SA Insights: Featuring Fertilis

Connecting and empowering SA's health and medical innovation ecosystem

Adelaide Intermediary Program, MTPConnect

SA Insights:  Featuring Fertilis
The story of the researcher &amp; engineer (serial entrepreneur), who together are transforming  IVF globally

G030 Lecture Theatre, Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide

SA Insights Series

The SA Insights Series aims to connect, inspire, and empower the Health and Medical Innovations ecosystem by showcasing success stories.
The monthly fire-side chat is hosted by a team member from the Adelaide Intermediary Program.

Join Jo Close , Director for the Adelaide Intermediary Program as she hosts MTPConnect’s SA Insights Series for May. Jo will facilitate a fire-side chat with two long-time friends who joined forces with a vision to transform the IVF industry. Professor Jeremy Thompson and Marty Gauvin co-founded South Australian company, Fertilis, just 3 years ago and are developing the world’s first device to automate embryo culture at the micro scale using 3D printing technology.
Jeremy saw an obvious problem in the IVF industry and had a vision for the solution more than 20 years ago – fast forward and thanks to technological advancements and Marty’s combined engineering and business mindset, the idea is now a prototype with investment.
In this conversation we’ll not only explore the evolution of the technology and the company, but we’ll also gain insight into the incredible and inspiring stories of two brain injury survivors – yes, both Marty and Jeremy have had to deal with major health issues. Perhaps in some ways it’s the secret to their success…
You’ll experience first hand how Jeremy’s creativity and curiosity as a scientist is complemented by Marty’s entrepreneurial experience.
This event will be followed by an opportunity to network over drinks and nibbles.
Guest Speakers: 
	Marty Gauvin, Co-Founder &amp; CEO, Fertilis
	Professor Jeremy Thompson, Co-Founder &amp; CSO, Fertilis / Adjunct Professor, University of AdelaideThis event will be followed by an opportunity to network over drinks and nibbles.Who should attend:Researchers, C-suite professionals in the HMI sector, investors, and entrepreneurs, clinicians, entrepreneurs, founders, MTP industry professionals, commercialisation professionals, members of the Adelaide ecosystem.

A﻿bout FertilisFertilis aims to revolutionise IVF treatment through their automated embryo culture device.
The technology involves each embryo growing inside its own patented micro-3D printed cradle. The cradle protects the embryo and enables automated subtle changes to the nutritive composition of the formulated solutions that bathes the embryo, providing the most optimised growth environment ever developed.
The cradle structure allows fertilisation, embryo culture and embryo cryopreservation to occur in the one structure – no more moving embryos around by hand.For more information: <a href="https://www.fertil.is/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Fertilis</a>

In the know:Do you want to know more about the Adelaide Intermediary Program? Click the link and watch a presentation by <a href="https://youtu.be/9BasCiRbgXU" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Adelaide Intermediary Program Director Jo Close</a>. Stay connected to events, news and opportunities - Follow MTPConnect on EventBrite, click the follow button in the top right corner of the event listing.

Parking:Please note nearest car parking is available at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, in the West End of Hindley Street and the Adelaide Convention Centre. Further Information:For more information, please contact Engagement and Communications Manager Pia Vogrin on Pia.Vogrin@mtpconnect.org.au or 0419 853 614.

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