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Bionics Queensland 2019-2020 Prospectus

A GUIDE FOR AFFILIATES, ASSOCIATES AND FUNDING AGENCIES

We’re fast tracking a human bionics future that will transform healthcare and change lives.

Our vision is bold, ambitious, but entirely achievable

Bionics Queensland will be a leader among leaders in the Health 5.0 revolution. We will build on the longstanding success of Queensland’s Hear and Say (established by Dr Dornan to teach children how to hear and speak with the Australian invented Cochlear implant) and the work of new bionics pioneers (developing the bionic heart, bionic eye, artificial pancreas and more).

We will link people, science and technologies that have not been connected before. Bionics Queensland will bring people and organisations together to understand the needs of people who will benefit from bionics breakthroughs, to brainstorm challenges in design, manufacturing, clinical practice, resource attraction and the real world use of bionics innovations.

Connecting, creating, collaborating and helping to commercialise bionic healthcare solutions.

We will involve everyday people in bionic healthcare innovations. Bionics Queensland will create pathways for bionics end users and their carers to give their ideas, talk to and engage with those creating new and improved devices and treatments, bringing a new wave of user-friendly solutions to the market. A ‘deep dive’ into the health and lifestyle needs of end users will help today’s researchers to deliver tomorrow's ‘moon shots’ (healthcare solutions that have a tenfold impact on human lives!).

We will lead the way in helping to build a globally recognised bionics industry cluster. We will monitor and accelerate the growth of Queensland’s bionics ecosystem, stimulating knowledge sharing, growing existing businesses and encouraging bionics leaders to relocate to our state.

We will plan and develop a Human Bionics Living Laboratory that benefits all Queenslanders. We will put people living with disabilities and chronic or untreatable conditions in touch with scientists, clinicians, inventors, device designers and product developers. We will boost insights to bionic healthcare options right across Queensland (urban, rural and remote areas).

We are a new, agile and vibrant not-for profit that will bust the silos of endeavour to fast track bionic devices, limbs and prosthetics, artificial organs, brain-computer interfaces, deep brain treatments and wearables.

Our vision is bold, ambitious, but entirely achievable. We’re asking those who are passionate believers, leaders, achievers or champions of change to join us in our important work. Our aim is to change the lives of people around the world who live with complex disabilities, chronic disease and previously untreatable health conditions.

Joining Bionics Queensland is a first step towards helping people to regain their health and lifestyle and look forward to a better tomorrow. >

Dr Dimity Dornan AO Founder of Bionics Queensland and Hear and Say

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Tangible increases in Queensland’s human bionics knowledge, relationship capital and talent attraction linked to new Queensland-led bionics projects. Boosting our local talent pool and stand-out expertise in human bionics is a key step in improving health and welfare creating new businesses and a new wave of future jobs.

New advances in bionic-enabled medicine e.g. upskilling students, clinicians, doctors and allied health workers in bionic devices, implants and treatments.

Accelerated growth in medtech manufacturing linked to Queensland’s growing expertise in 3D printing, biofabrication and manufacture of prosthetics, organ and tissue implants.

Leadership in developing bionics-focused health services. Queensland has the capacity to lead the way in improving ‘soft service support’ for end users of bionic product/devices. More individual and family-centred education and medtech translation services will be needed to 'train the brain' to interact with bionic limbs, prosthetics, implants and devices.

Education and skills building for human bionics product and service commercialisation. This includes upskilling researchers and businesses in vertical collaboration, the design of product or service prototypes, integration of new AI technologies and robotics, and funds attraction.

Bionics Queensland’s key areas of impact will be:

For more information please visit our website: www.bionicsqueensland.com.au

More Queensland-born bionic products and technologies plus new R&D partnerships with other states/territories. Bionics Queensland will showcase existing research leaders and projects and look for new partnerships, product applications and extensions.

An increase in the overall number of licensing and commercialisation arrangements for bionics devices, implants, prosthetics and limbs, wearables and supporting services.

An increase in export revenues afforded by the commercialisation of Queensland discoveries, education and training programs. Positive economic benefits will also come from international students undertaking bionics research, adding to Australia’s body of human bionics discoveries.

Enhanced human health outcomes with the capacity to drive state and federal health budgets down while boosting the overall quality of care for those living with a disability or ill-health.

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We invite you as believers, leaders, champions and achievers to join us as an Associate or Affiliate of Bionics Queensland. Real change can be achieved with individual, government and corporate support and increased education and research about bionics solutions.

Take the journey with us to help build Queensland's collective insights to human bionics. The local design, manufacture and commercialisation of bionic solutions will impact the lives of many Queenslanders you already know.

