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  • Kerrin Rennie Award finalists nominated

    A temporary artificial heart, a pacemaker that can be used safely in MRI scanners, a treatment for osteoarthritic pain and a cochlear hearing system are the finalists of the 2010 Kerrin Rennie Award for Excellence in Medical Technology.
    » To find out more, please follow this link.

  • Conference dinner speaker announced

    Dr Kelvin Kong has been announced as dinner speaker for MedTech 2010 to be held on Wednesday 15 - Thursday 16 September 2010 at Star City in Sydney.
    » To register for the MTAA annual conference MedTech 2010, please click here.

  • Advertising of therapeutic goods

    MTAA issued a response to the TGA's consultation paper on the advertising of therapeutic goods.
    » To access a copy of the MTAA submission, please follow this link.

  • Submission on Productivity Commission issues paper

    MTAA responded in a submission to the Productivity Commission on an Issues Paper on Disability Care and Support, specifically on how how a national disability scheme could be designed, administered, financed and implemented.
    » To read a copy of the submission, please follow this link.

  • Submission on Caring for Older Australians

    MTAA has lodged a submission to the Productivity Commission in response to its Issues Paper on Caring for Older Australians. In its submission MTAA has called for policies to enable older Australians to have better access to medical products and technologies that assist independent living and decrease inappropriate emergency room and hospital admissions.
    » To read MTAA’s submission, please follow this link.


MTAA Calendar

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Upcoming Events

9 September - Hong Kong: dynamic business platform

If you would like to learn more about how to utilise Hong Kong as your business platform to assist your business growth, whether selling, sourcing products/services or attracting investment from Hong Kong/China or investing in Hong Kong, please join the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) to unveil case studies with successful business enterprises.

Please RSVP by 6 September to yin.robards@hktdc.org or (02) 9261 8911.

13 September — 14 September - 2010 ARCS Scientific Congress: Partnerships in Therapeutics Development

The process of bringing new therapeutic goods to market and to patients is all about partnerships – ARCS has collaborated closely with the TGA, the PEB and the PBAC, and government departments in the development of an exciting Congress program for 2010. This Congress will focus on partnerships with regulators and reimbursement agencies and sessions will be of relevance to those involved with peri-and post-marketing activities for therapeutic goods (prescription and OTC medicines, devices and biologics). To view the latest program visit http://bit.ly/dxT3i9!