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December 20, 2021 28 mins

Our host, Richard Sokolov, Executive Director and co-founder of IDE Group, speaks with Anne O'Neill, Director for Enterprise and International Partnerships at the Office for Health and Medical Research (OHMR) at New South Wales (NSW) Health.

Richard and Anne discuss her role, reflections on the past two years, her passion for translating research into real-world outcomes, the NSW Health Medical Devices Fund and her hopes for 2022. They also talk about Anne's passion for health and medical research that guides her on her mission to add value to the medical research community in NSW.

About the BBFH Series

The Building Better Futures for Health (BBFH) Series is a series of interviews with founders, professors, executives, and other leaders of the Australian startup community. Together with our guests, we explore and analyse the drivers and challenges of the healthcare startup community in Australia and talk about their unique journeys and stories.

Website: https://www.idegroup.com.au/videos-podcasts

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Chapters/Timestamps

0:00 Intro

1:11 Anne's role at NSW Health and how the pandemic affected it

4:57 What companies should realise dealing with NSW Health

8:55 How things have changed for NSW Health

11:40 Anne's passion for medical research

15:15 The vision for the NSW Medical Devices Fund

19:10 Success stories of the NSW Medical Devices Fund

21:55 The BBFH Challenge and why critical feedback is important

23:55 Why honest feedback and persistence is critical for founders

26:10 Hopes and Outlook

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