Category: MedTech Actuator Menzies Scholarship

Are you a researcher in MedTech, BioTech or HealthTech looking to explore entrepreneurship and commercialisation? Do you have a research project with market translation potential? Apply now for 2021 MedTech Actuator Menzies Scholarships!

Applications are now open for the 2021 MedTech Actuator Menzies Scholarships. Ten researchers will each receive a tailored learning experience, access to exclusive industry events and a one-off,  $1,000 stipend to explore entrepreneurship and commercialisation goals.  

Scholarships are available to high-potential scientists in MedTech, BioTech or HealthTech and researchers who may be undertaking their honours, masters, PhD or PostDoc – or perhaps have recently started working in industry. 

Scholarship recipients will be provided with unparalleled networking opportunities, leadership mentoring and insights into a career that fuses science, research, and entrepreneurship.

“Researchers make some of the most promising entrepreneurs – they are curious, natural problem solvers, humble and used to getting back on their feet after experiment failures.”
– Dr Buzz Palmer, CEO MedTech Actuator

The three-month scholarship will run from October to December and can be undertaken remotely while studying and working. Valued over $10,000, scholars will have access to the MedTech Actuator knowledge hub, online workshops, a three-day intensive from November 15 – 17 and the MedTech Actuator Showcase on December 9. 

“The MedTech Actuator Menzies Scholarship helped me improve my understanding of the MedTech industry, and I am already applying this new knowledge to our initiatives in women’s health technologies. I am extremely grateful to the MedTech Actuator and Menzies Foundation for providing me with this opportunity!”
– Ritesh Warty, MedTech Actuator Menzies Scholar

Scholarship recipients will learn alongside Australia’s best emerging entrepreneurs competing in the MedTech Actuator Origin pitch competition. In the final month of the scholarship, recipients will attend the MedTech Actuator Showcase and network with the largest names in global MedTech corporates, clinicians, ecosystem VIPs and investors.

Beyond these unique insights and opportunities, scholarship recipients will gain an extensive overview of entrepreneurship, the startup ecosystem and the commercialisation process. Topics will include business modelling, pitching, intellectual property, product development, branding, path-to-market, and more.

The MedTech Actuator Menzies Scholarship will support the scientific community’s commercialisation capacity by facilitating knowledge transfer from industry to scientists and researchers.

If you are an academic or industry  scientist or researcher – or you know one – you can find out more about the scholarship and apply today.

Key dates:

• Applications open July 5 – August 20
• Shortlisted candidates notified August 25
• Video interviews September 9
• MedTech Actuator Menzies Scholarship outcomes released September 15
• MedTech Actuator Menzies Scholarship Lunches October
• MedTech Actuator Origin intensive November 15 – 17
• MedTech Actuator Showcase Gala December 9

The MedTech Actuator Menzies Scholarship is supported by the Menzies Foundation as part of their Entrepreneurship in Science mission in partnership with the MedTech Actuator.

Apply now

Ten high-potential health, medical and biotechnology researchers have been selected to each receive a 2021 MedTech Actuator Menzies Scholarship – supporting them to develop a career that fuses science, research, and entrepreneurship.

The researchers and scientists are about to embark on a 3-month scholarship, where they will gain knowledge from leading industry experts, work alongside Asia Pacific’s best emerging entrepreneurs and have access to exclusive industry events.

Passionate about innovating to improve and save lives, the scholarship recipients are working in diverse fields spanning obstetrics, neonatal care, assistive reproductive technologies, emergency care, paediatrics, orthopaedic surgery, sexually transmitted infections, personalised precision medicine and more.

Scholarship recipients include:

• Martina Barzan – Research Fellow, Griffith University
• Sohyb Basir – Emergency Doctor & GP Trainee, Mater Health
• Chia-Chi Chien – Chief Scientific Officer, Research Fellow, OminiWell Pty Ltd
• Julie Dao – PhD candidate, Monash University
• Alinta Furnell – Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) (Medical Biotechnology & Microbiology), UNSW Sydney
• Ethan Grooby – PhD candidate, Monash University
• Debolina Majumdar – PhD candidate, RMIT University
• Hope Newman – Master of Reproductive Science student, Monash University
• Luke Visscher – Doctor, QLD Health; PhD candidate, QUT
• Ritesh Warty – PhD candidate, Monash University

Scholarship recipients will complete online learning and an intensive sprint alongside Asia Pacific’s best emerging entrepreneurs competing in the MedTech Actuator Origin international pitch competition. Recipients will also watch entrepreneurs pitch in Rapid Fire Rounds and the Gala Finals and will be welcomed into the MedTech Actuator’s Asia-Pacific-wide network that spans the entire commercialisation pipeline.

The industry-led intensive sprint and online course will provide scholarship recipients with a strong foundation in commercialisation. Topics will include intellectual property, pitching, startup 101, finance for beginners, business modelling, design thinking, path-to-market, and market analysis.

The MedTech Actuator Menzies Scholarship is supported by the Menzies Foundation as part of their Entrepreneurship in Science mission in partnership with the MedTech Actuator.

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Applications are now open for 2021 MedTech Actuator Menzies Scholarships – each valued at $10,000. Ten junior researchers will each receive tailored education, access to exclusive industry events and a $1,000 stipend to support them in exploring their commercialisation goals.

Scholarships are available to high-potential junior health, medical or biotechnology scientists and researchers who may be undertaking their honours, masters or PhD – or even starting to work in their chosen field.

The three-month scholarship will run from February to April 2021 and can be undertaken remotely while studying and working – requiring a small time commitment in month one and two and attendance at a three day immersion intensive during month three.

Scholarship recipients will experience unparalleled networking opportunities and gain insights into the possibilities in a career that fuses science, research, and entrepreneurship.

Scholarship recipients will complete their immersion intensive and online learning alongside Asia Pacific’s best emerging entrepreneurs competing in the MedTech Actuator Origin international pitch competition. In the final month of the scholarship, recipients will see the entrepreneurs pitch in MedTech Actuator Origin Rapid Fire Rounds and Gala Finals and network with the largest names in global MedTech corporates, clinicians, ecosystem VIPs and investors.

Beyond these unique insights and networking opportunities, the immersion intensive and online course will provide scholarship recipients with a strong foundation in commercialisation. Topics will include intellectual property, pitching, startup 101, finance for beginners, business modelling, design thinking, path-to-market, and market analysis.

The MedTech Actuator Menzies Scholarship will support the scientific community’s commercialisation capacity by facilitating knowledge transfer from industry to junior scientists and researchers.

If you are a junior scientist or researcher – or you know one – you can find out more about the scholarship and apply here.

The MedTech Actuator Menzies Scholarship is supported by the Menzies Foundation as part of their Entrepreneurship in Science mission in partnership with the MedTech Actuator.

Apply now