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Webinar on Entrepreneurship by Jia Yee Lee

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Business model canvas is a strategic management tool used by established businesses or startups to define or revaluate their business model. In the seminar, Professor Jia-Yee Lee will provide examples of how the tool can be used to commercialise medical devices. About the presenter: Professor Jia-Yee Lee is the inaugural Director of the Centre for Advance Defence Research and Enterprise (CADRE-OCE) at the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Melbourne. She works alongside the Australian Defence âOperating in the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Environmentsâ (OCE) STaR Shot Program to foster engagement and partnerships between Defence, industry and academia to co-design and co-develop novel technologies that addresses CBRN threats. She is also the Co-Centre Manager focussed on industry engagement and research translation at the ARC Training Centre for Medical Implant Technologies. Professor Lee has expertise and experience in medical research, industry engagement, technology startup, commercialisation, and policy development, and is a passionate advocate for venture creation and entrepreneurship. Jia-Yee was formerly a virologist who led National Health and Medical Research Council-funded projects at the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory and Burnet Institute. She has a BSc (Hons), PhD (Virology) and MBA (Melbourne Business School) from the University of Melbourne.Science & Technology
The use of patient specific prostheses in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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The use of patient specific prostheses in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery By: Professor David Wiesenfeld & Mr Ricky Kumar The use of Patient Specific Prostheses in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS), along with Virtual Planning have become the standard of care in all fields of OMS, including Oncology, Orthognathic surgery and TMJ Reconstructive Surgery. Implementation in facial trauma surgery, is the next challenge with in-house manufacturing to be implemented in the future. Maxillofacial Oncological Surgery creates great challenges for patients, it is potentially mutilating and morbid, with the resection of both tumour tissues and normal tissues to create an adequate surgical margin to enable cure. Free tissue transfer is the standard for reconstruction, the bone flaps must be sculptured and fitted along with their soft tissue pedicles and adequate soft tissue to replace and repair the surgical defects. Modern radiology including Computed Tomography integrated with Angiography shows the tissues and their blood supply, enabling the design of more complex reconstructions. The reconstructions must be 3 dimensionally formed and fixed in situ to the residual bone stock. This is the role for patient specific implants, reconstruction plates that are virtually designed by surgeons and engineers working together. A new innovation is combining this planning with the use of conventional dental implants to reconstruct the dentition. Congenital, acquired facial deformities and temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ) pathology cause significant functional and self-esteem issues for patients. Congenital facial deformities such as clefts can be managed with corrective jaw surgery (Orthognathic surgery). TMJ reconstruction has been greatly advanced in the last decade with total joint replacement / reconstruction with prosthetic replacement. Both orthognathic surgery and TMJ reconstruction are now being done with virtual surgical planning and patient specific implants. This has led to significant improvements in outcomes and reduction in morbidity. This part of the presentation will highlight the advantages and pathway of planning and delivery of the prosthesis using recent Melbourne cases.Science & Technology
"Mass Personalisation in Healthcare through 3D Printing" by Mr Kyle Shapland, Materialise

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In a world where one size fits no one, Materialise believes everyone deserves a truly personalised care. Personalised treatment leads to care with better outcomes. Care that is more efficient and sustainable. The next steps are scaling these treatments and going from helping one patient to helping millions more. Thanks to Materialiseâs pioneering 30-year track record, we can achieve the best in treatments with mass personalization through 3D technology. Letâs make individualised care the new standard.Science & Technology
Personalized Anatomical Modelling: Now and the Near Future by A/P David John Saxby

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âMusculoskeletal models are the basis for much of modern biomechanical research and its application. However, their credibility as tools to aid critical processes in design, manufacture, and human health rests on how well these models reflect both the form and function of the individual. In this seminar, I will outline a continuum of approaches to personalization of musculoskeletal models, from simple to complex, and consider their respective merits and flaws. I will conclude by providing examples of new methods or integrated approaches that the Griffith Centre of Biomedical and Rehabilitation Research (GCORE) are developing within the Centre for Medical Implant Technologies (CMIT)."Science & Technology
"Tech& Regulatory Env: Keys to Successfully Navigating a rapidly Changing World" by Prof Nik Zeps

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"Technology & Regulatory Environment: Keys to Successfully Navigating a rapidly Changing World" by Prof Nik Zeps ABSTRACT: Technology and the regulatory environment: Keys to successfully navigating a rapidly changing world There is no better time than now to be engaged in harnessing the rapid advances in technology into practical solutions to improve the lives of people. Advances in medical technology have been at the vanguard of such translation into life-enhancing applica-tions. However, advances in technology also create challenges for the regulatory frame-work and it is clear that the current frameworks, whilst mostly robust, are fraying at the edges in light of technology such as 3D printed medical implants and Software as a De-vice (SaaD). In this presentation Prof Zeps will explore how the regulatory environment is responding to the challenges and what you can do to navigate it more effectively.Science & Technology
ARC CMIT Lecture Series on Technology from a Clinician Perspective

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Associate Professor Yi Yang, Adult and Paediatric Spine Surgeon at The Royal Children's, Royal Melbourne and Epworth Hospitals, presented a webinar entitled "Technology in my practice of spine surgery." In this webinar A/Professor Yi Yang explored and discussed the application of technology across his surgical specialty of spine surgery and how essential and embedded the use of technology has become in the practice of Medicine.Science & Technology
Personalized Medical Device Production Using Additive Manufacturing

