Innovating Medical Devices in Silicon Valley: Could We Bring Stanford To Perth?

What makes Silicon Valley the medical technology mecca? How can innovators in Perth tap into the success of this area?

Assoc. Prof. Peter Santa Maria will talk about his own journey from academic surgeon scientist to inventor and entrepreneur in the Bay Area. If you have a medical, engineering or business background, and want to create something and learn the process of medical innovation; there are some new opportunities launching in Perth to develop an idea to start-up and be part of the next wave of medical technology innovation.

Here is some more about Assoc. Prof. Peter Santa Maria:

Assoc. Prof. Peter Santa Maria is a clinician scientist with a focus on translational medicine and commercializing medtech and biopharma. Originally from Perth where completed his ENT training and PhD, he returned from three years on faculty at Stanford University to Perth in 2015 to become a founder of SPARK Co-Lab, a medical research discovery and innovation accelerator affiliated with Stanford in Perth. He is a founder of two medical start-ups, Flotherm, a medical device company and Auration Biotech, an ear pharmaceutical company. He continues to consult for a number of Bay Area and Australian medical start-ups.

This is a FREE event held at the Bloom Lab.

Bloom is grateful for the support of its partners, St Catherine's College (Foundation Partner) and Squire Patton Boggs.