WA Innovation Calendar

Lean Startup Perth
2022-07-06 18:00 - 19:30, 2022-07-10 18:00 - 19:30, 2022-07-13 18:00 - 19:30, 2022-07-17 18:00 - 19:30 (Australia/Perth) | online, Australia
What we’re about
Lean Startup Perth is a weekly informal meeting for anyone interested in learning more about Lean Startup (Eric Ries) and Customer Development (Steve Blank). We discuss issues facing startups, chapters from relevant books and, in particular, how the concepts and practices may apply to our startups. Everyone is welcome to attend!
Whilst we focus on tech startups and founders are our target audience you don’t have to be a founder or involved with a startup to come along. All you need to be is interested in learning about Lean Startup and Customer Development. We also ask that regular participants take turns in leading the discussion of a chapter or a special topic.
Please be clear though that this group is not for just starting a businesses. Startups are defined by their uncertainty (some aspect of their business model has never been used before) and often (but not always) a huge growth potential. As Steve Blank says “are temporary organisations searching for a repeatable and scalable business model.”
A Lean Startup’s approach is to hypothesise, build, measure, and learn as fast as possible to reduce this uncertainty and risk, to validate (or not) hypotheses about the product/service and business model. This differs from the traditional approach to startups that usually involves building something and hoping customers will come.
If you’d like to catchup briefly to discuss you can schedule a virtual catchup.
https://calendly.com/ashley-aitken/lean-startup
Cheers,
Ashley Aitken
Organiser – Lean Startup Perth

Biodesign Bootcamp
2022-07-07 - 2022-07-08
Biodesign bootcamps are an accelerated two full-days of learning and applying the Biodesign methodology for those wanting to learn how to identify and validate clinical unmet needs, ideate a viable solution and translate the innovation within a complex healthcare environment
Course faculty and guest speakers from the health technology field provide hands-on coaching and share knowledge that illustrates critical steps in the biodesign innovation process

DEADLINE: Dreamventure Masterclass Application
2022-07-10 08:00 - 09:00 | Apply online, Australia
The Dream Venture Masterclasses is a first of its kind program that is dedicated to equipping Indigenous Australians with the connections, capabilities and access to capital to become investor-ready.
Generation One, an initiative of Minderoo Foundation, is delivering the Dream Venture Masterclasses in partnership with Youth Co:Lab — a joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Citi Foundation — for ambitious and energetic Indigenous founders.
Dream Venture Masterclass participants will learn key strategies to raise capital and become investor-ready, meet like-minded Indigenous entrepreneurs, investors, and business leaders and understand how to grow a sustainable business that balances social and economic returns.
The 2022 Dream Venture Masterclasses will be delivered in 2 streams.
The Youth program is open to entrepreneurs aged between 18-30 and is delivered in partnership with Youth Co:Lab, an initiative co-led by UNDP and Citi Foundation.
The ‘All-Ages’ program is open to all Indigenous entrepreneurs seeking to grow their business and secure investment.
All participants will pitch their business vision and be in the running for up to $150,000 worth of seed funding to support their business growth.
This program is free and will provide successful applicants with the skills and connections to seek capital and take their company to the next level.

DEADLINE: CSIRO Innovate to Grow, Cyber Security
2022-07-11 08:00 - 09:00 | Apply online, Australia
Innovate to Grow: Cyber Security is a free 10-week program for Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to further their R&D opportunities related to cyber security solutions. Applications for the next intake are open until Monday 11 July, with the program commencing 26 July 2022.
The Innovate to Grow program is a self-paced and virtually-delivered program to boost innovation performance of SMEs in high priority sectors.
The course will provide tools and information to help you better understand what’s involved with R&D and key things you need to consider at each step of the process. You’ll be able to apply this knowledge to advance your innovation journey.
You will also be exposed to industry knowledge, hear from innovation and industry experts and work with a sector or R&D mentor. Throughout the course, you will also work alongside other like-minded SMEs and build your networks.

Core Tech Talk Tuesday
2022-07-12 12:00 - 13:00 | CORE Innovation Hub, 191 St. Georges Terrrace, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
Each month CORE Innovation Hub hosts Tech Talk Tuesdays – an intimate members-only lunch connecting innovators & entrepreneurs with business & industry leaders.
Join us for lunch and a deep dive into some of the technologies and innovations shaping the future of energy & mining. Each week a special guest will deliver a half hour key note talk and then invite audience discussion before wrapping up with some informal networking.
Event Schedule
12:00pm – Arrival & Lunch
12:15pm – Tech Talk + Q&A
12:45pm – Tech Talk Concludes + Networking
1:00 pm– Event concludes
This event is strictly for CORE members or by private invitation. To express your interest in attending, please contact info@corehub.com.au

