Driving and understanding impact through world class health innovation tracking across New Zealand: Media Release

Mathew McGann — 3 min read

3 Under-the-radar Health Innovations | June

Coco Ho — 3 min read

3 Under-the-radar Health Innovations | May

Coco Ho — 3 min read

3 Under-the-radar Health Innovations Led By Young Entrepreneurs

Coco Ho — 3 min read

Curating Digital Health Breakthroughs – Podcast interview

Mathew McGann — 3 min read

Yianni Serpanos recently interviewed me about our process for curating digital health breakthroughs. I indulged a little reminiscing on my background in physics through to the conception of Health Horizon.

How To Make Sense Of Global Technological Health Breakthroughs In A World Of Information Overload

Mathew McGann — 3 min read

A Step by Step Guide to Conducting Competitive Research for Your Healthcare Startup

Mathew McGann — 3 min read

How To Keep Track Of All Your Competition As A Healthcare Entrepreneur In Less Than 5 Minutes Per Week

Mathew McGann — 3 min read

How Entrepreneurs And Researchers Can Secure Funding For Their Health Innovations

Mathew McGann — 3 min read

What innovations are under development for COVID-19?

Coco Ho — 3 min read

As humanity acts to slow the COVID-19 outbreak, we thought we’d do our part by opening our live channel tracking the cures that are under development around the world.

Trying to navigate a particularly competitive sector of health?

Mathew McGann — 3 min read

How are Australian therapeutics tracking?

Coco Ho — 3 min read

Therapeutic Innovation Australia (TIA) has published a live Health Horizon channel showcasing inspiring technologies enabled by Australia’s world-class therapeutic research infrastructure.

Over 1000 Health Innovations

Coco Ho — 3 min read

"We often get glimpses of incredible advances in health on the news, but too often never hear about them again," - Marcus Dawe, CEO of Health Horizon.

Australian Health Innovations on Show to the World

Mathew McGann — 3 min read

From virtual reality for kids to novel surgical equipment Australia’s health innovations under development will be on display to the world at the World Hospital Congress in Brisbane.

ITL BioMedical Australia: Innovations developed by, and for, Clinicians.

edonbajrami — 3 min read

ITL Australia has developed a number of health innovations to help clinicians achieve clinical best practice. Before ITL Australia joins the Health Horizon Innovation Alley at the World Hospital Congress in October, we spoke to Managing Director Stuart Cash about the aims of ITL Australia.

Plenoptoscope: Reducing Preventable Blindness

Mathew McGann — 3 min read

The Retinal Plenoptoscope uses Robotic Vision Technology to allow for 3D reconstructions of the retina, and subsequent diagnoses. Before Plenoptoscope joins the Health Horizon Innovation Alley at the World Hospital Congress in October, we spoke to Research Associate Doug Palmer about the future possibilities for Plenoptoscope.

MCRI Sleep App

edonbajrami — 3 min read

MCRI Sleep App delivers the benefit and support of a sleep specialist to parents, in an app on their phone. Before MCRI Sleep App joins the Health Horizon Innovation Alley at the World Hospital Congress in October, we spoke to MCRI Sleep App about their next steps.

Open Eyes: Clinical Management for Opthalmology

Mathew McGann — 3 min read

OpenEyes provides a centralised clinical management system, specifically for Opthalmology. Before OpenEyes joins the Health Horizon Innovation Alley at the World Hospital Congress in October, we spoke to them about the next steps for their exciting innovation.

Brain Changer

Mathew McGann — 3 min read

Brain Changer provides a chronic pain management tool, developed around evidence based Pain Science. Before Brain Changer joins the Health Horizon Innovation Alley at the World Hospital Congress in October. We spoke to Managing Director Tina McIntosh about the team's goals.

Smileyscope: Reducing pediatric needle anxiety through Virtual Reality

Mathew McGann — 3 min read

Smileyscope uses clinically tested Virtual Reality technology to reduce stress in pediatric needles, with clinically proven results. Before Smileyscope joins the Health Horizon Innovation Alley at the World Hospital Congress in October, we spoke about the benefits offered by Smileyscope.

Thrivor: Direct communication between Hospitals, Patients, and Carers

Coco Ho — 3 min read

Thrivor offers direct communication between Hospitals, patients, their carers and other supports to provide a better and more supportive healthcare journey. Ahead of joining the Health Horizon Innovation Alley at the World Hospital Congress in October

ClinTrial Refer: Rapid Access to Emerging Therapies

Mathew McGann — 3 min read

The ClinTrial Refer App and Website provides quick access to currently recruiting trials and straightforward referral pathways to active clinical trial sites, offering an efficient and informative solution for clinicians. Ahead of joining the Health Horizon Innovation Alley at the World Hospital Congress in October, Business Development Manager Christine Zahren spoke to us about the aims and motivations of their growing platform.

