An Israeli-led innovation centre that aims to develop, pilot, and roll out game-changing solutions in healthcare is being considered in Melbourne.
The Victorian Government, Monash Health, Monash University and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre have entered a partnership with Israel’s Sheba Medical Centre to explore the possibility of opening an Accelerate, Redesign, Collaborate (ARC) Innovation Centre in Victoria.
ARC Centres focus on accelerating innovation through collaboration to transform healthcare delivery and improve patient outcomes, bringing together key players in digital health – physicians, researchers, startups, industry leaders, academia, investors and top-tier medical centres.
Monash Health’s General Manager of Research Strategy, Dr Angus Henderson, says the work with Sheba ARC creates an opportunity to partner with one of the world’s leading and most innovative health services.
“The partnership will create opportunities for Monash Health to leverage Sheba’s extensive expertise and experience in healthcare innovation, translation and commercialisation and to develop joint projects in areas of shared interest,” he says.
One of the key goals of the partnership is to grow Victoria’s capabilities in commercialisation, healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship.
“This partnership to boost digital healthcare will further cement Victoria’s position as a global leader in medtech manufacturing,” Minister for Industry and Innovation Ben Carroll says.
Sheba Medical Centre Chief Innovation and Transformation Officer Professor Eyal Zimlichman says Victoria, and specifically Melbourne, with its top-tier universities and healthcare providers, holds unlimited potential in the fields of health and life science.
“We look forward to working with leaders in Victoria over the next few months, and hopefully in the longer run, to realise this potential for the benefit of the community,” he says.
ARC sites may entail building a unique physical space to support startups, strategic partners, investment funds, tech transfer offices, incubators and accelerators and other elements required to promote innovation.
ARC was established in 2019 and has partnered with 30 health institutions in ten countries.
Approved by: Angus Henderson, General Manager, Research Strategy