Message from the CEO

As part of our commitment to First Nations Science, MTPConnect and the Lowitja Institute have released a discussion paper to help guide design of research funding programs that will benefit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing.

The paper is based on the needs assessment and prioritisation work conducted for the third funding round of MTPConnect’s Targeted Translation Research Accelerator (TTRA) program which targets solutions for diabetes and cardiovascular disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

‘Targeted Translation Research Accelerator Needs Assessment and Prioritisation Project’ provides a framework for how Indigenous-led priority setting can inform important funding decisions.

We thank Lowitja Institute for working with us to develop this important resource for heath research and help elevate First Nations science.

With the release of the 2023 Federal Budget earlier this month, we welcomed the Government’s commitment to establish a new Industry Growth Program to power development of priority sectors, including medtech, biotech and pharma.

The $392.4 million initiative, through the Department of Industry, Science and Resources, has the potential to turbocharge the commercialisation journey of medical science start-ups and SMEs, supporting their growth into tomorrow’s larger companies playing on the world stage – and employing more Australians.

It’s a welcome commitment to the potential of our sector.

We know that industry connections and on-the-ground insights are a key commercialisation success factor. It’s why we were so pleased to bring to Australia, Medical Alley Association of Minnesota’s Frank Jaskulke, an expert in medical technology commercialisation and US market entry.

Minnesota is one of the biggest medtech clusters in the world and our relationship with Frank and the Medical Alley organisation is all about making the right connections for Australian medtech companies and start-ups seeking to access the US market.

During a whirlwind visit across the country, Frank was able to connect with companies and stakeholders in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney and participate in various activities for our Clinical Translation and Commercialisation Medtech program.

Boston beckons, or more accurately the 2023 Biotechnology Innovation Organisation (BIO) International Convention which is such a critical event for making the right international connections. Our Chair, Hon Jaala Pulford, will be hosting a series of special events to connect companies and innovators with international partners and funding opportunities - the Accelerating Australian Innovation Symposium and Australian Global VIP Business and Networking Reception on 4 June, and the Australian Women in Life Sciences Leadership forum, in partnership with Sanofi, on 5 June. You will find us at the Team Australia Pavilion, which we are supporting in partnership with AusBiotech, Austrade, CSIRO and state governments. And we’re planning to bring you a wrap up in a series of podcast episodes in the coming months.

Recently, we took part in Australia’s delegation to BioKorea to cement South Korean trade and investment connections. I was delighted to announce a new REDI Fellow - Dr Alex Smith from the University of Queensland - has been selected to travel to Seoul to work and learn with Cytiva, a global leader in life sciences.

Back home, it has been a busy month for Australian companies and researchers developing medical products and innovations.

During May we were delighted to support a number of key events in Adelaide including participating in AusBiotech’s AusMedtech conference and the SA Medtech Showcase and Innovation Precinct Tours with the Department for Trade and Investment, ANDHealth's Digital Health Summit, the SA Insights Series with Fertilis and the first REDI Fellowship Alumni networking event. We saw presentations from our chair and many of our team at these important sector events. Congratulations to AusBiotech on the success of this year’s AusMedtech event – and my thanks to Jo Close and the Adelaide Intermediary Program for all their work in making the week so successful for the attendees from across Australia.

Take some time to listen to new podcast episodes published this month about CSIRO spin-out Cardihab’s commercialisation journey with the ANDHealth+ Program and a wrap up of the SABRE Alliance workshop held in March that brought together industry, science and researchers to help tackle Defence’s most pressing needs.

Finally, I would like to acknowledge Sue MacLeman, who finished up with MTPConnect earlier this month. Sue has been with us from day one as CEO and then Chair. She has made an incredible contribution to this organisation and our sector – she is committed to STEM and supporting women in leadership and we are thankful to have had the opportunity to work so closely with her. On behalf of our team and Board, I wish Sue all the best as she continues to make a difference in this sector through her many directorships and advisory commitments.

We look forward to connecting with you through our latest news, sector events, international delegations and many more opportunities outlined here every month!

Kind regards,

Stuart Dignam
Chief Executive Officer

MTPConnect & Industry News

In May...