QUT’s Maureen Ross discusses microtia biofabrication treatments with Chloe and her daughter Maia’ (Microtia is a small or absent outer ear)


Champion Queensland’s early success in bionics discovery and our world class expertise in biomedical engineering and biofabrication to give Queenslanders (and people) everywhere access to more affordable bionic solutions.

Tap into the power of many minds working together to pinpoint ‘nano-neuro-bionic-electronic’ interfaces that underpin new discoveries and identify innovation ‘blockers and enablers’

Get involved in a dynamic, conversation with local and global leaders about partnered R&D and investment opportunities across bionic mobility (artificial limbs and prosthetics), bio-fabricated organs and tissue implants and the brain-machine interface (neural links).

Be stimulated by creative innovation workshops that bring educators, researchers, inventors, start-ups and real world users of bionic devices together.

Enjoy the benefits of shared government advocacy i.e. a team effort to influence policy and regulations that impact medtech and bionic solutions.

Associates and Affiliates of Bionics Queensland will help deliver 'bionic moonshots'. Together we will:

Be a part of a team approach to develop a bionics innovation pipeline and a globally recognised bionics industry cluster.

Benefit from our proposed Human Bionics Living Laboratory with AI enabled discovery platforms, collaborative, multi-partner projects and events that drive design thinking and collective action.

Partner with others to pursue the next generation of bionic ‘moon shots’ i.e. health innovations and discoveries that deliver a tenfold impact and major social and economic benefits.

Showcase your organisation’s key activities and success stories on the Bionics Queensland website, attend our events and leverage our innovation and research challenges, government advocacy, annual summits and collaborative projects.

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Human bionics consumers (everyday people): Helping people with disabilities and complex health conditions to find life-changing medtech devices, artificial organs and limbs, bio-fabricated tissue implants, prosthetics, treatments and wearables.

Bionics donors, funders and investors: Encouraging philanthropists, private investors, and governments to participate in the Health 5.0 revolution and invest in Queensland’s bionics research and product development to transform lives and reduce public health care budgets.

Queensland universities, allied health science and research institutions and their partners: Actively supporting our universities in their efforts to build a strong science-industry interface and fast track their bionic breakthroughs into business and clinical settings.

Leading health providers, hospitals, medical specialists: Enabling Queensland’s health and medical leaders to expand their working partnerships, collaborating on bionics-enabled medicine and new clinical services (that merge bionic, robotics and human-centred care).

Corporate leaders and small-medium enterprises with an interest in human bionics: Providing a unique opportunity for business leaders, medtech organisations and technology experts to invest in a human bionics revolution.

Bionics Queensland will deliver value for the whole ecosystem

Bionics and technology start-ups: Identifying, stimulating and supporting start-ups, helping to identify bionics innovation gaps and opportunities and proactively involving a range of early stage medtech businesses in the Bionics Queensland journey.

Incubators, accelerators and commercialisation experts: Working with start-up accelerators and experts in vertical collaboration to deliver events, programs and digital platforms designed to fast track the commercialisation of ground breaking medtech devices and treatments.

Medical insurers and health funds: Highlighting ways that health insurers can participate and deliver a new level of value to health consumers.

Individual professionals, students and community members: Engaging everyday users of bionics devices, treatments and wearables alongside students, clinicians, bioengineers, designers, educators, technologists and neuroscientists (all focused on patient-centred innovation).

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Delivering Moonshots in Human Bionics

Bionics Queensland has chosen five ‘star gates’ or pathways to deliver ‘moon-shots’ – breakthroughs that deliver a ten-fold impact on human health. Our stargates to achieve these outcomes are: the bionic senses, bionic limbs, artificial organs, neural user interfaces and enabling technologies.

Queensland’s journey began with the bionic senses - the invention of the Cochlear implant (the bionic ear). Supported by Dr Dimity Dornan and her lifelong vision to help children hear and speak, the bionic ear was an Australian-led ‘moon-shot’ that changed many lives.

Bionics Queensland now invites you to join as an Associate or Affiliate to set the scene for new moon-shots – breakthroughs across all five stargates that will result in dramatic and positive changes in public health.

Associates of Bionics Queensland must be organisations (i.e. private, public and not-for-profit entities), while Affiliates can be any individual with an interest in our vision - professionals, students or members of the community. Both categories of participation provide benefits to applicants in line with their annual fees.

Human Bionics Industry Potential in AustraliaVENTURE SELECTION FOR MAJOR IMPACT ON NATIONAL HEALTH PRIORITIES

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Who should join as an Affiliate?

We’re encouraging people right across Queensland to become an Affiliate.

Individual health professionals, clinicians, allied health practitioners, educators, researchers, students and anyone with an interest in the future of human bionics is welcome to join.

