RESEARCH THEMES

The MedTech CoRE and CMDT have been established to serve as a world leading research platform in medical device technologies for New Zealand, focused on generating healthcare solutions for New Zealanders and economic outcomes for our partners. This section provides an overview of some of the research themes on which the MedTech CoRE and CMDT will focus.

• Theme 1: Diagnostics and Therapeutics
  
• Theme 2: Interventional Technologies
  
• Theme 3: Assistive Technologies
  
• Theme 4: Digital Health and Health Informatics
  
• Theme 5: Tissue Engineering for Regenerative Medicine

FLAGSHIP PROJECTS

The Flagship Projects of the MedTech CoRE are designed to address all of the themes and, for the first 3 years, are:

• Flagship 1: Model-based diagnostics & therapeutics in pulmonary medicine
  
• Flagship 2: Cardiovascular diagnostics and therapeutics
  
• Flagship 3: Diagnosis and therapy of gastric dysrhythmias
  
• Flagship 4: Patient-specific virtual organs for surgical planning
  
• Flagship 5: Augmentation of upper arm stroke rehabilitation
  
• Flagship 6: Innovative new strategies for musculoskeletal & soft tissue repair

TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS

• Platform 1: Imaging & Scanning
  
• Platform 2: Sensing & Remote Monitoring
  
• Platform 3: Actuation & Control
  
• Platform 4: Design & Manufacturing
  
• Platform 5: Software & Modelling

Other Funded Projects

The MedTech CoRE offers four types of contestable funding, namely Initiating Collaborative Partnerships Funding, New Concept Development Funding, Seed Project Funding and ART Funding. Click here for more details on current projects.