New Paper Promotes First Nations Science and Health Research Impact
MTPConnect and the Lowitja Institute have released a discussion paper to help guide design of research funding programs that will benefit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing. The paper, ‘Targeted Translation Research Accelerator Needs Assessment and Prioritisation Project’, provides a framework for how Indigenous-led priority setting can inform important funding decisions and is based on the needs assessment and prioritisation work conducted for the third funding round of MTPConnect’s Targeted Translation Research Accelerator (TTRA) program which targets solutions for diabetes and cardiovascular disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Read it here!

Adelaide Intermediary Program Tours WA Government Delegation
MTPConnect's Jo Close hosted a tour with WA Minister Stephen Dawson MP, John Van Der Wielen (FHRI Fund), and MTPConnect's Tracey Wilkinson to learn more about Adelaide's BioMedCity. Within 1,700 steps, the guests visited SAHMRI, Royal Adelaide Hospital, taking in a sneak-peek at the 'under construction', Commercial & General building which will be home to the Australian Bragg Centre for Proton Therapy and Research, and viewed the Fusetec - Advanced Surgical Training centre. On show: world leading research empowering communities to build programs which create impact, building skills and capacity with indigenous health and research workforce, robotic pharmacy operations, attracting, delivering, and building surgical skills training, showcasing the power of partnerships in the ecosystem to improve pathology on demand training, and advanced manufacturing to name a few. The benefits and opportunities of co-location, collaboration, connection, were all on show.

Discovering SA's Medtech: People Places and Opportunities
AusMedtech delegates were treated to a pre-conference extravaganza when our Adelaide Intermediary Program team hosted a free showcase and three guided innovation precinct tours with the SA Department for Trade and Investment. More than 150 guests attended the showcase hearing from 23 leading medtech organisations in the SA ecosystem and 40+ industry leaders shared their knowledge, capabilities, and opened discussions for collaboration and connection. MTPConnect's CEO Stuart Dignam opened the event, and thanks to special guest presenters Medical Device Partnering Program's Prof Karen Reynolds, and Director Health, InvestSA Department for Trade and Investment, Mark Wheeler.

Farewell to former MTPConnect Chair Sue MacLeman
This month, we farewelled Sue MacLeman as our inaugural CEO and former Chair. Sue stepped down from the Board in March when Hon Jaala Pulford was appointed as Chair, but continued to act as an advisor though the initial transition. Sue has been instrumental in creating and driving MTPConnect’s contribution to support the medtech & pharma sector in Australia. The Board and Staff thank Sue for her energy, vision and leadership and we wish her all the best for her future endeavours!

Making US Connections for Australian Medtech Companies – Frank Jaskulke's Visit
In May, we welcomed back Medical Alley's Frank Jaskulke, to share his insights on the US medtech market at a series of special events with medtech innovators in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney. The tour kicked off in Perth with the WA Life Sciences Innovation Hub hosting Frank at the sold-out WA Spotlight Series event, supported by RSM Australia. Attendees learned key insights into developing a US market strategy. MTPConnect's Chair Hon Jaala Pulford, and CEO Stuart Dignam, introduced Frank to representatives of the WA Government and universities at a roundtable to discuss the development of innovation ecosystems.

Next up was Adelaide, where Frank was as a guest speaker at the ARIIA Conference 'Facing the Future: Aged Care 2030 & Beyond' and South Australian-based medtech researchers, entrepreneurs, and commercialisation professionals had the opportunity to hear Frank discuss US market strategy at a seminar at Tonsley Innovation District. In Melbourne, Frank met with awardees of MTPConnect's Clinical Translation and Commercialisation Medtech Program (CTCM) to provide guidance on navigating the path to successful commercialisation. The tour wrapped in Sydney, where Frank spent time with NSW-based companies heading to the BIO Convention in Boston to help with their preparations, and shared insights on setting up US operations. He also connected with participants of the REDI-supported Health 10X Accelerator, led by The George Institute and UNSW, who were eager to explore opportunities in the US market.

New Podcast Episodes
Check out this month's new episodes! We captured insights from the SABRE Alliance's recent workshop, ‘Advancing the SABRE Alliance’ workshop, held in Canberra. The workshop sought to bring together biotech capabilities from Australia’s universities, research institutes, SMEs and manufacturers to connect them with the needs of the Defence and national security sectors. And take a listen to TTRA-awardee Cardihab, who share the benefits of going through ANDHealth +, a commercialisation acceleration program for digital health that is open now for applications (closing 18 June 2023).

