Medtech – New Alliance AMMA
ICN Victoria is proud to be a founding member of the newly launched Australian MedTech Manufacturing Alliance (AMMA), which aims to grow opportunities for medtech manufacturers to sell local content to domestic health services. The Alliance was announced in October 2024 by Hon Natalie Hutchins, Minister for Jobs and Industry.
Other founding members of the alliance are BioMelbourne Network, AusBiotech, MTPConnect, and Australian Manufacturing Technology Institute Limited (AMTIL), with seed funding from the Victorian Government. These organisations collectively represent thousands of Australian medical technology manufacturers.
Nick Foa, CEO ICN Victoria commented, “As a supporter of local industry for 40 years, ICN Victoria is proud to participate in this new Alliance which will raise awareness of local medical manufacturing capability and drive greater engagement between local manufacturers and health buyers.”
“The Alliance’s activity will complement existing industry initiatives such as our medtech manufacturing directory, and will be key to helping local win, creating local jobs and building a stronger domestic medtech supply chain,” said Mr Foa.
What is Alliance’s objective?
Unlike other sectors, no pathway currently exists to help local medtech manufacturers sell into Australia’s private or public healthcare system.
The Alliance seeks to create more opportunities for local manufacturers to engage with public and private health buyers, delivering more contracts, more jobs, greater sovereign manufacturing capability and a stronger economy.
The Alliance will also be a unified industry voice that will advocate on behalf of Victorian SME medtech manufacturers across the key issues impacting the sector.
Karen Parr, CEO, BioMelbourne Network and Alliance lead said, “Australia is home to world-class medtech innovators and manufacturers. Increasing awareness of these companies and growing local content in health, will support Australian health services to continue to deliver world-leading care and strengthen our country’s sovereign capabilities.
ICN Victoria has an important role in the Alliance
As a supporter of local industry and organisation responsible for delivering the Local Jobs First policy, ICN Victoria will play a key role in creating opportunities for engagement between Victorian medtech manufacturers and healthcare procurement functions as part of the Alliance. Other opportunities ICN Victoria will provide including listing local manufacturers in its Victorian Medtech Manufacturing Capability Directory and promoting the directory to health buyers.
ICN Victoria invites established Victorian medtech companies currently manufacturing medtech products to contact us to discuss how the Alliance can support you.
More info on the Australian Medtech Manufacturing Alliance can be found here.
Click here to receive the Victorian Medtech Manufacturing Capability Directory.
Projects
Learn about some of the latest projects in the medtech sector.
Forensic Mental Health Expansion Project Thomas Embling Hospital
The Forensic Mental Health (FMH) Expansion Project is being led by the Victorian Health Building Authority (VHBA) in collaboration with Forensicare to deliver the largest ever investment in Thomas Embling Hospital. The project will play a critical role in reforming the way forensic mental health services are delivered in the mental health system.
Angliss Hospital Expansion Stage 2
The Angliss Hospital Expansion Stage 2 project is being delivered by the Victorian Health Building Authority in partnership with Eastern Health. The Victorian Government has announced $112 Million in funding to expand the Angliss Hospital in Ferntree Gully. Angliss Hospital was established in 1939, located at the foot of the Dandenong Ranges. It caters for local communities from the South of Knox to the South-West of Yarra Ranges, as well as Croydon and parts of Ringwood. Since inception the facility has undergone numerous refurbishments and expansions during its lifetime.
Ballarat Base Hospital Redevelopment
John Holland has been appointed to deliver the new central energy plant and support services building on Drummond Street as part of stage two of the $541.6 million Ballarat Base Hospital redevelopment. A central energy plant is a building that supplies power, heating and cooling to the hospital, including backup power during disruptions.
Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery
The Design and Construction of the Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery (ACMD) Main Works which comprises of a new 12-storey building and 1-level basement, including the following:
- 7 levels of fit out – education, workspace, research labs, café shell, back-of-house and plant areas, and supporting amenities
- 4 levels of cold shell
- 1 level of roof plant
- 1 level of basement – plant rooms, end-of-trip facilities
ACMD will be a purpose built facility and will host unprecedented collaboration between industry, research, practice and education to deliver better health outcomes preventative health strategies that will help to reduce the burden of illness in the community.
News
Stay informed of key issues within the sector.
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Medtech manufacturing at VMS2023 |
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Advanced manufacturing in medtech: Hargo Engineering |
Resources
Navigating the Australian Healthcare Market
The essential guide for local SMEs to navigate the Australian healthcare market. Put together by the Australian Medtech Manufacturing Centre, the guide covers market size, product development, regulatory considerations, reimbursement/funding of devices and how to sell locally on a state-by-state basis. It is intended for start-ups, scale-ups, businesses seeking to pivot into medtech or international businesses considering to invest and operate in the Australian market.
Victorian Medtech Manufacturing Capability Summary
This resource provides an overview of the medtech manufacturing sector in Victoria for buyers and stakeholders looking to identify sector capabilities. Produced by the Australian Medtech Manufacturing Centre, it is intended as a guide to the sector, summarising capabilities, the local health care market and the broader health tech ecosystem.
