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Shining a Light on Lifesciences Innovation

About BioBeacon

BioBeacon is an initiative dedicated to promoting and showcasing Australian life sciences startups. 

Through live sessions at partner conferences and in our BioBeacon podcast, we profile startups and their founders.

 

We unpack the projects, technologies and each founders entrepreneurial journey. Join us and get a candid look at what it takes to commercialise lifesciences innovation, where no two journeys are the same.

 

BioBeacon is an initiative of ARCS Australia, the peak organisation representing professionals in the Medtech, Biotech and Pharmaceuticals sector.

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Meet the 2024 Startups

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Ab Initio Pharma

Revolutionising the pharmaceutical landscape as a cutting-edge start-up and Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) in Australia. 

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ARIA Research

ARIA (Augmented Reality in Audio), translates visual information into sound through a pair of smart glasses. ARIA delivers a sense of vision via binaural audio, enabling users to perceive their surroundings through sound.

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Culturon

A pioneering biotechnology company specialising in advanced plasma-treated surfaces, revolutionising how biomolecules are attached to laboratory consumables.

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DermR Health

Revolutionising skin cancer diagnostics, DermR Health painlessly collects live skin cells for rapid genomic analysis. Their proprietary RNA Gene Assay measures gene expression and detects cancerous changes.

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NGB Innovation

Making equipment more human factor-oriented with a mind on humanity and sustainability, NGB Innovation provides practical equipment and services for the medical, space, and energy industries.

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Roam Technologies

Revolutionising portable oxygen therapy with JUNO: the world's smallest, most powerful portable oxygen concentrator. JUNO IS designed to replace bulky oxygen cylinders, providing continuous, medical-grade oxygen flow anywhere, and redefining portability.

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Eudaemon Technologies

Eudaemon is an Australian SME innovating a next-generation hydrogel condom designed to enhance sensation and address user dissatisfaction with traditional offerings. Eudaemon has been developing products in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Wellness since 2018.

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Zymedyne

Zymedyne is developing safer, more effective treatments for chronic, neuropathic pain by targeting a non-opioid based mechanism known to be crucial in pain signalling.

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iiShield

iiShield are the makers of the Kidney Protective Jacket™, a.k.a. "kidney pyjamas™" (KPJ™), a device which allows transplant surgeons to work at their own pace, with the peace of mind that the transplanted kidney is protected from thermal injury.

Meet the Innovators

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Paul Young

CEO, Ab Initio Pharma

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Robert Yearsley

CEO, ARIA Research

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Stuart Fraser

CEO, Culturon

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Stefan Mazy

CEO, DermR Health

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Nan Zhang

CEO, NGB Innovation

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ShanShan Wang

CEO, Roam Technologies

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Robert Gorkin 

Executive Director, Eudaemon Technologies

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Chris Bladen

CEO, Zymedyne

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Jeremy Kwarcinski

CEO, iiShield

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