IDE’s Building Better Futures for Health Series

The Building Better Futures for Health (BBFH) Series is a series of interviews with founders, professors, executives, and other leaders of the Australian startup community. Together with our guests, we explore and analyse the drivers and challenges of the healthcare startup community in Australia and talk about their unique journeys and stories.

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    Episode 7 |

    15 Jun 23

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    Rob Gorkin & Simon Cook: Revolutionising safe sex with better feeling condoms

    In this podcast episode, Eudaemon's co-founders, Rob Gorkin and Simon Cook, discuss their journey from academia to entrepreneurship and their challenges in bringing their next-generation hydrogel condom to market. The conversation covers topics such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's call for a better feeling condom, the unique challenges of building a Medtech business, and disrupting the 100-year-old industry of latex condoms.
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    Episode 6 |

    13 Oct 22

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    Morgan James: The Renaissance of Manufacturing in Australia & The Iron Triangle of Healthcare

    Our host, Richard Sokolov speaks with Morgan James, Manufacturing Director at IDE. Richard and Morgan discuss the government’s plan to reboot Australian manufacturing, Morgan’s journey through the Medtech world, Kissick’s Iron Triangle of Healthcare and more.
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    Episode 5 |

    13 Jul 22

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    Sam van Bohemen: The $6B Problem. From PhD to Revolutionising Stroke Care

    Our host, Richard Sokolov, Executive Director and Co-founder of IDE Group, speaks with Sam van Bohemen, Co-founder and CEO of Nuroflux. Richard and Sam discuss how Nuroflux is trying to solve the $6 Billion problem with a novel approach, why technology isn’t everything, and what you need as a founder for a successful commercial outcome.
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    Episode 4 |

    16 Mar 22

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    Dr Alan Taylor: How to Raise Capital and the Mission to Improve Cancer Treatment

    Our host, Richard Sokolov, Executive Director and co-founder of IDE Group, speaks with Dr Alan Taylor, Executive Chairman of Clarity Pharmaceuticals. Richard and Alan discuss advice on capital raising, the importance of having skin in the game, why intellectual property is so important in life sciences, how Clarity went from two provisional patents to the biggest IPO on the ASX, and many more topics.
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    Episode 3 |

    21 Dec 21

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    Anne O’Neill: Mission to Add Value to the Medical Research Community in New South Wales

    Our host, Richard Sokolov, Executive Director and co-founder of IDE Group, speaks with Anne O'Neill, Director for Enterprise and International Partnerships at the Office for Health and Medical Research (OHMR) at New South Wales (NSW) Health. Richard and Anne discuss her role, reflections on the past two years, her passion for translating research into real-world outcomes, the NSW Health Medical Devices Fund and her hopes for 2022. They also talk about Anne's passion for health and medical research that guides her on her mission to add value to the medical research community in NSW.
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    Episode 2 |

    02 Dec 21

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    Professor Watson: Ocurep’s Mission to Reinvent Eye Surgery and Eliminate Corneal Blindness

    Our host, Richard Sokolov, Executive Director and co-founder of IDE Group, speaks with Prof Stephanie Watson, known for her ground-breaking research in corneal therapies with over 200 publications and international patents. Prof Watson is a Professor at the Save Sight Institute at The University of Sydney, Head of the Corneal Unit at Sydney Eye Hospital and former winner of IDE’s BBFH Challenge Richard and Stephanie talk about her mission to eliminate corneal blindness, the mission of her startup Ocurep to make it easy to close eye wounds, the three biggest learnings along that journey and why technology is about connecting with people.
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    22 Nov 21

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    Mick Brooks, Head of R&D at Bayer: Australia’s Culture of Innovation

    Our host, Richard Sokolov, Executive Director and co-founder of IDE Group, speaks with Michael Brooks, Head of R&D Radiology at Bayer and long-time judge of IDE’s BBFH Challenge. Richard and Mick talk about Australia’s role in the global medical device market, the importance of execution and helping the patient, advice for entrepreneurs in Medtech and more.

Other Videos & Podcasts

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    May 23, 2023

    Shape the Future of Healthcare: IDE Group Unveils BBFH Challenge 2023

    IDE Group is proud to announce the launch of the highly anticipated Building Better Futures for Health (BBFH) Challenge 2023. Applications are now open to any individual, institution or company seeking to develop, manufacture or commercialise a health-related product or service.

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    November 15, 2022

    The MedTech Conference Boston 2022

    Leah, our Head of Global Partnership Acquisition & Development, went to The MedTech Conference in Boston. A fantastic opportunity to build partnerships and expand our position in the US market.

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    September 27, 2022

    IDE Group Reveals Award Winner for BBFH Challenge 2022

    IDE Group announced Misti as the winner of the Building Better Futures for Health (BBFH) Challenge 2022 and the People's Choice Award.

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