Many of you will want to keep your eye on new discoveries or find out about new medtech devices that could benefit you, a family member or friend. Some will want to find out about clinical support services for bionics end users. Others will want to research, form partnerships or seek the advice and support of Bionics Queensland's Sector Leaders.

Whether you are a community member, studying at university or working in a small or large medtech business, a start-up, health agency or charity, there is value in becoming an Affiliate.

Opportunities include, but are not limited to, regular participation in bionics knowledge sharing events, webinars, collaborative research grants and award programs, career mentoring and more. Customised events and insights will also be provided to Affiliates living outside urban centres.

What benefits will you enjoy?

As an Affiliate, your benefits will include:

� Enabling bionics end users and their families to share their health and lifestyle needs with those who have the capacity to provide life changing solutions.

� Participation in Bionics Queensland events, webinars and workshops bringing consumers, researchers, clinicians and device designers together and connecting new-to-the-world devices with investors

� Involvement in a dynamic Leadership Council planning and collaborating to explore, test and commercialise next generation bionics solutions. Affiliates will tap into our bionics discovery library, participate in landmark research and/or provide specialist skills to accelerate new healthcare outcomes.

� Continuous access to information on bionics breakthroughs, new devices, technologies and services on our website and via our quarterly newsletter that will highlight mentoring, skills building and vertical collaboration events, and opportunities to participate in research and innovation challenges.

� As an Affiliate your will support and be supported by like-minded people with an interest in changing lives. Whether you are a bionics end user, a researcher or an interested professional or community member, becoming an Affiliate is a decision you won’t regret.

What are the annual fees to join as an Affiliate? � If you are a student, you can join Bionics

Queensland for zero dollars. Meetings and events with guest speakers will be hosted by Bionics Queensland to engage students studying or interested in human bionics (bio-medical engineering or other disciplines).

� Professional individuals – employees of organisations can join for a fee of $220 per annum. This applies to individuals working for product or device manufacturers, professional services, universities, hospitals, medical centres, specialists and allied health practices.

� Members of the community, patients and their carers who are not working full-time can join for an annual fee of $100. Pending individual circumstances, the fees for bionics end users may be waived.

� Once you become an Affiliate, we will keep you up-to-date with the latest news, share breakthroughs, invite you to events and hear more about your needs. This helps us to ensure that bionics research and in turn, new devices and treatments satisfy your needs.

Bionics Queensland Affiliate

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Who should join Bionics Queensland as an Associate?

The Sphere at QUT's Education Precinct and its special interactive program showing a child's brain development. QUT was the first university to become a Sector Leader Associate of Bionics Queensland.

Private sector corporations (small to medium enterprises and industry leaders), government agencies and not-for-profit organisations who share Bionics Queensland’s vision are welcomed as Associates.

Associates of Bionics Queensland are organisations who will become highly visible trailblazers in bionics. You will better understand the needs and wants of end users and their carers; you will lead and encourage bionics innovations and breakthroughs, participate in research and discovery, take medical or exponential technologies to a new level, enhance bionics product designs and strive to speed up the time to market of new products and services.

Queensland’s leading universities, hospitals, research institutes and bionics device developers and manufacturers are current and future Associates of Bionics Queensland.

We are also attracting the interest and participation of health tech and medical device start-ups, smaller education and training providers and charities.

ASSOCIATES ARE ACCEPTED IN TWO CATEGORIES:

1. Sector Leader Associates

� Health, education and/or research

� Bionics industry, technology and product manufacturing

� Corporate and business leaders

Sector Leader Associates are offered a comprehensive benefits package for their primary representative or Associate and up to four other organisational representatives.

2. Industry Associates

� Entrepreneurs, innovators, scientists and bionics SMEs

� Small health, education, professional service providers and small charities

Industry Associates will receive an attractive suite of benefits and active participation of their lead representative and two representatives.

Bionics Queensland Associate


1 – Benefits for Sector Leader Associates � The opportunity to lead and collaborate with

others to stimulate new bionic healthcare discoveries and build a multi-region industry cluster. Sector Leaders commit to active involvement for at least three years to proactively support Bionics Queensland in fulfilling its vision.

Sector Leaders with appropriate expertise and credentials can express their interest in participating in the Executive Group (up to 8 organisations) of the Leadership Council. This Council chaired by the CEO is a project leadership team that will pursue cross-institutional bionics projects, pursue major grants and research funds and spearhead local and global innovation challenges.

Participation of Associates in the Executive Group enables a far-reaching involvement in Bionics Queensland’s initiatives. All Associates can participate in the wider suite of projects and initiatives of the Council.

� A recognised Bionics Queensland ‘ambassador’ role, stimulating ground-breaking bionics R&D, product or process design, manufacture and commercialisation. Sector leaders will play a vital role in promoting new research, and, encouraging people living with disabilities and chronic health conditions to provide a new level of input to the design of bionic solutions.

