Driving innovation with medtech grants
Tracks
Concurrent Stream 1
| Thursday, May 8, 2025 |
| 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM |
| Pyrmont Theatre |
Details
This session will dive into how Australia’s medtech-specific grant programs are helping to drive innovation, with a particular focus on product R&D and translation.
We’ll take a closer look at the NSW Medical Devices Fund, CTCM, CUREator & CUREator+ and Medical Device Partnering programs and hear about the impact they have had on funding successful commercial projects. Our panel will share the story behind these programs, the lessons learned, and the broader impact they’ve had on the medtech industry. We’ll also explore what the future of medtech grant funding looks like and how we can continue to push for support that fosters innovation.
Speaker
Dr. Aaron DeBono
Analyst
CUREator
Panellist
Mr Ben Wright
Managing Director
Ballistic Ventures
Chair
Dr. Anne O'Neill
Director, Enterprise, International Partnerships and Clinical Trials
NSW Ministry of Health, Office for Health and Medical Research
Panellist
Prof. Karen Reynolds
Director
Medical Device Partnering Program
Panellist
Mrs Danielle Shand
Director, Clinical Translation and Commercialisation Medtech Program
MTPConnect
Panellist
