Join innovators, clinicians, researchers, investors and policymakers on Thursday 20 November for a networking breakfast and dynamic conversation with ACMD partner organisations on accelerating healthtech translation in Australia. Hosted by ACMD and powered by ANDHealth, this event will explore how cross-sector collaboration can turn breakthrough research into real-world impact.
Discover how the new ACMD facility serves as a national ecosystem for translational discovery; a living laboratory where biomedical engineering, digital health and clinical care converge. Together, we’ll tackle the key challenges of bringing innovation to life, from regulation and validation to commercialisation and adoption, and discuss how Melbourne can position itself as the health innovation capital of the Asia-Pacific.
Date: Thursday 20 November 2025
Time (AEDT): 7:30am – 9:30am
Venue: The Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery (ACMD), Auditorium, Level 1, 27 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, VIC 3065
Speakers:
Jeff Malone, Chief Executive Officer, ACMD
Tory Williams, Head of Strategy and Planning, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne
Panellists:
Professor Andrea O’Connor, Shanahan Chair in Frontier Medical Solutions, University of Melbourne
Professor James Fallon, Chief Technical Officer, Bionics Institute | Head of Department, Medical Bionics Department, University of Melbourne
Professor Robert Kapsa, Professor, Biofabrication and Tissue Engineering, RMIT University
Professor Natalie Sims, Deputy Director and Head, Bone Cell Biology and Disease Unit, St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research | Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne & Australian Catholic University
Caroline Herd, Head of Commercialisation, Health and MedTech, Swinburne University
Session format: Networking breakfast, presentations, panel and Q&A
Registration: Free to attend, but registration is essential
Who should attend:
- Biomedical, medtech and digital health companies
- Healthtech translation and commercialisation experts
- CXOs, KOLs, professionals, scientists, researchers and engineers
- Hospital and healthcare providers, industry support services and consultants
