Med Tech Talks Podcast Reveals NHMRC Insights

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From the Med Tech Talks podcast comes this fascinating conversation with Professor Steve Wesselingh, Chief Executive Officer of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

Hosted by the Bionics Institute’s Chief Executive Officer, Robert Klupacs, there is plenty of ground covered by this half-hour episode. Topics include:

• Professor Wesselingh’s journey to becoming a world-leading HIV researcher, including his experience in the US and Papua New Guinea and its impact on his career.
• Potential funding opportunities for Australia to improve its medtech and clinical outcomes.
• The NHMRC and government strategy input, as well as working more closely with the Australian Centre for Disease Control.

On priorities of the NHMRC in the next two years, Professor Wesselingh reflects: “I would like to see [the NHMRC] work with the MRFF [Medical Research Future Fund] and look at the allocation of funding that goes to development commercialisation pathways and really think about how much is needed and what’s the best way to fund those areas.”

Take a listen via the Bionics Institute or your preferred podcast streaming platform.