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• $2.6 B in investment<br />

• Five categories<br />

o Medical training and paramedical<br />

2 medical schools<br />

Accepts Australian and overseas students<br />

Affiliated with major teaching hospitals<br />

Continuing and distance courses (along with in-county training)<br />

Most broad range <strong>of</strong> paramedical training<br />

Dental education<br />

o Specialist medical services<br />

World leader in Australia cranio-facial unit (They visit other<br />

countries or bring patents in)<br />

Renal transplant program<br />

Cardio Thoracic services – one <strong>of</strong> the largest in the world – 99%<br />

success rate <strong>of</strong> 12,000 cases<br />

Hematology bone marrow transplant unit<br />

o Research (world class)<br />

Both public and private<br />

Technical, scientific and management training<br />

Establishing quality control<br />

Biotech company: gene modified animal organs for<br />

transplantation. Also developing and genetically engineered drug<br />

for curing certain types <strong>of</strong> leukemia<br />

o Medical services and hospital infrastructure<br />

Pioneering work in IT (includes telemedicine)<br />

• Live audio and visual links (100s to 1000s km away)<br />

• Help in establishing cancer registers and other health<br />

surveillance systems<br />

• Disability assistance services<br />

• Child and youth health services<br />

o Medical products<br />

Private sector companies<br />

• Faulding – value added injectible and oral<br />

• Dynek sutures<br />

• Norseld: medical cooper Bromide laser<br />

• Accuhealth : small business award winner – non-invasive<br />

acupuncture (for self treatment).<br />

Faulding owns a company in NJ called PurePak. There are currently talks right now for<br />

Main to buy Faulding.<br />

Medical Informatics: is ‘new’ in the last 3 years.<br />

Australian Health Industries: was established to help companies that produce goods and<br />

services for the health sector. They are funded by government and have evolved from a<br />

regional to a national organization, although SA is represented heavily on the board.<br />

Jurgen was recruited from Germany to run Bio Innovation.<br />

Hugh: What is really happening in Australia, why Business Vision 2010 was formed in<br />

the first place? Start with where we are and develop what our true vision is. Local<br />

COMMERCIAL IN CONFIDENCE<br />

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