Health Tech And Resilient Communities

All Right?

A collaboration between Te Whatu Ora Waitaha (formally CDHB), the Mental Health Foundation and Healthy Christchurch, All Right? supports people to become more aware of their mental health and wellbeing, and to take small and regular steps to improve it. They complete research, raise awareness, and create tools that promote their goal of public mental wellbeing.

ARANZ Medical

ARANZ Medical Ltd is an innovator of medical solutions, specialising in 3D scanning that transforms clinical processes in wound care, orthotics and prosthetics. Based in Christchurch, their technology has applications to assist in both clinical research and practice.

CerebralFix

A Christchurch-based game developer delivering virtual reality apps to help people recover from traumatic brain injuries. CerebralFix created the apps in collaboration with Callaghan Innovation, the University of Otago, and the Burwood Academy of Independent Living (BAIL), with inspiration from research conducted by the Laura Fergusson Trust.

Comrad

Comrad optimises patient flow and efficiency by providing innovative, technology driven workflow solutions. Established more than thirty years ago, Comrad is now the leading provider in Australia and New Zealand for radiology information solutions. 

Enztec

Enztec is based in Christchurch and manufactures orthopaedic instruments for implant companies and orthopaedic surgeons worldwide. They have made innovations in sports medicine and ACL surgery, and export worldwide from their base in Canterbury.

Mars Bioimaging

Mars Bioimaging is a Christchurch-based company able to create full-colour x-ray images (small bore spectral CT scanners). Run by father and son researchers Anthony and Philip Butler, Mars was formed in 2007 and has won many awards. They are world leaders in their field and have built a skilled team in Christchurch to develop their offering to the health tech sector.

Medsalv

Medsalv is determined to reduce waste in the healthcare industry by working with hospitals to reuse single-use medical devices. The initiative also aims to reduce cost for healthcare providers. Started by University of Canterbury graduate Oli Hunt, the Christchurch company has received numerous awards and grants.

Myovolt

By harnessing Focal Vibration engineered for the body, Myovolt have taken wearable performance tech to the next level. Myovolt is not only effective as a muscle warm-up device, but it is a unique technology for muscle recovery too. Myovolt is now widely used by clinicians, physios, trainers, elite athletes, weekend warriors and anyone who needs muscle recovery.

Ossis

Ossis specialises in custom implants catering to the individual needs of patients and surgeons worldwide. Ossis draws upon over 20 years of clinical orthopaedic experience and has been delivering custom implants for more than 10 years.

oVRcome

oVRcome use innovative technologies to improve mental wellbeing. They unite clinical expertise and cutting-edge virtual reality to help people overcome their fears and anxieties in the privacy and comfort of their own home.

Sense Medical

Sense Medical are the developer of Cortex, a clinician-designed iOS app and data platform, supporting care teams to seamlessly manage clinical tasks, investigations, and documentation, as well as capture valuable patient journey information. Cortex also captures invaluable data related to inefficiencies and waste in current care workflows, enabling organisations to identify opportunities to increase the quality of care provided to patients.

Canterbury Health Innovation

Canterbury Health Innovation is a non-profit organisation helping Canterbury’s health community to succeed at home and worldwide. Regular meetups – sign up to their mailing list. 

Te Whatu Ora Waitaha (formally CDHB)

A space where clinicians, engineers, architects, and user groups are rethinking how health services are provided, and testing ideas to see how they perform in real-life situations. Following extensive research and interviews with more than 100 patients and their families to find out what they wanted from a hospital environment, the Design Lab team visited facilities around the world, including aircraft manufacturers, to learn what they could about maximising space.

Te Papa Hauora

Christchurch’s Health Precinct - Te Papa Hauora is a collaborative partnership between Canterbury’s major tertiary and health institutions; the University of Canterbury, the University of Otago, Ara Institute of Canterbury and Te Whatu Ora Waitaha (formally CDHB), working together with representatives from Ngāi Tūāhuriri. Te Papa Hauora is a hub for health education, research and innovation. Manawa, located in the Christchurch Hospital campus, is a state-of-the-art facility home to Ara nursing, midwifery and medical imaging students and teaching staff, University of Canterbury researchers and post-graduate students as well as Canterbury District Health Board staff. Staff and students are provided with opportunities to collaborate and innovate with individuals from Canterbury’s health system.

The Digital Health Association

The Digital Health Association is a membership organisation representing New Zealand digital health industry sector. Explore The Digital Health Association's regular Christchurch events.

VIA Innovations

VIA Innovations, part of Te Whatu Ora Waitaha (formally CDHB), connect ideas to industry, innovators to investors, health to enterprise. The VIA team support people with good ideas for the health system, helping to get their innovations out to the people and communities that need them.

Canterbury institutions lead and grow people in health-tech programmes, with the following graduate flows as a percentage of national:

• Networking and Cloud computing  18%
• Science – Chemistry  18%
• Mechanical Engineering  19%
• Manufacturing Engineering  21%
• Science - Earth Science  23%
• Science – Physics  24%
• Engineering and Related Technologies not elsewhere classified  34%
• Chemical Engineering  37%