Session one - Implantables and Bioelectronics: Revolutionising Patient Care

Explore innovations in implantable devices, including neurostimulation, bioelectronic medicine, including advances in neural prosthetics, brain-machine interfaces, and spinal cord stimulators.

Professor David Grayden, The Clifford Chair in Neural Engineering, The University of Melbourne

A/Professor Rachael Richardson, Head of Optogenetics Research Program, Bionics Institute

Dr Karolina Petkovic, Team Leader | Biomedical Sensing, CSIRO

Session three - Bridging the Gap: Translating Innovation to Impact

Short presentations on navigating the pathways from research to market, addressing regulatory, funding, and commercialisation challenges. Questions raised for audience consideration. Collaborative discussions and audience engagement interactive polls and Q&A on fostering a strong ecosystem through partnerships between academia, industry, and government.

Chair: Professor Marcus Watson, Enterprise Senior Fellow, Graeme Clark Institute for Biomedical Engineering

Helen Poliviou, Founder/Managing Director, PureCDM

Marc Degli, Co-founder, Blackhawk Alert

Beata Khaidurova, Partner, FB Rice

Dr Pip Karoly, Neuroengineering Scientist & Innovator | NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, The University of Melbourne

Professor David Grayden, The Clifford Chair in Neural Engineering, The University of Melbourne