11th December

Cicada HealthTech Hub | Open House

Name: Cicada HealthTech Hub | Open House
Start: 2023-12-11T16:30:57+1100
End: 2023-12-11T19:30:57+1100
Location: Innovation Quarter Building

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Event description

Join this exclusive tour of Cicada Health Tech Hub and get a sneak peek of Westmead's newest innovation hub.

The Cicada Health Tech Hub will act as a unique home for early-stage med, bio and health tech startups and teams providing affordable office space, commercialisation activation programs, and a landing pad for industry-seeking solutions to their research and business challenges.

Meet the team:
Sally-Ann Williams - CEO of Cicada Innovations
Sian Priest - Director Community & Communications - Cicada Innovations
Lilly Bojarski - General Manager - Cicada Innovations Health Tech Hub
Dr Katja Beitat - Head of Health Tech Programs - Cicada Innovations
Zvezde Klingenberg - Programs Manager - Cicada Innovations Health Tech Hub
Prashanth Rajan - Investment Analyst from Brandon Capital

Opening address from Investment NSW Head of Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Liza Noonan

Tour the Facilities!

Get a chance to view the cutting-edge facilities designed to foster collaboration, creativity, and breakthroughs. Peek into the spaces where the next big ideas in health tech are taking shape.

Event Agenda:
4:30 - 5:15 pm Registration, Networking, and Tour of Health Tech Hub Incubator Space
5:15 - 5:30 pm Welcome to Country and Opening Remarks
5:30 - 6:00 pm Panel Discussion
6:00 - 7:30 pm Networking and Social Mixer

After the tour, there will be a chance to network, exchange ideas, share your insights, and build connections with like-minded innovators.

Find out more about the Cicada Health Tech Hub

The Cicada HealthTech Hub is proudly supported by NSW Government and is part of the Westmead’s Health & Innovation District. The district includes 4 major hospitals, 4 world-leading medical research institutes, 2 university campuses and the largest research-intensive pathology service in NSW. By 2036, the number of full-time staff will increase to more than 50,000 and the number of students will expand to more than 10,000. Among the first projects for development is a viral vector advanced manufacturing facility to provide ground-breaking trial therapies for infections, cancer and genetic diseases.

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Cicada Innovations

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Cicada Innovations is a Sydney-based incubator with a twenty-year track record of developing deep tech ventures tackling some of the world’s most pressing problems.

Working at the forefront of innovation, our ventures seek to create life-changing technology – applying cutting-edge science such as advanced materials, synthetic biology and AI to challenges like the future of human health, food security and the climate crisis.

Once a historic site from the last industrial revolution, our space is now dedicated to developing revolutionary science and technology that will change our world. Our resident companies and their teams have access to specialised labs, a community of mentors and experts, and a cohort of ambitious peers. As they scale, our team provides long-term business and commercialisation support across the full venture lifecycle.

Our growing community is for those who want to support and unlock the potential of deep tech. By connecting entrepreneurs, policymakers and researchers, our mission is to make Australia a leader in innovation, while developing the advanced science that will create a more sustainable and prosperous future.

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