The University of Western Australia (UWA) team delivering the portfolio of Perth Biodesign programs was very pleased to join our partners from the WA Government and MTPConnect to celebrate seven years of impact for the WA Life Sciences Innovation Hub (WALSIH). The celebration on Wednesday 5 th  November featured speeches from: Minister for Medical Research, Science and Innovation, Hon Stephen Dawson MLC; MTPConnect CEO, Stuart Dignam; UWA Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Pr

Philadelphia's University City Science Center U.S. Market Access Program is a high-touch program designed for growth-stage medtech, diagnostics, device, and digital health companies ready to expand into the U.S. healthcare market. It provides a curated, high-touch experience that helps non-US companies establish a U.S. foothold.  This is not startup roadshows or random pitches.     Companies get:  Strategic Market Entry Guidance  – Expert mentorship on operations, legal frame

Hear from Perth Biodesign and Biodesign Australia co-founder Dr Matthew Oldakowski and other global Biodesign leaders about the international impact of Biodesign enabled by the Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign's Global Faculty Training (GFIT) program.

Born in Western Australia, and now scaling in Rhode Island, US, VeinTech’s journey from Perth Biodesign ’s 2019 Flagship Program to establishing a global presence shows how strategic partnerships can accelerate global expansion.   In 2025, the company became the first beneficiary of the  Perth Biodesign–New England Medical Innovation Center (NEMIC) BioBridge , securing USD $750,000 in non-dilutive funding from the  Rhode Island Life Science Hub  to support US expansion.   Cli

Virtual master class direct from Silicon Valley. Registrations close September 5 2025. The 7th cohort of the University of California San Francisco’s acclaimed life science/healthcare entrepreneurship course starts in October 2025. This virtual course is live and online, takes place over a 10 week period and requires only 3-6 hours per week .  All lectures are recorded for reference.  Stephanie Marrus, Managing Director, Entrepreneurship, University of California San Francisc

In a spectacular showcase of healthcare innovation, the Perth Biodesign 2024 Showcase highlighted five pioneering teams presenting their solutions to some of healthcare's most pressing challenges. The sold-out final event, hosted at Perth Council House, brought together program participants, alumni, industry leaders, investors, and special guests from across Australia and overseas, demonstrating the growing strength of Western Australia's biomedical innovation ecosystem. This

Join us for an exciting and informative full-day showcase of medtech innovation and entrepreneurship stemming from startups and Biodesign programs across the Asia-Pacific region. Biodesign originated at Stanford University and is now taught in institutions across the world, training the next generation of biomedical innovators and entrepreneurs. What to expect: Medtech startup showcase Founder presentations on their startup journeys and path to market Keynote from global lead

Virtual master class direct from Silicon Valley. Registrations close 30th August 2024. The 6th cohort of the University of California San Francisco’s acclaimed life science/healthcare entrepreneurship course starts in October 2024. This virtual course is live and online, takes place over a 10 week period and requires only 2-4 hours per week .  All lectures are recorded for reference.  Learn business requirements for a startup, particularly if looking to the US market, from th

Perth Biodesign and Biodesign Australia, the training grounds for the next generation of biomedical innovators, are excited to announce significant changes in their leadership teams. Professor Kevin Pfleger , Chair of Perth Biodesign and Biodesign Australia , has announced the appointment of Oliver Bazzani and Chloe Goodred as the new Directors of Perth Biodesign, with Oliver, Chloe and Biodesign Melbourne’s Professor David Grayden becoming the new Directors of Biodesign Au

Five iPREP Biodesign teams have given amazing talks highlighting fantastic outcomes for the industry partners! Portable PPB Pty Ltd (2023 WA Innovator of the Year): PhD candidate Tina Phiri Chanda (Murdoch) and industry mentor Wade Lonsdale worked on expanding the application of detectORE™ to additional elements. NovaCina : PhD candidates Betty Zhang (Murdoch), James Smith (Curtin), and Saumya Heendeniya (Murdoch), fully immersed in NovaCina’s R&D team under the mentors

Perth Biodesign 2024 kicked-off with a bang at our blast-off bootcamp on Saturday 11 May. The energy in the room was electric (if a little nervous) as the 15 participants connected and dove into learning about the Biodesign process and what to expect over the next seven months! Since then, our Biodesigners have focussed on observation placements in hospitals and clinics around Perth, immersing themselves in a variety of healthcare settings, looking for interesting problems to

Perth Biodesign has been awarded $300,000 to operate its annual seven-month part-time course over the next three years. Read the full statement here .

iPREP Biodesign has been recognised with the 2024 Australian Council of Graduate Research Award for Excellence in Promoting Industry...

Providence, Rhode Island, USA and Perth, WA, Australia – Perth Biodesign (administered by The University of Western Australia) and the New England Medical Innovation Center (NEMIC) have announced a partnership aimed at providing their associated start-up companies with insights and guidance to navigate the US and Australian health and medical life sciences ecosystems respectively. Memorandum of Understanding being signed by UWA’s Professor Kevin Pfleger (left; Chair of Perth

The Perth Biodesign Team is pleased to welcome the 15 enthusiastic participants with diverse backgrounds across engineering, clinical, business and research that make up our three multi-disciplinary teams for the 2023 Perth Biodesign Course . The course kicked-off with a half-day bootcamp at the fabulous UWA EZONE facility on Saturday 27 May. Course Leads, Oliver Bazzani and Chloe Goodred said the energy in the room was fantastic as the participants connected as a cohort an

UWA and associated programs to benefit from international mentorship network AstraZeneca’s A.Catalyst Innovation Hub has entered into a collaboration with The University of Western Australia and all affiliated programs, including the WA Life Sciences Innovation Hub, Biodesign Australia, Australian Clinical Entrepreneur Program and Springboard Medical Manufacturing Alliance, to offer its global mentoring program to support associated start-up companies.  Kumaran Mani, AstraZen

and CTO named as a finalist in WA Premier’s Science Awards Australian medical device company VeinTech is honoured to announce it has secured $500,000 to develop its innovative handheld vein imaging system for clinical studies and progress towards commercialisation. A portable, AI-driven vein imaging device, the VeinWave will help clinicians target the right vein, first time every time when performing cannulations. The product is expected to lower training requirements, reduce

Meet the four start-ups solving some of the biggest challenges facing our health system This week teams from Perth Biodesign’s latest cohort presented their solutions looking to transform care for patients across endometriosis, adolescent mental health, surgery waitlists, and suicide prevention. At Perth Council House, the latest crop of 17 innovators, hailing from clinical, technology, and business backgrounds, presented to a full house of leaders, entrepreneurs, and invest

Expands relationship between Australia and world’s largest medical city Houston, TX, USA and Perth, WA, Australia – Texas Medical Center (TMC) and Biodesign Australia today announced a partnership aimed at advancing health and life science research through commercialization, innovation and research. TMC and Biodesign Australia will work collaboratively to facilitate opportunities between TMC Biodesign and programs within the Biodesign Australia network, and founders and ent

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