Conference Program
Centre for Biomedical Technologies Conference
Registrations Closing Soon
Wednesday 8 November – 4.30pm – The Cube, Gardens Point
This year we will be opening the conference on Wednesday afternoon starting with our Poster Display at the Cube, this will be followed by a catered networking event with Bionics Gamechangers at Room Three Sixty.
Thursday 9 November and Friday 10 November 2023 – Kelvin Grove
You can look forward to 2 packed days of conferencing at KG-E5 Function Centre, come along to listen to an exciting lineup of external and internal scientific presentations, an industry panel discussion, E/MCR presentations, and HDR rapid-fire talks.
As previously, all conference delegates are invited to attend the Conference Dinner on Thursday evening, this year we are holding it at a secret location on Kelvin Grove campus.
Keynote speakers
Prof Lim Chwee Teck | National Univ
ersity of Singapore Biomedical Engineering
Professor Lim is the inaugural NUSS chair Professor at the Department of Biomedical Engineering & Founding Principal Investigator at the Mechanobiology Institute. He is also the Director of the Institute for Health Innovation & Technology (iHealthtech) & Founding Director of the Singapore Health Technologies Consortium. Prof Lim’s research interests are interdisciplinary & include human disease mechanobiology, microfluidic biomedical technologies for human disease diagnosis & precision medicine & soft wearable technologies for healthcare applications. He has authored over 400 peer–reviewed journal papers & delivered more than 390 plenary/keynote/invited talks.
A/Professor Arnold Lining Ju | The University of Sydney, Biomedical Engineering
Associate Professor Arnold Ju received his PhD in Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, USA. In 2014, he joined the Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Monash University, Melbourne as a junior postdoc; and relocated in 2015 to Sydney, to join the Heart Research Institute. In early 2020, Dr Ju joined the University of Sydney (USYD)’s new BME school as a senior lecturer and started up the Mechanobiology and Biomechanics Laboratory (MBL). By linking the mechanical forces behind blood flow and their effects on haematological proteins and blood clotting cells, Dr Ju has established a new field called ‘mechanobiology’. His work finds better solutions to help diagnose, treat, and control blood clotting
Commercialisation and Translation Panelists
Liz Gillies, CEO Menzies Foundation, Liz has over 25 years’ experience in a range of fields focused on initiatives for social impact. She has held roles in multiple sectors & academia. In 2018, Liz was appointed CEO of the Menzies Foundation which aspires to build a leadership movement that supports Australians to pivot to purpose, build leadership capability & contribute to the ‘greater good’.
Dr Erin Rayment, Executive Director QUT Industry Engagement. As Executive Director of Industry Engagement at QUT, Dr Rayment leads the team responsible for QUT’s engagement, partnerships & commercialisation. Erin began her career as a biomedical scientist with a PhD in tissue engineering, is a Graduate of the AICD, & is passionate about science, commercialisation & ensuring that research is able to create real world outcomes.
Andrew Bowskill, Director of Stakeholder Engagement QLD MTPConnect, As Director of Stakeholder Engagement QLD at MTPConnect, Andrew engages with a broad cross section of stakeholders including consumer groups, companies, peak bodies & Government. Andrew possess a deep understanding of industry & regulatory policy covering R&D, IP & trade agreements.
Prof Chwee Teck Lim, Director, Institute of Health Innovation & Technology (iHealthTech), National University of Singapore. Professor Lim is the inaugural NUSS chair Professor at the Department of Biomedical Engineering & Founding Principal Investigator at the Mechanobiology Institute. He is also the Director of the Institute for Health Innovation & Technology (iHealthtech) & Founding Director of the Singapore Health Technologies Consortium.
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