What does it take to truly accelerate innovation in regenerative therapies?

Collaboration and relationships, as well as knowledge and expertise sharing across research, industry, healthcare and policy.

This week, the SMART CRC was in South Australia for the next Quarterly Showcase event at the National Wine Centre of Australia at Adelaide University.

We welcomed leaders from across the ecosystem for a dynamic program focused on translation, commercialisation and scale, all underpinned by the importance of collaboration.

A huge thank you to our presenters who sparked some excellent conversations and discussions.

The message at this event was clear, collaboration is not optional. It is together that we will continue to build a connected ecosystem that addresses societal need and gets regenerative therapies out of the lab and into clinics efficiently.

Research Partner Spotlight – Adelaide University

This session highlighted the importance of a connected pipeline across the sector to ensure products, knowledge, and the right pathways come together to deliver innovation that ultimately drives societal impact.

We heard from:

Professor David Waugh – Dean of Health Innovation, Precincts and Partnerships

Professor Allison Cowin – Professor of Regenerative Medicine, Future Industries Institute

Professor Simon Barry – Chief Hospital Scientist, WCHN

Industry Partner Spotlight

Our Industry Partner Spotlight featured leaders working at the forefront of translation and innovation. They shared their experience, breakthroughs and challenges and explored how partnerships across industry and research have the power and potential to enable the application of regenerative therapies.

Thank you for your contributions:

Belinda Wade – AusHealth

Bernadette Swart – SA Pathology

Professor Jeremy Crook – Chris O’Brien Lifehouse

Intellectual Property and Commercialisation with Dr Andrew Clarke (James & Wells)

This session was a deep dive into patents and patent processes, with a big focus on the importance of engaging a patent attorney as early as possible in the process of scaling innovation.

SMART CRC Utilisation Plan – Built for Growth

This panel session, moderated by SMART CRC Chair Dr Leanna Read focussed on aligning capability, investment and strategy for growth. It featured:

Dr Justin Coombs – AusHealth

Dr Andrew Clarke – James & Wells

Supply Chain Rapid Fire

From critical inputs to clinical delivery, we heard from the following panellists on the challenges and opportunities in building resilient and scalable supply chains. Thanks to the following presenters for sharing their experiences:

Hans van der Voorn – Izon Science

Dr Nicolas Schuecker-Rush – Merck

Samantha George – Alithia Life Science

South Australia Strategy Workshop

Led by Dr Joy Rathjen, this session explored South Australia’s role in shaping the future of regenerative medicine. A focus of this session was South Australia’s translational pathway.

Thank you to our audience for contributing to the discussion and being open with their insights into the current South Australian translation pathway and the opportunities for the future.