HTA Monthly Wrap August 2023

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Kia ora,

Welcome to the August edition of the HealthTech Activator (HTA) Monthly Wrap.

The HTA is now on LinkedIn! You can follow us if you’d like regular weekly updates on events, healthtech ecosystem happenings, and other news.

You can also view all confirmed upcoming events on the HTA site. We have confirmed several more October events, including several co-hosted events with Te Tītoki Mataora in Auckland.

This month we share a blog from Sarvnaz Taherian of Auckland City Hospital’s design and innovation studio, Ara Manawa, who discusses learnings from the hospital’s pilot incubator programme.

Check out the links to all the above, NZ healthtech sector news, and global insights below.

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions to improve this newsletter, we would love to hear from you! As always, thanks for subscribing.

HTA Blog

Setting up a MedTech Incubator at Auckland City Hospital

Sarvnaz Taherian, Ara Manawa

Dr Sarvnaz (Sarv) Taherian from Ara Manawa, Te Whatu Ora Auckland’s design and innovation studio, discusses learnings from a recently concluded pilot medtech incubator programme at Auckland Hospital.

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Upcoming HTA Events

Demystifying Quality and Regulatory workshop

4 October, Auckland

Aimed at pre-spinout research groups and early-stage startups, this workshop covers the fundamentals of quality and regulatory considerations for medical devices. Offered in collaboration with Te Tītoki Mataora, this workshop is open to medtech startups.

Register here

Health Economics workshop

10 October 2023, Auckland

This highly interactive, in-person workshop is back to help you understand the drivers that determine economic value and a health system’s willingness to pay for a healthcare product. The workshop is co-produced with Te Tītoki Mataora and sells out quickly, so please join the waitlist if initial registrations are full.

Register here

Knowing your Customer and your Market workshop

17 October 2023, Auckland

How would your company benefit from more closely aligning your product and value proposition with customer needs? Join us for this popular market validation workshop aimed at early stage healthtech companies. It will be presented by the team at Apagie and draw on their cross-industry experience to outline the processes and perspectives that underpin successful health technology commercialisation.

Register here

Commercial Planning and Strategy workshop

9 November 2023, Auckland

Whether you’re getting closer to making your first sales or planning for future market entry, the complex nature of healthtech supply chains can make health a tougher sector than most. This highly rated workshop provides key knowledge and frameworks for excelling in the sales process - and attendees will leave with an actionable plan to drive future success.

Register here