Wellington Health Tech Network
Date: 27 April
Time: Morning session - 08h45 to 13h00 and
Evening session - Networking from 17h00 to 18h30
Venue: Offices of Vodafone, Level One, Lambton House, 160 Lambton Quay
RSVP to Kevin.Sheehy@navigator.Healthcare
Join us on 27 April to meet the Health Technology and Innovation scouts for J&J and Pfizer, as well as local innovators and Government agencies supporting innovation. Wellington Health Tech Network, NZBio and WREDA are putting on an Industry Connect event to get our local health technology developers and researchers better connected to international industry partners.
We also now have a brief feedback report from the recent Callaghan, Noel Group delegation of med tech companies to Houston. Delegates got some great insights into their paths to the US healthcare market. See the evening session in the programme below. See video of NZ delegate feedback here
We invite you to hear about what the industry looks for when considering investing in biotech and device technologies. There will also be local presenters sharing their perspectives on successful partnering with industry.
Please feel free to forward the invite to your colleagues.
Programme
Delegates arrive 08h45
09h00 – 09h15
Welcome and overview of local Health Tech - Kevin Sheehy & Dr Zahra Champion
09h15 – 09h30
NZ Government perspective - Dr Megan Woods (Minister for Research, Science and Innovation)
09h30 – 09h45
Attracting R&D Investment to NZ - Kjesten Wiig (Director of Innovation Partnerships, MBIE)
9h45 – 10h15
Pharma priorities for partnering
Kathy Connell, Senior Director New Ventures, ANZ at Johnson & Johnson Innovation & Anand Anand Gautam, Senior Director and Head of External Science & Innovation (ES&I), Australia, New Zealand & Southeast Asia, Pfizer
10h15-10h45- Morning tea/ networking
10h45-12h00
Wellington research institutes / university research strengths in translational health life sciences
-Prof Richard Furneaux, Ferrier Research Institute, Victoria University
- Prof Charles Eason CEO, Cawthron Institute
- Duncan Mackintosh, Investment Manager, Brandon Capital Partners
- Paul Teesdale-Spittle Director of the VUW Centre for Biodiscovery
- Chris James, Group Manager Medsafe
12h00-12h30
Shared experiences of working with Industry
- Kathy Connell, Senior Director New Ventures, ANZ at Johnson & Johnson Innovation
- Anand Gautam, Senior Director and Head of External Science & Innovation (ES&I), Australia, New Zealand & Southeast Asia, Pfizer
- Kjesten Wiig, Director of Innovation Partnerships, MBIE
- Jennifer Anderson, Advisor, Powerhouse Ventures
- Jon Herries, Emerging Health Technology, Ministry of Health New Zealand
12h30 to 13h00
Lunch
17h00 to 18h30
Networking event
Hamish Clark, Senior Vice President Noel Group on the Report back from Med Tech delegation to Houston
Lance Walker, CEO WREDA
Please join us to develop your network with local and international Health Tech development and commercialisation.