Artificial Heart Frontiers Program bringing together the Monash University-led consortium including Industry partner BiVACOR, University partners - Monash University, University of Sydney, University of New South Wales, Griffith University, and University of Queensland and Clinical partners - The Alfred, Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute and St Vincent’s Health Australia.

ANDHealth Accelerator Cracks Australia’s Commercialisation Code with New Report
A new independent report by ANDHealth and published by L.E.K. Consulting, the ‘Economic impact assessment of ANDHealth+ and Masterclass: ACCELERATE programs’ found that for every $1 invested into ANDHealth’s flagship accelerator, ANDHealth+, $19.70 in capital is raised and $4.2 in gross economic value is delivered by digital health SMEs. And for every $1 million invested, 56 jobs are created. MTPConnect was delighted to support the development of the report, and CEO Stuart Dignam joined ANDHealth CEO Ms Le Grice at Parliament House to speak about the importance of health innovation accelerator programs in driving jobs and growth in Australia.