Clinivid: Seamless mobile communication for clinicians

Coco Ho — 3 min read

Clinivid allows clinicians to securely message and transfer files between each other, dramatically changing how information is shared across the health sector. Clinivid is a rapidly growing technology and before Head of Business Development, Monica Cheng joins the Health Horizon Innovation Alley at the World Hospital Congress in October, we had a chat with her about Clinivid’s next steps.

Health Delivered: Personalised nutrition advice in minutes

Mathew McGann — 3 min read

Health Delivered provides clinical dietary advice to clinicians and individuals, right at their fingertips. Ahead of joining Health Horizon Innovation Alley at the World Hospital Congress in October, CEO Pete Saunders shared some of the challenges and triumphs of Health Delivered so far.

Resident Guide: Support for clinicians at their fingertips

Coco Ho — 3 min read

The Resident Guide app offers critical information and support to clinicians, who save 5 minutes of their time for every minute spent using the app. Ahead of joining the Health Horizon Innovation Alley at the World Hospital Congress in October, CEO Tom Collins spoke to us about the goals of Resident Guide.

Personify Care: Delivering personalized care and communication to patients

Mathew McGann — 3 min read

Personify Care delivers simplified personalized care and follow up to patients, all through their mobile phone- improving their health outcomes and reducing the workload for their clinical team! Ahead of joining the Health Horizon Innovation Alley at the World Hospital Congress in October, Director of Sales ANZ Rebecca Rodman shared some of Personify Care’s goals.

5 Apps Revolutionising Your Sexual Health

Coco Ho — 3 min read

Three Games Changing How We See Autism

Mathew McGann — 3 min read

Clinically validated She Births® is improving the childbirth experience

Coco Ho — 3 min read

Childbirth can be a scary and daunting time. Nadine Richardson has developed She Births as a platform to pass on her 20 years of experience as a childbirth educator, labour assistant (doula), and prenatal yoga teacher to help equip expecting parents, and external scientific research says the program works! We spoke to Nadine about her experiences and challenges developing She Births in Australia.

Improving success of IVF with Life Whisperer

Mathew McGann — 3 min read

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the ability to change the world in a multitude of ways. Life Whisperer is using AI technology to improve the chances of detecting viable embryos for IVF, improving the ability for couples to start a family. We spoke to Don Perugini co-founder of Life Whisperer about the challenges of developing such a life-changing technology.

Five Apps for Mental Health That Actually Work

Coco Ho — 3 min read

Nowadays it seems that there’s an app for anything and everything. More and more people are turning to apps to manage their health and wellbeing in a cheap and convenient manner. However, many apps — especially those designed for mental health sufferers — are clinically unproven and potentially ineffective. Here’s a list of five mental health apps and online programs that have been clinically validated in peer-reviewed journals — or in other words, actually work.

CarePage provides peace of mind when choosing care options for the elderly

Mathew McGann — 3 min read

Moving your loved ones into aged care facilities can be a lengthy and tough process. CarePage is an online platform that provides feedback and reviews to help you pick the facility and service that best suits the needs of your elderly family. We spoke to Lauren Todorovic Founder and Director of CarePage about developing this platform and what is next on the horizon.

Five Australian Innovations in Patient Engagement

Mathew McGann — 3 min read

‘Patient engagement’ is the phrase on everybody’s lips in the world of healthcare. So what exactly is it? Touted as the blockbuster drug of the century, patient engagement is a movement that empowers patients to play an active role in their own healthcare. By collaborating with health providers and using interventions designed to promote positive patient behavior, patients can achieve better health outcomes at potentially lower costs. Here are five examples of Australian health innovations that help patients do exactly that.

Five Mom-umental Health Innovations Every Mother Should Know

Coco Ho — 3 min read

To celebrate Mother’s Day, we here at Health Horizon have prepared a list of five handy health innovations for every mom-entous step of motherhood. Whether you’re trying to conceive or in your second trimester, we’ve got all bases covered.

Drink your way to good health with PERKii

Coco Ho — 3 min read

SofiHub gives independence to the elderly

Mathew McGann — 3 min read

Smart homes have many more uses then simply turning off lights when you forget. SofiHub is a smart home system aimed at providing prolonged independence for the elderly. In a recent trial, it was found that this IoT based smart home system helped to alleviate loneliness in the elderly! We had a chat to Liz Crooks, National Client Services Director of Sofi Hub about SofiHub and how the public can support its growth.

