The MTPConnect Podcast
Episodes
Australia’s global search for a Strep A vaccine
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Strep A is a highly contagious bacteria responsible for more than half a million deaths every year and is developing resistance to antibiotics. In Aus...
Partnering in the age of COVID: Real World Tips from SpeeDx
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we take you to our recent Collaboration and Skills Summit where we brought together a panel of industry experts to share their tips a...
Clinical Trials in Australia: opportunities for growth
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we take you to the launch of our new report into Australia’s Clinical Trials sector held on International Clinical Trials Day in Me...
Partnering in the age of COVID: Real World Tips from Dimerix
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we take you to our recent Collaboration and Skills Summit where we brought together a panel of industry experts to share their tips an...
Are you a medtech or pharma startup? The 2021 Australian Technologies Competition wants you!
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s edition of the MTPConnect podcast checks in with the Australian Technology Competition - Australia's national Competition, late-sta...
Part 2: The Inflazome Story - the research, the deal and scientists that made it happen
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in for part 2 of our 100th episode special, following our chat with Professor Kate Schroder, head of the Inflammasome Laboratory and Director of ...
The Inflazome Story: the research, the deal and scientists that made it happen
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy 100th episode subscribers! We bring you part 1 of a special double episode following our chat with Professor Kate Schroder, head of the Inflamma...
Spotlight: Artrya Marches to its Own Beat
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, we chat to WA-based digital health company Artrya’s Co-Founders - CEO John Konstantopoulos and Chairman John Barrington AM...
Adaptive regulation for digital health technologies - a pathway for industry. Listen to Our Seminar!
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, we take you to our monthly seminar which is hosted by MTPConnect’s Andrew Bowskill and facilitated by Dr Lisette Pregelj (The Univ...
Making it Happen: Modern Manufacturing and Medical Products
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, we explore the Australian Government’s focus on modern manufacturing and Medical Products. The Minister for Industry, Science and ...
Improving Workforce Skills: Supporting the Development Pathway For Emerging Digital Health Entrepreneurs
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, we explore and navigate the development pathway for emerging digital health entrepreneurs with our REDI partner, ANDHealth, Australi...
Spotlight: Starpharma’s COVID-19 Nasal Spray for UK & Europe
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Melbourne based-Starpharma CEO Dr Jackie Fairley joins the MTPConnect Podcast this week to share the full story behind the fast track development of V...
Collaboration for Innovation: CRC-P Grants for Medical Products Manufacturing. Listen To Our Webinar!
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We’re patching you into our first seminar series webinar for 2021 about the opportunity to access Round 11 of Cooperative Research Centres Projects ...
Navigating Regulatory Pathways: Orthocell Moves Into New Markets
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s podcast, we travel to Perth to talk to regenerative medicine company Orthocell about gaining TGA, EU and US FDA approval to market it...
Establishing a Regional Medtech Network out of Newcastle
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week the podcast travels to the city of Newcastle to find out why a new regional medtech industry network has sprung up in the Hunter Central Coa...
Testing times – Aussie medical device breaks into US market
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brisbane-based Ellume Health’s Founder and CEO Dr Sean Parsons joins the MTPConnect podcast this week to share the full story behind developing the ...
The Lowdown: Funding for Two Research Centres in Diabetes & Cardiovascular Disease Through The Targeted Translation Research Accelerator (TTRA) Initiative
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To stimulate collaboration across industry, research and clinical organisations we’re allocating $20 million to support the establishment of two new...
Funding for Diabetes & Cardiovascular Disease On Offer Through The Targeted Translation Research Accelerator (TTRA) Initiative
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Targeted Translation Research Accelerator (TTRA) initiative for diabetes and cardiovascular disease, supported by the Medical Research Future Fund...
Developing Medical Countermeasures for Pandemic Preparedness
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
While Australia is getting on top of COVID-19 and Britain begins vaccinating frontline healthcare workers, the virus is still raging in the US, Europe...
The Future of Digital Security in Australian Medtech - Lives Depend On It
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Digital evolution is the central enabling megatrend of the MTP sector. As healthcare incorporates more and more digital solutions, its important to ge...
