Beyond Science

In October 2020, MTPConnect published a landmark workforce survey identifying deficiencies in the Australian Medical Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical and Digital health sector. Amongst the two main areas identified relevant to surgery were research and industry skills. Surgeon-scientists and surgeon-innovators have an important role in the entire medical technology translational cycle; not only from discovery to commercialisation, but in ensuring that health technologies are implemented in value-based manner.

This includes defining safety and regulatory standards, balancing patient outcomes against health care costs, and working with policy makers to ensure that funding is both sustainable and promotes equitable access to technology.

Where do surgeons learn these skills?

Despite a rich history of biomedical innovation in Australia, there are limited training opportunities for surgeons to develop these skills. Within NSW, there are no formal surgeon-scientist training pathways in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. Our limited understanding of technology commercialisation has impeded our ability to translate fundamental scientific breakthroughs to the bedside. Therefore, as research becomes more and more technology focused, developing these industry-ready skills will be essential so that Australian Otolaryngology will continue to deliver innovations to the community.

Learn more about us here: Beyond Science Ebook.

You can also access the 2023 Annual Report here (PDF) (PDF 1.46MB).

Watch our most recent webinar: Funding Your Research August 2024

Hear from speakers Tracey Laba (MRFF), Derek Van Dyk (SNOW Medical Research) and Dr John Parker (Tyree IHealthE) about how to optimise your grant applications and funding success. Click the link below to watch.

Funding Your Research Aug 2024 (MP4 135.74MB)

Advisory Committee

Professor Jim Patrick AO (Chair)

Dr Bruce Ashford

Professor Susie Nilsson

Anne O'Neill

Ellen Rawstron

Professor Philip Truskett

Executive Committee

Associate Professor Payal Mukherjee (Co-director)

Professor Gordon Wallace (Co-director)

Stuart Anderson

Professor Jonathan Clark

Dr Julia Crawford

Professor Laura Poole-Warren

Board of Beyond Science

Clinical 

Associate Professor Payal Mukherjee (Co-director)

Associate Professor Raewyn Campbell

Professor Jonathan Clark

Dr Joe Dusseldorp

Professor Richard Harvey  

Associate Professor Kelvin Kong

Professor Stuart Mackay

Associate Professor Daniel Novakovic

Professor Nirmal Patel

Professor Raymond Sacks

Scientific 

Professor Gordon Wallace (Co-director)

Professor Jeremy Crook

Professor Ben Eggleton

Professor Nigel Lovell

Associate Professor Hamish Macdougall 

Professor David McAlpine  

Professor Laura Poole-Warren 

Professor Gregg Suaning

Professor Svetha Venkatesh