MTPConnect WA Life Sciences Innovation Hub: WA MTP Sector Spotlight Series event.
2022-07-13 07:00 - 09:00 | Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, 6 Verdun Street, Nedlands, WA, 6000, Australia
The MTPConnect WA Life Sciences Innovation Hub invites you to join the monthly WA MTP Sector Spotlight Series event.
About this event
Our monthly breakfast series is an opportunity for representatives from across the MTP sector to connect, collaborate and learn about upcoming opportunities, and hear the stories and successes of WA organisations developing health and medical innovations. Join us over a light breakfast in the last week of each month at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research.
This month, join AIQ Solutions’ President & CEO Eric Horler in conversation with MTPConnect’s Dr Tracey Wilkinson for a fireside chat discussing the AIQ story, including creating a startup out of a University project and raising private equity money in a Series A, using AI in Nuclear Medicine and Oncology to assess the efficacy of treatments and provide cancer patients with a prognosis, and why a startup in Wisconsin came all the way to Perth to set up its only other office.

Details
Wednesday 13 July 2022
Fireside chat 8:00-9:00am AWST
Ground Floor Auditorium at Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, 6 Verdun Street Nedlands.

Agenda
7:30am Informal networking (COVID restrictions permitting) at Coffee Anatomy, ground floor of the Perkins Institute
8:00am Guided fireside chat
9:00am Event close

Featuring AIQ Solutions
AIQ Solutions was born out of the University of Wisconsin Translational Imaging Research Program. They aim to revolutionize precision medicine using AI-driven software technologies. These technologies use comprehensive treatment response assessments from imaging scans to improve patient outcomes.

The founders, Dr Robert Jeraj, Dr Glenn Liu, Dr George Wilding, and Ms Dona Alberti worked together for over ten years at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center with decades of combined experience in drug development, clinical trials, and translational imaging research.

From 2009 to 2015, Dr Jeraj and Dr Liu leveraged $8M in industry and grant funding to develop the novel methodology underlying AIQ’s products. In January 2015, AIQ was incorporated.
AIQ Solutions is now poised for rapid growth with a strong leadership team, one product fully commercialized, and a strong pipeline of new products at varying stages of development. In 2020 AIQ established an office in Perth (within the Harry Perkins Institute), which is their first office outside the US.

About our speaker Eric Horler – President & CEO, AIQ Solutions
Eric Horler joined AIQ Solutions as President and CEO in September 2018.
Before joining the AIQ team, Eric was President and CEO of Swallow Solutions LLC, a medical device start-up with both therapeutic devices and functional beverages for dysphagia patients. At Swallow Solutions, Eric successfully raised seed capital, grew the team, established the supply chain, drove sales growth, and executed a complex reimbursement strategy.
Prior to Swallow Solutions, Eric was General Manager, Premium Anesthesia and Respiratory Care at GE Healthcare. While at GEHC, Eric was responsible for a $220 million global business and a large team spread over three continents. Previously, he held a series of marketing and business development roles at Baxter Healthcare, including Director of Renal Products and Services for the Latin America region.
Eric has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Rice University and both an MBA and Master of Engineering Management degrees from the Kellogg School of Business.
Join Eric in conversation with MTPConnect’s Dr Tracey Wilkinson for a fireside chat discussing the AIQ story, including creating a startup out of a University project and raising private equity money in a Series A, using AI in Nuclear Medicine and Oncology to assess the efficacy of treatments and provide cancer patients with a prognosis, and why a startup in Wisconsin came all the way to Perth to set up its only other office.

For any questions, please contact Rebekah Craggs and rebekah.craggs@mtpconnect.org.au

DEADLINE: Curtin Ignition Scholarship Application
2022-07-15 08:00 - 09:00 | Apply online, Australia
Curtin Ignition is an intensive training program for aspiring entrepreneurs, academics and corporate innovators to trial and then prepare business ideas for the commercial environment
Ignition comprises of practical teaching sessions, expert clinics, mentor sessions and experienced advice and support from leading entrepreneurs and innovators.
It will give you the tools, contacts and confidence to transform your idea into a successful business venture.

Horizon Digital: Building a Culture of Innovation
2022-07-15 13:00 - 16:00 | Horizon Digital, 240-242 Railway Parade, West Leederville, WA, Australia
Workshop overview
Join us for an in-person, interactive workshop where we’ll delve into the world of technology innovation, lean design, and agile ways of working and thinking. We’ll discuss what it means to use a ‘startup mindset’ and explore some practical examples to drive a culture of innovation within your business.

Who will benefit?
This is the right learning experience if you’re:
An organisational leader or senior manager who is responsible for building and enabling innovation culture in their organisation.
An innovator who wants to enrich your practice with a new methodology or to complement your existing skills.

Agenda

Meet and greet over lunch
Welcome
Industry trends
Lean and design thinking
Agile ways of working
Let’s put this into practice
Adopt and embed
Networking drinks at Besk (optional)

To maximise your learning experience, we limit this workshop to 12 people.