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The ARC Training Centre for Medical Implant Technologies (ARC CMIT) hosted a webinar series, "Technology from the Industry Perspective." Mr Eric Bert, Chief Operating Officer at 3DMEDiTech delivered a webinar on 8 April 2020 on the "Personalised Medical Device Production Using Additive Manufacturing - from Patient Data to Finished Product." Eric Bert has 35 years of Disruptive Technology Management experience and leads 3DMEDiTech in the development of new solutions for personalized medical devices and COVID-19 testing. Eric holds a Bachelor of Science (Mechanical Engineering) from the University of Massachusetts and is a veteran of the 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing Industry. With broad global experience in medical device design, manufacturing and regulatory compliance, Eric is also the inventor of 3DMEDiTechâs world-leading COVID-19 3D printed nasal and saliva swab devices and solutions.Science & Technology
Personalised Medical Devices - Why the Fuss?

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Originally recorded on March 3 2021 Australia is at the forefront of new technologies in personalised implants and biomechanics. Advances in computer-aided engineering, patient-specific computer models and additive manufacturing have transformed outcomes for patients. Personalised medical devices such as orthopaedics and maxillofacial implants, artificial limbs and dental braces, are being used more than ever. However, there are challenges that limit their widespread use. Introducing the March MedTech panelists and chair: A/ Professor Andrew Bucknill, Head of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Royal Melbourne Hospital Andrew Bucknill is Head of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, who has an interest in hip and knee surgery as well as pelvic and acetabular trauma. Working exclusively at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, he was instrumental in improving the quality of care and training within Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is also an Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne, sits on the Melbourne Health Human Research and Ethics Committee and is on faculty for the internationally-renowned AO Foundation courses for fracture management. Rebecca Bateson, Assistant Director, Devices Emerging Technology and Diagnostics at the Therapeutic Goods Administration Rebecca Bateson is an Assistant Director in the Devices Emerging Technology and Diagnostics Section at the Therapeutic Goods Administration, serving as the project lead responsible for the introduction of the suite of regulatory reforms known as the personalised medical devices framework. Rebecca has a strong background in stakeholder engagement with the TGA, having previously managed the Medical Devices Information Unit and the Devices Secretariat. Her work has included developing legislative instruments, guidance for stakeholders and resources for both internal and external stakeholders to improve day-to-day business at the TGA. In 2016, Rebecca was awarded the Departmentâs Australia Day Award for Service in recognition of her commitment to stakeholder engagement. Eric Bert, Chief Operations Officer at 3DMeditech Eric Bert has 35 years of Disruptive Technology Management experience and leads 3DMEDiTech in the development of new solutions for personalised medical devices and COVID-19 testing. Eric holds a Bachelor of Science (Mechanical Engineering) from the University of Massachusetts and is a veteran of the 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing Industry. With broad global experience in medical device design, manufacturing and regulatory compliance, Eric is also the inventor of 3DMEDiTechâs world-leading COVID-19 3D printed nasal and saliva swab devices and solutions. Professor Sir Saeed Zahedi OBE, Chair of Product Advisory at Blatchford Professor Sir Saeed Zahedi, Technical Director at works for Blatchford, a global company who develops and manufactures orthopaedic products, has over 40 years of experience in the field of prosthetics. He was responsible for the commercialisation of the first Intelligent Prosthesis in the early 1990s and the worldâs first fully integrated limb system, Linx, in 2014. In 2018, Professor Sir Zahedi was made a Knight Bachelor of the British Empire for his outstanding services to Innovation and Engineering in the field of rehabilitation. Sir Zahedi is a multi-award winning author and presenter of over 170 papers, books and scientific publications and over 60 patents. Professor Peter Lee BEng PhD (Chair) Professor Peter Lee is the Director of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Training Centre for Medical Implant Technologies where he leads the largest industry-university-hospital partnership in Australia focusing on orthopaedic and maxillofacial implants. He is also the Chief Investigator in the ARC Training Centre for Personalised Therapeutic Technologies and is the Deputy Head (Research) at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Melbourne. Professor Lee's laboratory has made significant impact in applying interdisciplinary and multi-scaled solutions for complex biomedical problem, taking research through the full value chain from design, clinical trials to commercialisation. His team developed the titanium 3D-printed Melbourne Temporal Mandibular Joint prosthesis, using comprehensive biomechanical measurements to build computational models that represent the physiology of the human jaw.Education
University, of, Melbourne
Webinar: Introduction to Regulation of Medical Devices

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The webinar on âIntroduction to Regulation of Medical Devicesâ was presented by Dr. Jia-Yee Lee, Enterprise Fellow at Melbourne School of Engineering, The University of Melbourne and Co-Manager at the ARC Training Centre for Medical Implant Technolgies on 10 Jun 2010. The webinar provides an overview of the regulatory requirements of medical devices.People & Blogs
Risk, Regulation and Reality in Medical Technology

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In this webinar A/Professor Jason Chuen, Director of Vascular Surgery at Austin Health and Founding Director of 3dMedLab, the 3D Medical Printing Laboratory at Austin Health, talked about the medical technology from a clinician's perspective.People & Blogs
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