Coming up....

Spotlighting Australia’s Life Science Innovations at BIO 2023 in Boston
MTPConnect with Austrade will deliver a commercially focused program prior to the BIO International Convention 2023 in Boston, US (5-8 June 2023), to help develop partnering opportunities for the 300+ Australian delegation. Our Chair Hon Jaala Pulford will be involved in the program that includes hosting three major invitation-only events.

The first is a Symposium - Australia Accelerating Innovation from Bench to Bedside, on Sunday 4 June with three interactive panel sessions involving key decision makers, highlighting Australia's health and medical research expertise, our growing industry capabilities and globally competitive investment environment, to an international audience
To follow, the Australian Global VIP Business and Networking Reception will spotlight Australia’s medical research and commercial investment opportunities, raising the profile of Australia’s unique capability and capacity in biotechnology to a global audience and giving the Australian delegation unlimited access to key decision makers in the biotechnology industry
On Monday 5 June, we will host the inaugural Australian Women in Life Sciences Leadership – A Global Perspective event, in partnership with Sanofi, showcasing the opportunities and challenges women in leadership in the biotechnology industry face in a changing global market.

Team WA heads to BIO 2023
Team WA is heading off to BIO 2023 in Boston this week, with a delegation of 22 organisations including the WA Life Sciences Innovation Hub. While in Boston, Australian and international guests are invited to the Western Australian Breakfast Showcase, a dynamic panel event that highlights WA as an attractive place to work in the biotech/pharma sector and live. WA government representatives will be joined by the WA Life Sciences Innovation Hub at an additional lunch event, a tour of Kendall Square, and other value-add activities supported by the Hub. It is sure to be an action-packed week at BIO. Follow Team WA’s activities on the WA Life Sciences Innovation Hub’s LinkedIn page.

SA Insights Series 2023: Featuring NovaEye Medical
Join the Adelaide Intermediary Program for the June SA Insights Series featuring NovaEye Medical on Thursday 15 June, and gain valuable insights into the future of the ophthalmology industry and the innovative vision of Nova Eye. Discover the latest developments in the ophthalmic field, including breakthrough technologies, advancements in patient care, devices, trials, and the product pipeline and future direction of Nova Eye. An interactive Q&A session will be followed by networking and refreshments. Register now!

61st Australian Export Awards Are Now Open!
Now in its 61st year, The Australian Export Awards is a long-running awards program, led by Austrade, celebrating the invaluable contribution of Australian businesses exporting home-grown innovation to the world. Applications are now open with 13 national categories on offer including, International Health, Manufacturing and Advanced Materials, and Advanced Technologies. Applications close in June 2023. Visit the website for State & Territory program closing dates.

CSIRO's Innovate to Grow program: Health and medical technology now open
Applications are open for CSIRO's Innovate to Grow program, a free 10-week program for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) working on solutions in the health and medical technology sector to explore how research and development (R&D) can advance their project or idea. Applications close 12 June 2023.

Science & Technology Australia STEM Career Pathways Survey
Are you thriving in your STEM career – or not? Share your experiences to create Australia’s biggest survey on STEM Career Pathways. The STEM Career Pathways survey led by Science & Technology Australia, will gather crucial information on workloads, conditions, career development and opportunities for people to move between industry and research across Australia’s STEM sector. It only takes 10 minutes and closes 14 June 2023.

New Ideas Incubator to Boost Aged Care Innovation
The ARIIA x MDPP Ideas Incubator is a recently launched joint funding program from The Medical Device Partnering Program and Aged Care Research & Industry Innovation Australia (ARIIA). Inventors from research, industry, and clinical settings are invited to submit their early-stage ideas to solve real-world problems in aged care. The process will involve eligible applicants receiving a review, assessment, and, up to 250-hours of technical expertise support. Find out more and apply!

