The AUScelerate Podcast

To mark International Clinical Trials Day, we’ve brought together a high powered panel to explore why clinical trials are so important to patient health - and national wealth.  Our CEO Dr Dan Grant is joined in the MTPConnect podcast studio by special guests CT:IQ Program Director Leanne Weekes, GSK Australia’s Head of Clinical Research Carrie Bloomfield and from California, Deep 6 AI Vice Preside...

As AusBiotech prepares to lead the largest ever Australian delegation to the BIO International Convention in Philadelphia, its CEO Lorraine Chiroiu joins MTPConnect CEO Dr Dan Grant in the MTPConnect Podcast studio to give you tips on how to maximise opportunities from the mission. 

Industry Mentoring Network in STEM (IMNIS) Executive Director Dr Marguerite Evans-Galea comes into the MTPConnect Podcast Studio to discuss the importance of mentoring in career development and how IMNIS is working to boost mentoring opportunities across Australia. MTPConnect CEO Dr Dan Grant also joins us and shares his experiences as a mentee. 

In Melbourne for the official launch of their Victorian office, the Medical Device Partnering Program’s Director Professor Karen Reynolds and newly appointed Regional Director for Victoria Professor Sally McArthur stopped by the MTPConnect Podcast Studio to discuss all things partnering, trends in medical devices and what they hope their expansion into Victoria will hold.

How does Australia get better at commercialising its world-class research? QUT Executive Director Professor Lyn Griffiths leads the Bridge and BridgeTech programs which help mid-career entrepreneurs and scientists with practical skills on pharmaceutical and medical technology commercialisation. She came into the MTPConnect podcast studio to chat about strategies for enhancing the commercialisation...

For medtech, pharma and digital health innovators, cracking the US market can make all the difference for a business venture.  It’s equally parts lucrative and challenging. We invited Frank Jaskulke, VP Intelligence at the Medical Alley Association in Minnesota, and our very own GM Stakeholder Engagement Dr Alfredo Martinez-Coll into the MTPConnect podcast studio to break down the do's and do...

Join MTPConnect for an access-all-areas tour of the St Vincent’s Hospital BioFab3D lab in Melbourne. Centre Manager Cathal O’Connell is our guide as we explore the BioFab3d@ACMD and BioPen projects, both supported by MTPConnect.

MTPConnect is participating in AusBiotech's Australian delegation to Hong Kong and Shanghai for the third Asian Investment Series. Our CEO Dr Dan Grant was on the ground in Hong Kong to discuss the importance of building relationships with Chinese companies and investors, the burgeoning potential of Asian markets and the potential for foreign direct investment into Australia's MTP sector...

Healthtech start-up Health Horizon has developed a unique platform to track development of Australian health innovations. Their project was supported through the MTPConnect Project Fund Program. Co-Founder Mathew McGann joins the MTPConnect Podcast with Director Major Projects, Elizabeth Stares, to tell us more about the platform and how consumers have come to appreciate it.

Today, the Australian Government announced a $150 million injection for the establishment of the Stem Cell Mission to boost health and medical research in Australia. The announcement was made by the Minister for Health Hon. Greg Hunt MP - MTPConnect was on hand for the big news and to catch up with the Mission's Co-Chairs Professor Melissa Little and Professor Mark Kendall.

Silvio Tiziani is the CEO of CCRM Australia and the Director of ARMI at Monash University. He chatted with us about CCRM Australia’s work in the regenerative medicine sector and what role it plays in advancing the future health of patients in Australian and globally. 

Lisa Suennen – known by her Twitter followers as the Venture Valkyerie – recently visited Australia from the US. She’s an entrepreneur, a Group Leader of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips looking after its Digital and Technology businesses and Founder of CSweetener. Lisa joined ANDHealth for its recent Digital Health Summit and Women in Digital Health luncheon to talk about entrepreneurship, venture c...

In this first episode of the MTPConnect Podcast Series, we are joined by our CEO Dr Dan Grant and GM Stakeholder Engagement Dr Alfredo Martinez-Coll. We delve into many of the big issues for the Australian medtech, biotech and pharma (MTP) sector including, digital health, precision medicine, regenerative medicine. We also look at what it takes to craft and develop a successful grant application t...