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Latest in NZ Healthtech - The HTA Monthly Wrap

Kia ora customer,

Welcome to the September 2022 edition of the HealthTech Activator (HTA) Monthly Wrap. The beginning of this month saw the launch of the 2022 TIN Healthtech Insights Report: healthtech is a $2.9B sector, and its eleven TIN200 companies (5.5%) accounted for just over 20% of overall TIN200 revenue and 51.2% of growth. 

This month’s HTA blog features Peter Townsend CNZM discussing the importance of continuing to support innovation across the sector and the specific role played by Te Papa Hauora, Christchurch Health Precinct in Canterbury. 

The HTA has several upcoming events with a couple of company spots still available, so get in quick if you’re interested! On October 20th, we’ll be hosting companies in Auckland for the next Knowing your Customer and your Market workshop, and on November 3rd we’ll be in Christchurch for a valuation workshop. You can view all upcoming events on the HTA website. 

Read on for links to everything mentioned above and more sector news from the past month.

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

     

HTA news

Innovation - key to a successful health system

Peter Townsend CNZM, Independent Chair of Te Papa Hauora Advisory Council, Christchurch Health Precinct

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In this month’s HTA blog, Peter Townsend CNZM discusses the importance of innovation in health and the role played by Te Papa Hauora, Christchurch Health Precinct in Canterbury.

Read more on the HTA website

     

Upcoming HTA events 

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Knowing your Customer and your Market Workshop

20 October, Auckland | Facilitated by Dan Hansen and Will Perry of Apagie
This popular in-person workshop is part of the HTA market validation series and is aimed at healthtech companies taking a fresh look at their market and the way they validate it.

Leveraging their wealth of cross-industry experience, Apagie’s Dan Hansen and Will Perry walk you through the right processes and perspectives for successfully commercialising your health technology.

Register here
 

Capital Planning - Valuation Workshop

3 November, Christchurch | Facilitated by Jai Basrur of CGB Consulting
Our next HTA Christchurch valuation workshop is ideal for healthtech business founders wanting to improve their understanding of company valuations and the role they play in capital raising. 

Run by Jai Basrur from CGB Consulting, this in-person workshop provides an overview of the principles and techniques involved in valuing a company - including hands-on exercises using valuation methods.

Register here
 

You can view more upcoming events and e-learning on the HTA website.

     

Other upcoming Community Events

Digital Health Week NZ 2022

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5-8 December, Rotorua - you can read more and register here.

     

Other sector news

New Zealand Healthtech Insights Report offers timely deep dive into NZ’s largest tech industry sub-sector
TIN’s latest report details the healthtech sector’s growth, which accounted for over half of overall TIN200 growth with 22 companies generating $2.9B in revenue in 2021 (1 September: TIN)

From biochemical engineer to RespirAq CEO (paywall)
NBR profiles Sandra Grau-Bartual, CEO of RespirAq. In late 2021 RespirAq raised $1.5m to accelerate commercialisation of their humidifier innovation (5 September: NBR)

Digital Strategy for Aotearoa highlights digital health innovations
Digital health innovation case studies, including the new Dunedin hospital and Hira, feature prominently in the Digital Strategy for Aotearoa launched this month (14 September: HiNZ)

Trials for ketamine antidepressant as new $50m research facility opens in Auckland
A new $50m research facility was opened by Douglas Pharmaceuticals in Auckland, with several trials underway (15 September: Stuff)

Ian McCrae: From hand-to-mouth startup to world-leading health software company
Stuff profiles the career of Ian McCrae and his 30 years leading Orion Health. The company is pursuing large projects in the US and KSA as Brad Porter takes over as new CEO (17 September: Stuff)

Kiwi startup raising $6m for breakthrough implantable medtech
Watch Kitea Health’s Natalia Lopez pitch their pressure sensor technology at the Icehouse Ventures Showcase - Kitea Health are seeking $6m in funding for first-in-human trials  (19 September: NZ Herald)

     

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