BioTech NZ: Gut Instinct: The opportunities and challenges of commercialising Kiwi science
Event description
BioTechNZ, Aroa Biosurgery and Tech Futures Lab have joined forces to bring you this interactive Auckland networking event.
Come listen to a panel of Kiwi entrepreneurs who are working on and with the gut. That’s not the only thing they have in common – they have all taken an idea and turned it into a commercial product.Â
The Aroa story: Dr Brian Ward, CEO of Aroa Biosurgery, will give you some insights into his outstanding journey, from conceiving an idea in the lunchroom of a Hawke’s Bay veterinary clinic to cracking the US medical devices market, launching on the ASX, and beyond.
4.30pm Venue opens – networking starts
5:00pm Welcome and overview – Zahra Champion (BioTechNZ); Dr Brian Ward, CEO, Aroa Biosurgery
Speaker and panel discussion
The Insides Company Garth Sutherland, CEO
Alimetry Greg O'Grady, CEO and Professor of Surgery
The Pure Food Co Maia Royal, Co-Founder and Director
Aroa Biosurgery - Brian Ward – CEO
Panel Q&A
6.00pm  Drinks, finger food and informal networking
7.00pm  End
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