A consortium of partners across the WA medical research sector including The University of Western Australia will develop and deliver the State’s first digital health-specific program designed to support education programs in digital health commercialisation. The program will launch in Western Australia after being awarded a State Government X-TEND WA grant. The pilot of the Digital Health Accelerator Program will build capacity in digital health entrepreneurs and provide a pathway to commercialisation by leveraging existing programs and locally-based expertise, and delivering programs currently operating outside WA. The programs are unique as they combine industry-led expertise with proven frameworks for teaching innovation to provide tailored advice and models specifically for digital health entrepreneurs. These include two leading commercialisation and entrepreneurship training programs – national digital health commercialisation specialist ANDHealth’s BRIGHT IDEATE and BRIGHT INNOVATE programs, leveraging leading health technology firm Planet Innovation’s proven BRIGHT framework, and Stanford’s globally recognised Biodesign […]