11 September 2019
Medtronic seeks partnership with innovating physicians in Australia and New Zealand to improve healthcare.
Sydney, Australia – 11 September 2019 – Medtronic Australasia today launched Medtronic Eureka, a web-based portal for medical technology innovation designed to help physicians and medical technology inventors bring their innovative ideas to life.
The Medtronic Eureka portal hosted on Medtronic Australia and New Zealand’s (ANZ’s) website is designed to provide a streamlined, single entry point for idea submissions, to enable strong partnerships between Medtronic and inventors in ANZ to bring novel product concepts to market and improve patients’ lives globally. It responds to the need of physicians for a clear, simple process to have the potential of their ideas evaluated by professionals.
“Through Eureka, Medtronic seeks to increase innovation in medical technology and ensure that patients can benefit from life-saving technology. We look forward to building the future of medical technology in collaboration with local inventors by enabling novel product concepts to enhance healthcare as a whole,” said Tim Fortin, Vice President and Managing Director, Medtronic Australasia.
Over the years, innovators have fuelled many of breakthrough inventions. By submitting a new idea via Medtronic Eureka, inventors are assured a fair evaluation by a team of trained, global experts. Inventors are informed of Medtronic’s initial decision regarding their idea within approximately 90 days of submission. If evaluation doesn’t reveal a fit for Medtronic, inventors can consent to allow the same idea to be evaluated by an industry independent medical device incubator – the MedTech Actuator, based in Australia or MD Start, based in Switzerland. This two-step approach is designed to ensure the best chance for the invention to be supported.
Medtronic, together with our incubator partners, is committed to supporting local medtech innovation. “Australia is amongst the global best in terms of research capability and capacity. We are energised to continue to help Australian innovators develop impactful medtech solutions for the global platform,” says Dr Buzz Palmer, CEO of the MedTech Actuator.
“We are confident that an approach focused on ANZ, which protects inventors and enhances opportunities to collaborate on innovation development, will yield excellent results and push medical technology forward,” said Mr Fortin.
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About Medtronic
Medtronic plc, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is among the world’s largest medical technology, services and solutions companies – alleviating pain, restoring health and extending life for millions of people around the world. Medtronic employs more than 86,000 people worldwide, serving physicians, hospitals and patients in more than 150 countries. The company is focused on collaborating with stakeholders around the world to take healthcare Further, Together. Visit the local site at www.medtronic.com.au
About the MedTech Actuator
The MedTech Actuator is an independent, not-for-profit entity, dedicated to powering the next wave of breakthrough HealthTech and MedTech innovation to advance healthcare. Through dynamic programs deployed across the entire innovation spectrum, our mission is to transform healthcare in Australia and globally, connecting the region’s diverse ecosystem. The strategic ecosystem approach offers an ability to find and connect to the ecosystem’s very best ideas, opportunities, skills and experts. www.medtechactuator.com