Show Me The Money: Preparing Successful Commercialisation Funding Applications. Listen to Our Webinar!
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We’re patching you into our November 2020 Seminar Series webinar about how to craft a successful commercialisation funding application. Hear valuabl...
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week: OUTBREAK Report On Superbugs
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Happy bonus episode listeners! To mark World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, the MTPConnect podcast team caught up with OUTBREAK Managing Director &...
Improving Workforce Skills: GSK Australia Joins REDI with new PhD Graduate Innovation Program!
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, we’re exploring the incredible benefits that can flow from connecting PhD graduates with industry. By giving researchers real-worl...
Improving Workforce Skills: Supporting Australia’s Growing Medical Device Startup Sector
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Medical Device Partnering Program (MDPP) is an ideas incubator, established in 2008, with the ambitious goal to make Australia the fastest country...
Accelerating Remarkable Disability Tech To Change Lives
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With one in five Australians living with disability, the power of technology is being harnessed to help overcome barriers. In this week’s podcast, t...
Improving Workforce Skills: Building an Industry-Ready Workforce for the Future
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Australian Postgraduate Research Intern (APR.Intern) connects PhD students with industry, from incubators to multinationals, through short-term intern...
Improving Workforce Skills: Creating a Vibrant Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The MedTech Actuator connects Australia’s broad ecosystem to empower founders to build the next wave of global MedTech, HealthTech and BioTech succe...
Improving Workforce Skills: Inspiring the Next Generation of Australian Medtech & Pharma Entrepreneurs
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Bridge and BridgeTech Programs, facilitated by QUT on behalf of a consortium of key industry partners and institutes, are nation-wide professional...
Why Australia is the Destination of Choice for International Medical Device Clinical Trials. Listen to our Virtual Medtech Conference 2020 Webinar!
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To mark our involvement in the Virtual Medtech Conference 2020 in Toronto, we hosted a special webinar with Austrade, for US and Canadian medical de...
Developing Diagnostics Needs A Different Approach: Listen to our Webinar!
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We’re patching you in to the September webinar in our 2020 Seminar Series to explore the challenges and issues specific to developing diagnostics in...
Launching Australia’s first Antimicrobial Resistance Network & the Fighting Superbugs report
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
MTPConnect recently held a virtual industry roundtable to launch the formation of Australia’s first Antimicrobial Resistance Network – the AAMRNet...
RPA Virtual Hospital - Revolutionising Patient Care
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you are tasked to setup a virtual care model to meet the demand for growth in hospital services, and just as operations are launched...
Improving Workforce Skills: Championing Social Entrepreneurship for Start-ups
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we catch up with one of our REDI partners, the George Institute for Global Health, an independent medical research institute based in...
Spotlighting Innovation in the Australian MTP Sector
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we bring you the keynote presentation from MTPConnect Managing Director & CEO Dr Dan Grant at Innovate Health 2020. Recent resea...
How will the R&D Tax Incentive Strengthen Your Business? Listen to Our Seminar!
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We’re patching you in to the August webinar on our 2020 Seminar Series. Hear from Dr Manuel Zander from AusIndustry in Queensland, Sue Mundy from th...
Improving Workforce Skills: Building a Clinical Trial Talent Pipeline
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The MTPConnect podcast team – Caroline Duell and Dr Dan Grant – explore how MTPConnect’s REDI initiative is supporting the Victorian Comprehensi...
South Australia’s Novel Response to Coronavirus
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we speak to vaccine development expert Professor Nikolai Petrovsky from South Australia. He is the Director of Endocrinology at Flinders Me...
Exploring the Pathways of a Regional Founder
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, the MTPConnect podcast team follow the trailblazing journey of a regional founder in Australia. We speak to Anna Barwick, a ...
How is MedTech Innovation Pushing the Frontiers of Human Movement? Listen to our Webinar!
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We’re patching you in to our latest webinar in the 2020 Seminar Series. Hear from A/Prof Jacqueline Alderson from UWA in Perth, Rick Wingfield from ...
