Watch: Creating Impact through Health Innovation Symposium

The Creating Impact through Health Innovation symposium, presented by the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences as part of Melbourne Connect Innovation Week 2023, explores how commercial and social entrepreneurship can drive positive societal benefits and elevate the impact of groundbreaking research.

The discussion featured:

• Professor Peter Choong AO, Associate Dean Innovation and Enterprise, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences.
• Associate Professor Lauren Ayton, Director of Innovation and Enterprise Program Development and Industry Engagement, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences.
• Professor Kim Dalziel, Head of the Health Economics Group and Deputy Director of the Centre for Health Policy, University of Melbourne.
• Dr Buzz Palmer, CEO of MedTech Actuator and Enterprise Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Melbourne.
• Professor Olivia Carter, Professor in Psychology and Research Impact Lead, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences.

Key timestamps:

• 0:00: Professor Peter Choong AO: Welcome, Acknowledgement of Country and introductory remarks.
• 6:38: Professor Kim Dalziel: Health innovation through the lens of policymakers.
• 19:24: Associate Professor Lauren Ayton: Creating impact as a researcher in the commercial world.
• 27:13: Dr Buzz Palmer: Incubating ideas that make an impact on health challenges.
• 39:57: Panel discussion moderated by Professor Peter Choong AO, featuring Professor Olivia Carter, Professor Kim Dalziel, Associate Professor Lauren Ayton, and Dr Buzz Palmer.
• 1:07:22: Q&A session with in-person attendees.
• 1:29:40: Professor Peter Choong AO: Closing remarks.