Health tech

32%
of resident & alumni are health tech startups
3000
hours of training delivered across Australia
NSW Health Commercialisation Training Program
The NSW Health Commercialisation Training Program has been designed by leading experts to nurture innovative, early stage health tech solutions, and help innovators to build sustainable businesses in NSW.
Program is open to researchers, scientists, clinicians, entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs and those in the health sector who are working on a novel medical device, diagnostic or therapeutic product, or a software that is considered a medical device.

Cicada Medlab: Commercialisation 101
Designed and delivered by industry and commercialisation experts, Cicada MedLab workshops develop the fundamental research commercialisation skills of scientists, researchers, clinicians, and budding entrepreneurs in medtech and biotech.
This training is supported by the REDI initiative, powered by MTPConnect, made possible by the MRFF.

Our Team
Dr Katja Beitat
Katja is an experienced entrepreneur, researcher and executive working within the healthcare industry for 16 years, both in Australia and internationally.
Katja is passionate about helping innovators accelerate technological transformation in healthcare at scale, and solve the many complex problems that need to be addressed to maintain and improve our healthcare system. As well as helping to bring the world class innovations conceptualised in Australia to a wider market.

Lilli De Kantzow
A skilled program manager and startup founder, Lilli is passionate about building the customer-centric, sustainable, and socially-conscious businesses of the future. At Cicada, she is dedicated to bringing Australia’s world-class health and medical research to the international stage through the successful commercialisation of health tech innovations.

Upcoming programs and events
Cicada Medlab: Commercialisation 101 Workshops
Designed and delivered by industry and commercialisation experts, Cicada MedLab workshops develop the fundamental research commercialisation skills of scientists, researchers, clinicians, and budding entrepreneurs in medtech and biotech. This training is supported by the REDI initiative, powered by MTPConnect, made possible by the MRFF.
Starting August 2022 and delivered across Australia.
Info Session: NSW Health Commercialisation Training Program
Join us for this info session and learn more about the program that will help you boost your healthtech idea into a sustainable business.
One Day Seminars
Part of the NSW Health Commercialisation Training Program, we offer four full day seminars covering key topics essential to consider on your commercialisation journey. Each seminar is delivered by industry and healthcare experts.
Customer Discovery Course
Part of the NSW Health Commercialisation Training Program, this intensive 7 week course aims to help you develop the customer discovery skills needed to advance your product or business. The course runs in-person and online every Thursday between 11 August – 22 September 2022.
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