Privacy and accessibility in health, can we have both?

Mathew McGann — 3 min read

With an explosion of data in the health space it makes sense that companies are focusing on collecting this information into one convenient space, but what are the impacts on privacy? We spoke to one company, Global Health about their approach.

Sound Scouts is an app that helps detect hearing loss in kids

Coco Ho — 3 min read

Hearing loss can impact how a child learns and plays. Carolyn Mee has spent over 5 years developing and testing Sound Scouts an app-based test to easily check and monitor the hearing of kids. We spoke to Carolyn about her experiences developing the app and how important it is to increase awareness of the need for regular hearing tests.

Brain Changer is changing how we treat chronic pain

Mathew McGann — 3 min read

Personalised nutrition advice direct to you with Health Delivered

Mathew McGann — 3 min read

The rate of obesity and chronic health issues are growing in Australia but there is still only one dietitian per 1400 Australians. In an attempt to allow dietitians see more patients Pete Saunders and his team developed Health Delivered. We spoke to Pete about the challenges working within the nutrition space and his drive to collaborate with other health companies.

CancerAid is Supporting the Australian Health Ecosystem

Coco Ho — 3 min read

Cancer can be an isolating and overwhelming experience for all involved. CancerAid aims to improve the cancer experience by building a patient-centred app that provides patients access to peer-reviewed information as well as a place to record and share their own personal journal. We spoke to the Co-Founder of CancerAid, Dr. Raghav Murali-Ganesh, about his experiences developing the app and how he is using his success to support the Australian health ecosystem.

Can innovation save Australia’s public hospitals?

Coco Ho — 3 min read

Five innovations saving our public hospital system.

Three Brain Health Innovations We Lobe

Mathew McGann — 3 min read

(lobes of the brain, get it?)

Seer Medical is helping diagnose heart and brain conditions at home

Coco Ho — 3 min read

Diagnosis of epilepsy often requires a patient to spend days in a hospital wearing an Electroencephalogram (EEG) monitoring cap simply waiting for seizures to occur. It’s uncomfortable for the patient and costly to the medical system. We spoke to co-founder for Seer Medical, Dean Freestone about his experiences and challenges developing an at-home video-EEG-ECG service.

Atmo Biosciences are uncovering the mysteries of gut health

Mathew McGann — 3 min read

Five Australian Women and their Health Innovations to Watch in 2018

Coco Ho — 3 min read

Women have long been relegated to the sidelines in the history of science and technology. While society has significantly progressed since then, women in STEM are still often ignored even in 2018. Today, on International Women’s Day, we here at Health Horizon would like to celebrate five incredible Australian women whose achievements in health and medicine definitely deserve the spotlight. Ladies, it’s finally your time to shine.

Is government support of health innovation in Australia working? How do we know?

Mathew McGann — 3 min read

Australian Health Innovation Showcase Set to Increase Collaboration and Investment

Coco Ho — 3 min read

Improve Your Child’s Attention with TALI Train

Coco Ho — 3 min read

Welcome to Health Horizon’s Innovator Focus series. To compliment the Australian Health Innovation Showcase we will celebrate the success and strength of the Australian health ecosystem each week by interviewing and featuring an Australian health innovator. Our aim is to provide insight into developing and scaling health innovations here in Australia. First up we had a chat with Dr Hannah Kirk, the Chief Research Officer of TALI Health. TALI Health is leading a change in the assessment and treatment of childhood attention difficulties. TALI Train is their flagship computer program that is designed to improve the attention of children with cognitive disabilities such as Autism.

MTPConnect Funds an Australian Health Innovation Showcase

Coco Ho — 3 min read

Canberra to Become Global Centre for Health Innovation

Coco Ho — 3 min read

Sydney health innovation ecosystem

Coco Ho — 3 min read

What is happening in health innovation in Sydney? Check out our ecosystem to see the key players.

Melbourne health innovation ecosystem map

Mathew McGann — 3 min read

A birds eye view of the networks and support groups for health innovations in Melbourne.

Health Horizon featured as a Success Story Showcase by MTPConnect

Coco Ho — 3 min read

Health innovation is a discipline, and here is it’s taxonomy

Mathew McGann — 3 min read

Health Horizon presented at World Hospital Congress 2015

Mathew McGann — 3 min read

Improving health from the outside

Mathew McGann — 3 min read

Innoblative wins Health Horizon prize

Mathew McGann — 3 min read