Careers in Science Spotlight: Start-Ups and the Healthcare/Medtech sector

This exclusive online event for UNSW Science students will cover:

• The basics of Start-Ups
• Benefits of joining a Start-Up as a graduate
• The skills and attributes that recruiters look for when recruiting graduates in Start-Ups
• Ways to get into the Start-up scene, whether that’s starting your own company or landing a job in one
• Insights into Healthcare and Medtech Start-ups

You’ll hear from a range of speakers including graduate recruiter Give A Grad A Go, Health/Medtech Start-Up founders, UNSW Science Alumni and UNSW Founders. You’ll also have the chance to ask all the speakers any burning questions you might have about launching a career in start-ups.

If you have any questions, please contact science.industry@unsw.edu.au

Speaker Bios

Camilla Clarke

Country Manager - Australia, Give a Grad A Go

Camilla loves guiding junior talent through the first steps of their career and working for Give A Grad A Go, she is passionate about connecting recent graduates to start-ups, SMEs and larger corporations. With 7 years of experience working with graduates and thriving teams in London, Camilla set sail for Australia and landed just before lockdown to launch Give A Grad A Go Australia. Enthusiastic about educating the graduate market here on the wonderful world of startups and harnessing raw talent to support growing businesses across Australia.

Nikhil Autar

Medical student and medtech founder

Nikhil is a medical student, and researcher, who founded his own med tech company, Bheem Health. Falls, pressure sores, and several other complications occur disproportionately in vulnerable people. After losing 2 friends to these issues, Nikhil looked into the literature, talked to dozens of nursing homes and ICU professionals, and has developed the first ever sensor mat which detects movement, heart and breath rates over your entire body, affordably.

They've recently launched as a consumer device to raise funds for clinical trials on Kickstarter - Kickstarter.com/projects/bheem/bheemUP. The next step is to work with hospital partners to clinically trial these solutions.

Sylvia Lee

Sylvia is a 2021 Science and Business (Biotechnology) graduate who currently works as a sales development representative in a software company. She was heavily involved in societies since first year where she was the secretary of Cooksoc, sponsorship director of Project Hope and FABsoc. She co-founded a start-up, Aurora MedTech, where they placed second in the Peter Farrell Cup, kickstarting her entrepreneurship journey. Aurora MedTech also entered the HCF Slingshot Catalyst accelerator, received people’s choice award in UNSWFounders 10x Showcase and placed 1st in Textbook Ventures Pitch Comp.

Beste Onay

UNSW Health 10x Manager, UNSW Founders

Beste is a UNSW Health 10x Manager and she also runs the AGSM Angel Investors Program. Beste is an angel investor and entrepreneur herself, over the last few years she has coordinated incubators and helped thousands of entrepreneurs to pursue their dreams.