Fast, Fearless and Future – the theme of Queensland Health’s annual event
The day highlighted how streamlined processes can accelerate medical breakthroughs, ensuring that research translates into real-world solutions and drives innovation in healthcare and workforce development. MC Ms Lexy Hamilton-Smith, award-winning journalist, opened the day together with Country and Didgeridoo Performance Uncle Shannon Ruska, Tribal Experiences.
Keynote speakers: Professor Chris Molloy, Chief Executive Officer, Medicines Discovery Catapult, UK (top left) and Dr Jean Enno Charton, Director, Digital Ethics & Bioethics, Merck KGaA, Germany. Also photographed: Timothy Nicholls MP, Minister for Health and Ambulance Services and Ms Jodi Hallas, A/Deputy Director-General, Clinical Planning and Service Strategy, Queensland Health
Poster and Pitching Competition
Queensland Health researchers who conduct current and/or translation-ready research presented posters at a pitching session attached to this year’s showcase.
PhD Candidate Jonathan Gospos, a clinical radiographer at Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, showcased innovative treatment strategies for osteosarcoma, a rare bone cancer. Drawing on expertise as both a radiographer and pharmacist, Jonathan’s research explores novel tissue engineering and regenerative medicine approaches to advance bone healing and local chemotherapy delivery to prevent tumour recurrence. Jonathan is a PhD Candidate at our Centre and the Max Planck Queensland Centre.
The MedTech Experience Room
CBT was also represented in the experience room, an exhibition where visitors could touch and try out the latest MedTech products and services from leading Queensland companies.
Tony Parker showed Revita amniotic allografts for chronic wound care. Both visitors and media could explore product samples and discuss clinical applications.
Queensland Networking
CBT representatives joined people from across Queensland Health, as well as leaders from universities, industry and other government agencies involved in shaping and delivering healthcare. A few of the networking conversations were captured on camera.
CBT Centre Development Manager, Norbert Kienzle, with Jenny McLachland, Queensland Health
Norbert Kienzle, in conversation with Mark Jacobs, Department of the Environment, Tourism Science and Innovation
Norbert Kienzle, Deputy Centre Director, Indira Prasadam and Yi-Chin Toh met with Laurence Macia and Kimberly Nelson from Sanofi Translational Science Hub
Norbert Kienzle in discussion with Trent Munro
CBT representatives: Yi-Chin Toh, Indira Prasadam, Tony Parker, Norbert Kienzle,
and Olivier Salvado (right in photo).
Read more about the event here.