Sector Snapshot

A new Australian biotech company, Resseptor Therapeutics, with the founding team based across Monash University, La Trobe University and QUT, has launched with an initial AU$2.25 million investment to develop new therapies targeting autoimmune diseases and cancer based on novel technology that improves the way our immune system recognises and responds to tissues, malignancy, and pathogens.
Brandon Capital’s CUREator incubator dedicated to supporting novel therapeutics and preclinical medical research, has announced its second round of funding, awarding $12 million to 19 projects targeting global health challenges including advances in treatment for lupus, motor neurone disease, brain and ovarian cancer, and inflammatory bowel disease.
ANDHealth Activate, the first dedicated digital and connected health accelerator program, supported by LaunchVic and designed specifically for the Victorian SME community has announced the 15 digital and digitally enabled medical technology companies that will benefit from this new program
Franklin Women, dedicated to supporting women across the health and medical research ecosystem, has announced it has secured a 2-year grant from NSW Health
Congratulations to Professor Michael Kassiou from the University of Sydney and awardee of our TTRA Program who has discovered molecules small enough to enter the brain and activate oxytocin receptors, which scientists have long suspected could be a potent method for treating dementia, depression and schizophrenia. It’s now worth $273 million
Congratulations to BMTH project EarGenie®! with Bionics Institute awarded a $500,000 grant from the Victorian Medical Research Acceleration Fund (VMRAF) to fund further clinical trials to develop a new hearing test for babies
Congratulations to Associate Professor Tony Velkov and Professor Jian Li from the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute who have been awarded two prestigious R01 grants from the US National Institutes of Health to develop novel antibacterial therapeutics against multi-drug resistant bacteria
WearOptimo CEO Mark Kendall appeared on The Times podcast, Planet Hope, to talk about how his medical innovations are revolutionising modern medicine
Congratulations to 4DMedical, who has made material progress in the development of its CT-based ventilation-perfusion product (CT:VQ), which quantifies and visualises regional ventilation and regional perfusion and recently completed an oversubscribed $25m Securities Purchase Plan
Congratulations to digital health company Neuromersiv, a BMTH awardee, who recently received clearance from the TGA to make Ulysses - a virtual reality (VR) based upper-limb rehabilitation therapy system for stroke and acquired brain injury survivors - available in Australia
FivepHusion, an advanced clinical-stage biotechnology company, has announced its collaboration with Treehill Partners and Syneos Health to help bring Deflexifol™ to market
Congratulations to WA-based VeinTech co-founder Nikhilesh Bappoo for being selected in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list – Class of 2023 for Healthcare & Science!
Our Adelaide Intermediary Program (AIP) now has a LinkedIn page. Follow along for updates on SA's health and medical innovations sector!
To find out what's happening across WA - follow the WA Life Sciences Innovation Hub directly on LinkedIn
Read the BTB Impact Report summarising the progress and impact of 21 projects that have completed MTPConnect's Biomedical Translation Bridge program
Read the MTPConnect 2022 Annual Report
Read the MTPConnect report commissioned by the TGA on 'Cell, Gene and Tissue Regulatory Framework in Australia: Stakeholder Perspectives', developed in collaboration with Evohealth

