Dr Dien Huong pitching at the Nanopitch Health event

NanoPitch Health: Driving health innovation

Get inspired by the next big ideas in health.

Building on the success of the inaguaral NanoPitch Health in 2023, we have now reshaped NanoPitch into a research translation and commercialisation program.

Sydney Nano researchers are striving to make nanotechnology part of the solution to everyday problems. In health care, nanotechnology can improve outcomes for patients and save lives. At the pitching event, our researchers will present their ideas to a panel of expert judges to compete for prizes and find potential partners to increase the impact of their work.

The prizes are:

Best Pitch - $100,000
Runner up - $20,000
People's Choice Pitch Award - $5,000
People's Choice Poster Award - $1,000

To ensure the success of our researchers, we offer comprehensive support before the pitching night. This includes ‘how to pitch’ resources, one-on-one mentoring, and pitch development sessions.

Join us at NanoPitch:

Be the first to hear about the latest innovations coming out of the University of Sydney
Have the opportunity to network with the presenters, researchers, and industry
Learn the art of pitching
Find your next research and commercialisation partners

NanoPitch Health 2023 Highlights

Dr. Hien Duong - Winner of NanoPitch Health 2023; Presenting - Bacteriophage nanobots

Dr. Matthew Griffith - Runner up of NanoPitch Health 2023; Presenting - Development of the affordable artificial retina

Judges - Professor Julie Cairney, Professor Anthony Weiss, Dr. John Kurek

Professor Vesna Miletic; Presenting - New biocompatible dental materials

Associate Professor Ann Kwan; Presenting - New biocompatible dental materials

Dr. Md Mahbub Hassan; Presenting - Nanohydrogel for cellular and ocular therapies

Dr Clara Tran; Presenting - Plasma surface coating for Novel ImmunoDiagnostics platforms

Associate Professor Stefano Palomba; Presenting - Mobile sensing for improved diagnostic and cancer detection

Matt Hadden; Presenting - Determining thenanomechanical signature of human pathological tissues using advance analytical and bioengineering tools

Dr Maria Rumyantseva (Deputy Director), Professor Anthony Weiss, Professor Julie Cairney, Dr. Hien Duong, Dr. Matthew Griffith, Dr. John Kurek, Professor Stephanie Watson (Deputy Director)

Read the 2023 event report (pdf, 937 KB).

Submit an EOI

EOI closes 5pm on 29 July

Register for the event

Wednesday 25 September

I strongly encourage fellow scientists and researchers to take part in NanoPitch. For me, it was a fantastic experience and acquiring the skill of effective pitching is crucial for any emerging scientist.

Dr Hien Duong, Winner of NanoPitch Health 2023