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Past event - 2024
15 May Doors: 6:30PM
Event times 7PM-8:30PM
Molly Rose Brewery, 279/285 Wellington St, Collingwood, Melbourne, VIC 3066
What is a wearable biosensor and can our natural sugar polymers be mimiced? Learn about the fascinating healthcare engineering behind these innovations.

DNA, Electricity, and the small task of revolutionizing healthcare

Nick Hogan (Nutromics)
Working for a start-up company can be exciting, working for a start-up that incorporates DNA scientists, electro-chemists, mechanical engineers and doctors developing a medical device can be challenging! Join Nutromics scientist Nick Hogan to learn what a wearable biosensor is and how our team is developing them to revolutionize healthcare.
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Sugar Polymers and Tissue Repair

Brooke Farrugia (University of Melbourne)
In our body a type of sugar polymer known as glycosaminoglycans are responsible for regulating numerous biological processes. This talk will look at how we can engineer materials to mimic these sugar polymers to develop new therapeutics.
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