BioTech NZ: Gut Instinct: The opportunities and challenges of commercialising Kiwi science

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. 

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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