Meet Professor Caroline McMillen – South Australia’s Chief Scientist
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s edition, we profile South Australia’s Chief Scientist, Professor Caroline McMillen who was recently honoured with an Order of Austr...
Improving Workforce Skills: How Mentoring is Creating a Culture Shift in STEMM Career Paths
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The team at the Australian Technology of Science and Engineering, otherwise known as ATSE, joined the MTPConnect podcast to chat about the success of ...
Spotlight: ANDHealth Reveals the Sleeping Giant in Digital Health
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Since ANDHealth’s inception in 2017, they have been working to elevate Australia’s emerging digital health sector and support start-ups and compan...
Are You Exploring Pathways To Commercialise a Health Innovation? Join Our Global Webinar
03 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We’re patching you in to our 2020 Seminar Series via our latest webinar. Hear from Boston-based CIMIT Chief Operating Officer Dr John Collins, Healt...
The New Frontier in Sports Science
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we bring our virtual podcast studio to WA, where our hosts Shannan Osrin and Dr Kate Brooks, check in with University of Western Australia A...
Part 2: Australia’s Rapid Response to the Coronavirus
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How is Australia progressing in the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine? The MTPConnect podcast checked in with University of Queensland’s Dr Keith C...
Spotlight: Getting Skin Deep with WearOptimo
12 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are constantly finding new ways to use technology to address major healthcare challenges facing the world. In this episode, we spotlight the resear...
COVID-19 Pivot: Therapeutic Innovation Australia’s Rapid Response
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we take you behind the scenes to the translational research facilities around Australia helping researchers take discoveries fro...
How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Healthcare with DataRWE
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Advances in new technology are driving the use of real-world data to improve healthcare research, including big data analytics, machine learning and A...
COVID-19 Pivot: Industry’s Response on International Clinical Trials Day
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Happy International Clinical Trials Day subscribers! To mark this important day, we gathered some leaders from the Australian MTP sector to discuss th...
Opening Up International Markets: BioKorea 2020 Goes Virtual
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As COVID-19 restricts international travel and many meet ups at conventions are put on hold, our MTP sector is adapting to the challenges by doing bus...
Is Your MTP Company Cyber Safe? Listen to Our Webinar!
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Happy bonus episode subscribers! This episode will patch you into our first webinar as part of the MTPConnect 2020 Seminar Series program, and due to ...
Spotlight: Microscopy Australia’s Technical Voucher Fund Breaks Down Barriers
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Microscopy Australia, headquartered at the University of Sydney, is providing discounted access to its microscopy services through a Technical Voucher...
The Innovation Upside of COVID-19 - Dr Pradeep Philip’s Novel Response
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How will Australia navigate its medical research and innovation response in a world impacted by COVID-19? Our podcast team talks with economist Dr Pra...
Aussie Start-Ups on the Commercialisation Runway – Meet Tournicare & Navi Medical Technologies
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Thursday subscribers! This week’s edition features the Founders of two emerging Australian medtech start-ups, Tournicare's Co-Founder &am...
COVID-19 Pivot: EpiChem’s Novel Response
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this current COVID-19 climate, companies are pivoting and stepping-up to meet industry challenges. Continuing discussions in our virtual podcast st...
Improving Workforce Skills – Keeping Pace with Cancer Research
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For this week’s edition of the podcast, we chat to Dr David Kok, a Radiation Oncologist and Director of Training at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centr...
Digital Health – Giving Children Back Their Sparkle
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Happy 50th episode subscribers! With this special milestone we do our first virtual chat, where host Caroline Duell speaks to Spokle Co-Founder Elisab...
Opening up International Markets: Developing a U.S. Market Entry Strategy
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
MTPConnect hosted Medical Alley Association’s VP Intelligence Frank Jaskulke for our first Seminar Series around Australia. The podcast team spoke t...
Part 2: Australia’s Position to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Australia is stepping-up to the global challenge to tackle Antimicrobial Resistance, and this week our podcast takes you to a keynote presentation by ...