Sector Opportunities

Apply to ANDHealth+ program, the leading digital health commercialisation program in Australia, with a proven track record of scaling digital health businesses across a broad range of clinical and commercial metrics. Info session on 2 June. Book a 1-1 Office Hours meeting to express your interest and discuss your eligibility. Apply by 18 June 2023
Enter the InnovationAus 2023 Awards for Excellence with 13 categories including the Health Tech category - closes 2 June 2023
Western Australian health and medical life sciences companies! If you are heading to BIO 2023 or any other major conference or business event in 2023, apply for the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation's Market Access Grant Scheme for grants up to $5,000 (on a co-contribution basis) to attend major industry conferences or business events. Apply
The ARIIA x MDPP Ideas Incubator Program is now open! It aims to support early-stage product or technology innovation ideas for Aged Care. Successful applicants will be provided with professional technical expertise by Flinders University engineers, which may include proof of concept research, prototyping, product validation or co-design and trial. Applications close 9 June 2023
Nominations are open for Cooperative Research Australia's Awards for Excellence in Innovation, which showcases and recognises the inspiring work and impact of industry-research collaboration in the Australian innovation system. Closes 21 June 2023
Applications are open for 61st The Australian Export Awards. Visit the website for individual State and Territory closing dates in June
Check out the APR.Intern internships available in the MTP Sector!
Researchers are invited to apply for the following MRFF grant funding of $44.8 million for medical research and innovation projects under the Early to Mid-Career Researchers grant opportunity. Applications close 21 June 2023
Are you breaking new ground in tech? Ready to introduce your innovation to the world? The third annual KPMG Tech Innovator competition recognises Australia’s leading tech innovators and future tech titans. Enter by 21 June
The MRFF 2022 Frontier Health and Medical Research Grant Opportunity is open to researchers to pursue big ideas to develop new products and interventions and implement these into clinical practice, benefiting patients, clinicians, and the health system. Indicative close date 31 March 2026. Visit their website for more information
MRFF 2023 Global Health Grant Opportunity is funding medical research projects that will minimise antimicrobial resistance. Grants of up to $2 million are available over 2 years from 2023-24. Applications close 20 September 2023
Apply for CSIRO's Innovate to Grow program - Health and Medtech, offering SME’s the opportunity to advance and refine a business idea or innovative R&D solution to solve health and medical problems. Applications close 12 June 2023
The CSIRO Kick-Start program provides matched funding for start-ups and small business to access CSIRO support for start-ups and small to medium enterprises - visit their website.
ACADI is conducting a survey to understand the current capability and capacity for diabetes clinical trials across the Australia and New Zealand and identify those interested in establishment of a collaborative Australasian Diabetes Clinical Trial Network. Complete the survey
Learn more about the Australian Government's approach to the Critical Technologies List in an online information session on 8 June 2023. Register to attend
Applications are now open for the 2023 WA Innovator of the Year for outstanding Western Australian companies that have developed an innovative product, technology or service. Applications close 9 June 2023
IDE Group unveils the Building Better Futures for Health (BBFH) Challenge 2023 for medtech innovations. Win up to $40,000 in design, development, and commercialisation services from IDE Group. Apply by 27 July 2023.
The Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) and the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia are seeking the views of researchers in Australia on how assessment practices in universities, governments and the private sector shape research careers and how they influence researchers’ choices and priorities. Find out more on their website and fill in their 15-20 min survey.
The 'Discovery to Device' facility for accelerating MedTech commercialisation opens in Q3 2023, in partnership with RMIT and the Victorian Government. Visit their website and stay tuned!
ATSE's IMNIS Ignite is a new postgraduate internship program connecting industry-ready IMNIS Engage alumni with industry-based internships at host organisations. Register your interest.
The NSW government and Cicada Innovations are providing nationwide access to free online commercialisation training, 'NSW Deep Tech Commercialisation Program: Foundations'. Register!
The Minimum Viable Product (MVP) grant has been expanded. MVP Ventures is one of a suite of initiatives funded by the NSW Government under the Future Economy Fund’s Commercialisation Pathways Program, to drive commercialisation success in NSW. Applications close 1 December 2026
ARIIA Grants Round 5 is now open! Do you have a high-quality research project that addresses important gaps in aged care workforce capability, knowledge and will benefit the sector? Round 6 closes 23 June 2023
Keep up with funding opportunities and subscribe to MRFF newsletter, Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care. It’s a monthly newsletter, plus special announcements when new grant opportunities open
Do you have a great idea for a medical or assistive device and need R&D assistance? Connect with MDPP - supported by REDI
Subscribe to gemaker's Monthly Insights newsletter for researchers, inventors and innovative businesses
List your medtech organisation on MDPP's online Capability Directory
Report a Trade Barrier through the Trade Barriers Register

REDI Skills Gap Training and Development Programs on Offer

MTPConnect’s Researcher Exchange and Development within Industry (REDI) Initiative, launched in 2020, now boasts 20 industry partners and supports more than 40 training programs to plug the capacity, capability and experience gaps identified in the MTPConnect REDI Skills Gaps Analysis Reports. The programs listed below, are also featured in a courses brochure and online.

Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chain

SeerPharma ISO 13485:2016 workshop - Quality Management Systems for Medical Devices. For anyone interested in learning more about the application of ISO 13485:2016 requirements and benefits of a quality management system for medical devices. You may be a subject matter expert, in research, in a start-up, a supplier or a graduate with interest. On 26 - 29 June 2023 (Curtin University, Perth).
Centre for Biopharmaceutical Excellence (CBE) GMP training courses:

REDI Supported Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Training, GMP Uplift CBE’s GMP Uplift Programs have launched, and our first cohorts of participants are getting ready to finish and graduate. Register now.
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Uplift – Essential Program: a 5-day equivalent training program for new entrants into GMP related roles for those involved in human health. Learn more about the Essentials program.
CBE’s Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Uplift – Advanced Program: a wholly online series of self-paced learning courses coupled with facilitated webinars from CBE subject matter experts. Read more about the Advanced Program.

