Cicada HealthTech Hub

Westmead Health & Innovation District

Located inside Westmead Health and Innovation District, The Cicada HealthTech Hub is a home to early stage health companies, a space for collaboration and commercialisation activation, and a landing pad for industry seeking solutions to their research and business challenges. Helping to contribute to the vision of making Westmead a world-class innovation district in health and education.

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Unique environment for health innovation

Residency at the Hub

The Cicada HealthTech Hub is for startups, entrepreneurs, and innovators with the ambition to create and launch health tech innovations. As a resident, you’ll have access to:

  • Affordable and flexible office suites and co-working spaces

  • Prime location within NSW’s largest health precinct, with introductions to potential clinical, research, and industry partners.

  • Access to Westmead Research Hub resources at internal rates, including advanced biobanking, genomics, and imaging services.

  • Connections to venture funding, legal, regulatory, and manufacturing partners.

  • Full facilities support, including office utilities, meeting rooms, and end-of-ride amenities.

Meet the HealthTech Hub Residents

Specialist business support

Powering your commercialisation journey

The HealthTech Hub offers a range of commercialisation workshops, courses and mentoring programs for researchers, technologist, entrepreneur or early-stage venture, to build capability and support you at every stage of their journey. 

HealthTech Hub Masterclasses & Programs

HealthTech Hub Masterclass: How to turn complex ideas into compelling story to attract funding?

October 16th, 2024
09:3012:00
"Catching the Big Fish: Why Scientific and Business Clarity is Essential in Your Early Start-up Success" Join us for an insightful masterclass on how to transform complex scientific ideas and innovations into captivating narratives that attract funding. This event is perfect for researchers, scientists, and entrepreneurs in the health and medical fields looking to enhance their communication skills and boost their chances of securing financial support.
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HealthTech Hub Masterclass: Navigating Health Tech Funding

December 4th, 2024
12:0002:00
Join us for the last Masterclass of 2024! We've assembled a stellar lineup of experts to discuss the funding landscape in Healthtech & Medical Devices. Learn how your value proposition determines the optimal timing and strategies for maximising your chances of success. Hear from our panel experts: Mark Flynn, Founder / Principal, Global Edge Medtech Consulting Kea Dent, Managing Director, KD&A Consulting Maryam Parviz, CEO and Co-Founder, SDIP Innovations Anne O'Neil, Director for Enterprise, International Partnerships and Clinical Trials at the Office for Health and Medical Research
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Cicada HealthTech Hub Elevate

October 28th, 2024
This hands-on workshop will guide you through the commercialisation process step-by-step so you walk away with a clear commercial strategy. Applications close 30th Sept.
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Ask an Expert - 1:1 Mentor Sessions

An exciting opportunity for clinicians, researchers, and health tech founders to gain invaluable insights and personalised advice from a distinguished panel of Mentors, Investors, and Funders.
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Health Tech Hub Fast Start

Fast Start is a 6-month bespoke commercialisation coaching program for high potential heath tech teams and startups. With the help of a dedicated expert and supported by industry mentors, you refine your strategy, set goals and we help you to get there faster.
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2 Day Intensive

Elevate

Enhance your fundamental commercialisation skills with the guidance of industry experts at this exclusive, complimentary 2-day workshop.

This hands-on workshop will guide you through the commercialisation process step-by-step so you walk away with a clear commercial strategy.

Learn proven frameworks, tailored advice, and new ideas on how to articulate your business, engage with customers, and validate the market opportunity.

1-1 coaching

Fast Start

Fast Start is a 6-month bespoke commercialisation coaching program for high potential health tech teams and startups.

With the help of a dedicated expert and supported by industry mentors, you refine your strategy, set goals and we help you to get there faster.

Valuable connections

Surrounded by brilliant minds

As a resident and member of the community, you'll get access to valuable networks in the Westmead district and connect with a tight-knit community of likeminded entrepreneurs who can offer advice, connections and support. 

  • Valuable connections in the Westmead Health & Innovation District

  • A community of peers to connect with

  • Build relationships across the health innovation ecosystem

New South Wales, and in particular Western Sydney, has all the elements of a world leading innovation district already in place. We are incredibly proud and grateful to extend our expertise and knowledge to startups seeking to improve health globally.

Sally-Ann Williams

CEO of Cicada Innovations

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.

About Brandon Capital

Cicada Innovations delivers several health-focused program alongside Australasia’s leading life science VC firm, Brandon Capital.

The program will enable the Westmead Health and Innovation District to participate in the Brandon BioCatalyst Collaboration, providing direct access to capital and commercialisation expertise.

Brandon BioCatalyst is a unique collaboration of investors, CSL, government and 50+ leading medical research institutes and hospitals united by a single purpose: generating cutting edge, next generation medical therapies and technologies to improve health and save lives.

Cicada HealthTech Hub

Innovation Quarter Building
Level 3, 160 Hawkesbury Rd
Westmead NSW 2145

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