Spotlight: How Tele Trials Are Giving Rural Cancer Patients Access to New Treatments with COSA
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is a tele trial and how do patients get access to these in regional Australia? The podcast team chat to Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (C...
Tackling a Global Health Challenge in Antimicrobial Resistance
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is recognised as one of the world’s most pressing global health priorities according to the World Health Organization...
Diving into Deep Tech with Cicada Innovations
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is deep tech? We find this out in this week’s edition of the MTPConnect podcast, where host Shannan Osrin chats to Cicada Innovations CEO Sally...
Meet Dr Amanda Caples - Victoria’s Lead Scientist
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s edition, we profile Victoria’s Lead Scientist, Dr Amanda Caples. We explore her career in research, industry and the public sector,...
Australia’s Novel Response to the New Coronavirus
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s special edition of the MTPConnect podcast, we look at the critical role being played by Australian scientists and researchers as part...
Funding on Offer Through the Biomedical Translation Bridge Program
07 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Round two applications for funding through the Biomedical Translation Bridge program will open shortly. In this episode of the MTPConnect podcast, w...
Digital Health – The Future of Tomorrow
29 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For this edition of the MTPConnect Podcast, we speak to Arthur Ong, Head of Product Management at Curve Tomorrow, the award winning digital health and...
Travel to the Borders of Knowledge: Meet Professor Fiona Wood AO
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year and welcome to a new season of the MTPConnect Podcast.For this edition, we introduce you to a new host, Caroline Duell, and to a very s...
Spotlight: Unpacking the ‘India Opportunity’
13 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
MTPConnect with support from Asialink Business and Austrade released our new report ‘Frugal Innovation in Medical Devices and Technologies: The Indi...
West Tech Fest – Inspiring Innovation In WA
06 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For this edition of the MTPConnect podcast, host Shannan Osrin takes you to the West Tech Fest in Perth. Now in its eighth year it continues to bring ...
Building Project Success Through Translation
29 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The BioMedTech Horizons Program is focused on supporting translation of Australian medical technology innovation to address key health challenges. MTP...
Movember @ Mo-nash – Raising Awareness for Prostate Cancer Research
21 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) located at Monash University’s Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences in Melbourne gives early-t...
Reflections of a Senator - Arthur Sinodinis AO
15 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In a special episode, we sit down with Senator Arthur Sinodinos AO for his last interview before leaving the Senate to become Australia’s next Ambas...
From Uni to Industry - 2019 Bridge Program Symposium
08 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The MTPConnect Podcast team was on the ground at the 2019 Bridge Program Symposium in Melbourne late last month, speaking with bright and emerging res...
Meet Our Guest of the Chair - Dr Parisa Glass
29 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In a special episode, the MTPConnect Podcast brings you inside a Board meeting in Sydney with our Chair Sue MacLeman and the inaugural Guest of the Ch...
Spotlight: Anatomics Opens New 3D Printing Facility in Melbourne
16 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The MTPConnect team was on the ground for the launch of Anatomics new 3D printing polymer laboratory at the MAKE Incubator in Melbourne where Federal ...
MTPConnect Launches in Queensland
11 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
MTPConnect is officially open for business in Queensland, after the launch of our new offices at the Translational Research Institute in Brisbane! Min...
Part 2 – The 2019 MedTech Conference
02 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The MTPConnect podcast team bring you more on the ground conversations with international delegates and our Australian companies at the 2019 MedTech C...
Opening up International Markets: On the Ground at the 2019 MedTech Conference
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The 2019 MedTech Conference is underway and the MTPConnect team is on the ground in Boston to bring you exclusive chats with Australian delegates like...
Introducing Noisy Guts – an Australian Nobel Laureate’s take on MedTech Commercialisation
19 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We have a Nobel Laureate in the house for this week’s MTPConnect Podcast. Professor of Microbiology at UWA - and 2005 Nobel Prize winner - Professor...
Making Connections at the 2019 MedTech Conference
05 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The 2019 MedTech Conference is fast approaching and Melbourne-based Hydrix will be there are part of the Aussie delegation. We chat to the company’s...
