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 A/Prof Hamish Meffin - hmeffin@unimelb.edu.au.
Biomedical Engineering Industry Advisory Group
| Name | Organisation |
|---|---|
| Mr Mick Shaddock (Chair) | MD Solutions/EBOS |
| Mr Ted Dohrmann (Deputy Chair) | Managing Director, Dohrmann Consulting |
| Mr Andrew Batty | Director, Lincoln Consulting |
| Mr Andrew Beal | Engineering Manager, Hydrix |
| Prof Arthur Brandwood | Executive Chair, Ellen Medical Devices |
| Mr Paul Carboon | CEO, Microbio |
| Mr Adam Clark | CEO, International Medical Robotic Academy (IMRA) |
| Ms Michelle Lee | Registered Patent & Trade Mark Attorney, GLMR Intellectual Property |
| Dr Samantha Lichter | Quality Engineer, Seer Medical |
| Ms Kristen Morris | Sector Coordinator - Disability Liaison Program, Austin Health |
| Ms Elise Sutherland | CEO, Stelect |
| Mr Rob Wood | Asia Pacific Director of Research & Development, Stryker |
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