� A recognised role in shaping plans for the Human Bionics Living Laboratory. Bionics Queensland will also progressively develop stand-out interactive learning exhibits and technology-driven bionics discovery environments.

� The opportunity to showcase human bionics breakthroughs, products, treatments and services in major health and education precincts and interactive learning spaces.

� Be eligible to co-fund and co-brand a Chair in Bionics i.e. one or more appointments of this nature pending available funds and personnel to accelerate progress in fast moving areas of medical bionics.

� The opportunity to co-design, host and sponsor Bionics Queensland events e.g. an annual bionics congress or symposium; consumer forums, innovation workshops and vertical collaboration events (designed to fast track product development and end user access to market-ready bionics products and devices).

� Participate in the development and implementation of a ‘Bionics Queensland Roadmap and Action Plan’ outlining the steps we will take to create a unique, Queensland-based bionics industry cluster.

� Invitations to select bionics events and conferences showcasing bionics insights and discoveries.

� Opportunities to feature in Bionics Queensland national and global publicity efforts on bionics science, technology, engineering, product or service breakthroughs.

� Inclusion in a Sector Leaders showcase within a world-class bionics discovery library developed progressively and collaboratively with Associates.

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2 – Benefits Package for Industry Associates � Participation in Bionics Queensland Leadership

Council projects and activities. The Council will design projects that tap into the diverse skills/expertise of all Associates and will also leverage the skills and interests of Affiliates, including students.

� The opportunity to co-design, host, sponsor and/or deliver papers at Bionics Queensland events e.g. an annual bionics congress or symposium; consumer forums, innovation workshops and vertical collaboration training events.

� The chance to exhibit your ideas, new devices, technologies, products and services at Bionics Queensland events.

� Participation in the development and implementation of our Bionics Queensland Roadmap and Action Plan.

� Pathways to participate in the creation of a Bionics Discovery Library and the proposed Human Bionics Living Laboratory. Our Associate level benefit packages will provide a number of unique benefits linked to these proposed projects.

� Opportunities to be featured in Bionics Queensland national and global publicity on our region’s breakthroughs in bionics science, technology, engineering, product or service development.

� Progressive updates on new insights, discoveries and case studies i.e. bionics breakthroughs, products and services featured on our Bionics Queensland website.


Annual fee payments of Associates and Affiliates will remain current for twelve (12) months from the date of payment. Bionics Queensland will maintain an up-to-date Register of Associates and Affiliates. Invoices must be paid within one month of the date of renewal each year. Consideration will be given to Associates on a case by case basis if there is a request for renewal payments to be made on a twice yearly basis.

The Board of Bionics Queensland and its Associates and Affiliates will work together in a cooperative way to jointly progress a shared vision for the organisation and the growth of Queensland’s bionics eco-system and business cluster.

� All Associates and Affiliates must act in a way that is consistent with the values of Bionics Queensland, does not adversely impact the image or reputation of Bionics Queensland; otherwise cause harm to or, be in breach of any significant provision in any of its policies.

� All applicants seeking Sector Leader Associate status must commit to active involvement for at least three years with the capacity to pay the agreed annual fees.

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How to Apply:We invite you to visit our website at www.bionicsqueensland.com.au and apply to join Bionics Queensland. We look forward to your participation!

For further information contact: Bionics Queensland, 29 Nathan Avenue, Ashgrove, Queensland, 4066.

Tel. (07) 3850 2111

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What are the annual fees to join as an Associate?

Fee Structure for Associates who are Sector Leaders

Fees for Sector Leader Associates Annual Fee

Large hospital and health organisations, education and/or research leaders, industry and corporate leaders (with turnover of $1b pa or above)

$50,000

Under 1 billion pa $40,000

Under $500m pa $30,000

Under $250m pa $15,000

Under $10m pa $5,000

Note 1: Annual fees are paid in advance of the subsequent year.Note 2: Organisations with <$5M pa in revenue should apply as appropriate within the Other Associates categories – ‘Small health, education, professional service providers and small charities’ or ‘Entrepreneurs, innovators and SMEs’.

Fees for Industry Associates - Innovators, Scientists and Small to Medium Enterprises Annual Fee

Under $5 million pa $3,500



Under $500,000 pa $750

Note: Annual fees are paid in advance of the subsequent year.

Fees for Industry Associates - Small health, education, professional service providers or charities Annual Fee



Under $1 million pa $750

Under $500,000 pa $500

Note: Annual fees are paid in advance of the subsequent year.

Industry Associates

Bionics Queensland ABN 98 625 933 824

29 Nathan Avenue, Ashgrove Qld 4060 PO Box 930, Toowong Qld 4066

P: (07) 3850 2111 | F: (07) 3366 1803

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