Business Operations

Life Sciences WA - Investment Series – open to all investors seeking to increase their knowledge of this growing sector. Register your interest

Clinical Trials

The PRAXIS Australia Clinical Trials Coordinator (CTC) Internship Program aims to equip new CTCs with the skills needed in Australia’s clinical trials landscape through leading-edge training. Interns will receive a stipend to assist with living expenses for the duration of the program. Apply via PRAXIS Australia website

Health Data and Cybersecurity

intelliHQ AI in Healthcare Training Program – Course 1 & Course 2 Register your interest!

Product Development and Commercialisation Skills

Biointelect - The Venturer training program – a one-day program designed for those looking to leverage external funding to accelerate commercialisation of their solution or technology. Happening in Sydney on 24 August 2023, Melbourne on 31 August 2023 and Brisbane on 7 September 2023

Events

6 June 2023 - 2023 mRNA Lecture Series - Lecture 4, mRNA Victoria & BioMelbourne Network (Melbourne)
6 June 2023 - Workshop: An introduction to research translation, Translational Research Institute (TRI) (Woolloongabba, QLD)
5 - 8 June 2023 - BIO International Convention, Biotechnology Innovation Org (Boston, USA)
6 - 7 June 2023 - Digital Health Festival (Melbourne)
6 - 8 June 2023 - ARCS Annual Conference 2023, ARCS (Sydney)
8 June 2023 - Australia’s vision and priorities for critical technologies, Australian Government (online)
15 June 2023 - SA Insights: Featuring NovaEye, MTPConnect Adelaide Intermediary Program (Adelaide)
10 - 12 July 2023 - 'Collaborate Innovate' Annual Conference, Cooperative Research Australia (Adelaide)
16 - 21 July - XXIII International Congress of Genetics (Melbourne)
27 - 30 July 2023 - BIOAsia - Taiwan (Taiwan)
24 - 25 August 2023 - Pre-Market Regulatory Affairs for Medical Devices Workshop – with TGA, MTAA (Sydney)
28-30 August 2023 - BioMedTech Horizons Program Finale, MTPConnect (Melbourne)
9 - 11 October 2023 - The MedTech Conference, AdvaMed (Anaheim, USA)
30 October 2023 - AusBioInvest 2023, AusBiotech (Melbourne)
30 - 31 October 2023 - MTAA MedTech23 Annual Conference, Medical Technology Association of Australia (Sydney)
1 - 3 November 2023 - AusBiotech 2023, AusBiotech (Brisbane)
15 November 2023 - Post-Market Regulatory Affairs for Medical Devices Workshop, MTAA (Melbourne)
16 - 17 November 2023 - Pre-Market Regulatory Affairs for Medical Devices Workshop – with TGA, MTAA (Melbourne)

To see what industry events are coming up in 2023, visit our events page.

Case Study Showcase | BMTH: 3D-printed Implants Creating Better Outcomes for a Common Wrist Injury

A pioneering technique, developed by Griffith Centre of Biomedical and Rehabilitation Engineering (GCORE), that designs personalised bone-ligament-bone grafts using 3D-printed biocompatible scaffolds is set to create positive results for people afflicted with a scapholunate interosseous ligament (SLIL) injury – the most common of wrist ligament injuries.

The SLIL joins the scaphoid and lunate bones, which are bones critical to normal movement of the wrist. The overall incidence of wrist trauma is reported to be approximately 70 out of 10,000 individuals and many of these cases involve rupture of the SLIL. The SLIL rupture is particularly prevalent in athletic populations, with men of an average age of 40 years at elevated risk of this injury.

Read more about how the Griffith Centre of Biomedical and Rehabilitation Engineering (GCORE), in close collaboration with clinical orthopaedics and regenerative medicine partners (WA-based Orthocell), sought to develop a world-first robust technology to address this unmet clinical need.

Sector Profile: Chrysalis

Chrysalis is a leading full-service health and medical research consulting firm based in Adelaide. The company is deeply committed to supporting health systems, innovators, researchers and clinicians through its expert growth, risk and clinical advisory services which supports clients to build the strategy, structure, capabilities and operating models required to enable evidence based care, evidence generation and to bring new therapies, products and interventions to market.

Learn more in our Sector Directory.

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