Health
Our HealthTech meetup saw two companies showcased - Thought Wired and O’Docs Eye Care. The event was sponsored by Blender Design, GPC Electronics and GridAKL!
Speaker #1: James Pau from Thought Wired
James Pau is Co-founder and Technical Lead at Thought Wired, a company helping people with severe disabilities control objects with their mind. Software built by Thought Wired uses third-party brain sensing devices to help users control external devices such as computers, smart home systems or even powered wheelchairs.
James has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Biomechatronics Engineering), and Thought Wired was a finalist in the 2016 Innovation Awards.
Speaker #2: Hanna Eastvold-Edwins from O'Docs Eye Care
Hanna Eastvold-Edwins is Chief Engineer at O'Docs Eye Care, a company who have created a 3D printed smartphone attachment to help optometrists perform eye exams. They hope to save millions of people from going blind, by improving accessibility to diagnostic hardware that can be used with mobile phones. Their work has been recognized by the likes of Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Sir Richard Branson.
Hanna is an experienced Product Development Engineer, and has worked with Boeing, Yamaha, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare to name a few. O'Docs won Most Innovative Hi-Tech Mobile Award category at the 2017 Hi-Tech Awards.
Audience Pitches
We had some fantastic pitches from the audience, including Greg Johnston showcasing water e-bike Manta-5.
Sponsors:
Blender Design
Blender Design helps hardware companies gear up for manufacture, in particular assisting with industrial & mechanical design, prototyping services, design for manufacture (DFM) and over all improving the product development processes. Blender provides a full turn key solution, turning ideas into successful products.
GPC Electronics
GPC Electronics is Australasia's largest Contract Electronics Manufacturer with factories in Christchurch, Sydney, and Shenzhen. They support PCBA or complete Box Build product through their full lifecycle, from small prototype runs in NZ through to mass volume production.
GridAKL
GridAKL is the amazing space we are lucky to call home; a space created to bring established innovative business and start-ups together into one humming technology precinct.
