#MKW18 – Future Hospital
Event Information
Description
Is the future of health switched on?
Future Hospital is a day of talks, tech demos and immersive experiences focusing on the future of healthcare and medical technology. Before you check in to the hospital of the future, check it out. Robot pills, managing pain through virtual reality, 3D-printed prosthetics, remote care, precision medicine, medical devices in jewellery, and drones to deliver samples: discover health innovation at Future Hospital. Join Melbourne startups, medical researchers, clinicians and designers as they explore the new medical treatments and technologies already developing.
Begin your experience by booking in for a tour of the Future Hospital Tech Demo Floor. These tours run every half-hour throughout the day.
Book into one of the tech demo tours to begin! Once your tour finishes, you will have full access to the rest of the Future Hospital event, including:
11am–4pm
uCare: an Immersive Theatre Experience
Future Hospital SensiLab Creative Experiment
1pm–1.45pm
3pm–3.45pm
Panel: Advancing Med-Tech Innovation in Melbourne
Future Hospital is co-presented with Melbourne Health.
Presenting organisations:
Melbourne Business School (BioDesign Innovation teams, NAVi, Lenexa, and Stelect)
RMIT Design Futures
Sensilab, Monash University
Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences + Data61
Melbourne Health Accelerator
JAR Aerospace
Phoria
inGenious.AI
CNSDose ReCubit, The University of Melbourne
Human Gas Capsule, RMIT
Leah Heiss
PlayReactive
[Please note this event is wheelchair accessible]
Melbourne Knowledge Week
Melbourne Knowledge Week is a week-long festival that melds, art, technology, business and science to explore and co-create our future city. Over 80 events have been designed to inspire curious minds to collide and collaborate to bring future-focused ideas to life.
Throw yourself into a week full of innovation and creativity where you’ll hear from international industry leaders, test cutting-edge technology, taste future food and help to solve Melbourne’s future challenges.