Our industry engagement
Our advisory group and clinical partners we have worked with ensure that our teaching and research is relevant to industry needs.
Industry advisory group
Our advisory group provides valuable insights on our strategic planning, teaching, and research programs. Each member provides a link to the external stakeholders who comprise their field of expertise.
The goals are to focus on increasing industry involvement in course design, including input into:
- The curriculum
- Presentation of guest lectures
- Real-world case studies
- Industry-based projects
- Site visits
For further information, contact Prof Andrea O’Connor, a.oconnor@unimelb.edu.au.
Biomedical Engineering Industry Advisory Group
| Name | Organisation |
|---|---|
| Dr Stefan Mauger (Chair) | Seer Medical |
| Mr Andrew Batty | Lincoln Consulting Group |
| Mr Andrew Beal | Hydrix |
| Dr Arthur Brandwood | Brandwood Biomedical |
| Mr Paul Carboon | Solentropy |
| Mr Ted Dohrmann | Dohrmann Consulting |
| Mr Josh Farrington | Cabrini Technology Group |
| Mr Mick Shaddock | OMX-Solutions |
| Mr Rob Wood | Stryker Joint Replacement |
| Ms Elise Sutherland | Stelect |
| Dr Samantha Lichter | Seer Medical |
Industry and healthcare partners
A selection of our industrial, clinical and international partners and collaborators.
Biomedical industry and government linkages
- Anatomics
- Austin Hospital
- Bionic Vision Technologies
- Cochlear
- CSIRO
- CSL
- Defence Science & Technology Group
- IBM Research, Australia
- LBT Innovation
- Lima
- Medtronics
- Seer Medical, Australia
- Smith & Nephew
- Synchron
- Therapeutic Goods Administration
- Zimmer-Biomet
Partnerships with biomedical and clinical researchers
- Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery
- Bionics Institute
- Epworth Healthcare
- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
- Mercy Hospital for Women
- National Vision Research Institute
- O’Brien Institute
- Royal Adelaide Hospital
- Royal Children’s Hospital
- Royal Melbourne Hospital
- Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne
- SA Institute of Ophthalmology
- St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne
- St Vincent’s Institute
- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute