SDIP`s CEO, Dr Maryam Parviz, along with Julie Schulte (CEO at Chamfr), Greg Stotts (Vice President and General Manager, OEM for Teleflex), and Jason Fox (Serial entrepreneur) discussed the manufacturing challenges for start ups. The event was held at Cannon Quality Group office in Silicon Valley. Attendees benefited experience from both the supplier and developer sides on keys to successful collaboration between startups and manufacturers.
SDIP was among the MTP Connect delegates participating in MedTech conference in Boston from September 23–25, 2019 and demonstrated JAZBITM prototypes. More than 3,300 of the world’s top MedTech executives gathered in Boston, MA, for the leading event in health industry — The MedTech Conference.
Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research, the Hon. Brad Hazzard, announced the inaugural winners of two prestigious international commercialization scholarships; Dr Maryam Parviz and Dr Iman Manavitehrani (SDIP`s founders). This award enables SDIP`s founders to spend two years in San Francisco at QB3, a life science innovation and entrepreneurship accelerator, the University of California’s hub. The scholarship will also cover product development costs and will give the founders access to mentoring and networking opportunities.
After a gruelling 4-week selection process, Australia’s home of deep tech, Cicada Innovations, has welcomed the cohort of six talented medtech startup businesses including SDIP Innovations to its inaugural national medtech accelerator program, MedLab. Cicada MedLab is a four-month structured followed by 8 months unstructured, mentor-driven accelerator for founders who are building high-growth medtech businesses. MedLab invests In Australia’s next generation of world-Class medtech business builders not only by providing cash, but also office space and access to networks of experts and mentors.
Dr Maryam Parviz and Dr Iman Manavitehrani were among the 19 delegates from Australia that attended this event. Dr Parviz and Dr Manavitehrani represented SDIP Innovations. The attendants explored collaboration and partnership opportunities between Australian start-ups and Universities with ASENA partners; the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, Hon Karen Andrews MP, and the Singapore Minister for Finance, Heng Swee Keat.