Why Australia is a Go-To Destination for Clinical Trials
28 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The MTPConnect Podcast team recently caught up with Pfizer Ventures Managing Partner Dr Barbara Dalton to talk about Australia’s strengths as a dest...
Spotlight: Enhancing Australia’s 3D Bioprinting Capabilities with TRICEP
22 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Wollongong, south of Sydney, is famous for beaches, rainforests and increasingly its world-leading 3D bioprinting facility, TRICEP. In this episode of...
Kath & Kate - Enhancing MedTech Innovation in WA
15 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
MTPConnect is thrilled to be supporting Western Australia’s burgeoning life sciences sector which is producing standout startups like OncoRes Medica...
On the Ground at the ARCS Australia Conference
09 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The ARCS Australia conference, supported by MTPConnect, has wrapped up for another year. It brought together key leaders in the MTP sector - and we ch...
Spotlight: MTP skills and manufacturing capabilities with TRI & Vaxxas
29 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Translational Research Institute and Vaxxas are supported by MTPConnect through the Growth Centre Initiative to increase Australia’s skills and ...
Spotlight: Therapeutics and the Importance of Cancer Research
19 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Brett Carter is the CEO of the Cancer Therapeutics CRC and he joins us in the MTPConnect podcast studio to chat his team’s work, their project to bu...
Bionics in Boston: Join our delegation to the 2019 MedTech Conference
10 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Bionics Institute has signed-up to join MTPConnect’s delegation to the 2019 MedTech Conference in Boston in September -- and you can too. CEO Ro...
Exploring Emerging Megatrends to Innovate Your Health
03 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we take you to the Innovate Health conference and our Managing Director & CEO’s keynote address. Dr Dan Grant traces the histor...
From Queensland to Iceland and Back: Spend a Day in a Life Sciences Life
26 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
WuXi NextCODE Chief Strategy Officer Alex Fowkes joins MTPConnect Managing Director and CEO Dr Dan Grant in the our podcast studio to talk about his c...
Advancing STEM Education with BioEYES
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
BioEYES is an internationally-recognised STEM education program through Monash University’s Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) and the Australian...
The Lowdown – everything you need to know about the Biomedical Translation Bridge program
14 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The $22.3 million Biomedical Translation Bridge program opens for applications on 1 July. MTPConnect and our BTB partners BioCurate, UniQuest, the Med...
Opening up International Markets: On the Ground at BIO 2019
07 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
MTPConnect has been on the ground in the city of Brotherly love, Philadelphia as part of the big Australian delegation to the 2019 BIO International C...
Meet MTPConnect’s Chair – Sue MacLeman
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we introduce MTPConnect’s inaugural CEO, now Chair – Sue MacLeman. Sue steps into the MTPConnect podcast studio to reflect on her...
Oranges and Lemons - and the World’s First Clinical Trial
20 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
To mark International Clinical Trials Day, we’ve brought together a high powered panel to explore why clinical trials are so important to patient he...
Spotlight: Preparing for BIO 2019 with AusBiotech
15 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As AusBiotech prepares to lead the largest ever Australian delegation to the BIO International Convention in Philadelphia, its CEO Lorraine Chiroiu jo...
Spotlight: Boosting Mentoring in MedTech and Pharma
08 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Industry Mentoring Network in STEM (IMNIS) Executive Director Dr Marguerite Evans-Galea comes into the MTPConnect Podcast Studio to discuss the import...
Spotlight: Partnering for Medical Device Success
01 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Melbourne for the official launch of their Victorian office, the Medical Device Partnering Program’s Director Professor Karen Reynolds and newly ...
Spotlight: Building a Bridge Towards Commercialisation
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How does Australia get better at commercialising its world-class research? QUT Executive Director Professor Lyn Griffiths leads the Bridge and BridgeT...
Opening up International Markets: How to Break into the United States
11 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For medtech, pharma and digital health innovators, cracking the US market can make all the difference for a business venture. It’s equally parts lu...
Spotlight: Take a Tour of St Vincent’s BioFab3D Lab
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...