“Quicklook” Assessment of Greater Adelaide's Assets & Challenges ...
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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 />
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