MedTEC South Australia

MedTEC South Australia is an alliance of leading South Australian based Medical Technology companies. It facilitates the scale of new MedTech businesses while assisting existing organisations grow and develop globally. BACKGROUND The state of South Australia's reputation as a global centre of excellence is based on the continuous delivery of a number of world-first MedTech innovations, from the disposable syringe in the 1950s, to some of the world's leading medical laser technologies today. These include: - Photonics and Advanced Sensing - Medical Lasers (Ophthalmic) - Orthopaedic & Trauma devices - Reproductive devices (IVF) - Surgical devices (sutures) - Scanning and Diagnostics CHARTER MedTEC South Australia operates primarily with an advanced manufacturing agenda, focusing on long term economic development outcomes. Accordingly, this private/public partnership is supported by the Government of South Australia via the Department of State Development. The primary activity is advancement of key MedTech programmes through the connection of research, investment and advanced manufacturing capability. Application of proven industry collaboration models support that outcome. KEY INDUSTRY SECTORS AND PARTICIPANTS - The State's largest Medical Device manufacturers. - Research units within the state's three key Universities (Adelaide, Flinders and UniSA) - Medical Device Partnering Program (MDPP) - Medical Device Research Institute (MDRI) - Health Industries SA - Dept. of Innovation and Skills - Ausindustry (Federal) - SA Health - Various suppliers and support organizations APPROACH MedTEC South Australia assists the commercialisation and scale up of high potential opportunities by providing guidance in the following key areas: - Technology research - Public policy - Industry regulation - Training and Development - Business planning and development - Intellectual property - Manufacturing capability - Investment (private) - Grants (Public)