Last week our CEO David Bibby participated in the Annual Jumar Showcase - a fun and informative event bringing together the local biotech community.
More than 100 founders, researchers, investors, and biotech professionals gathered on Tuesday for the inaugural Annual Jumar Showcase! 🙌 The Showcase began with a pre-event Investor Meet & Greet, where Jumar residents connected with 7 investors from Boson Ventures, Breakthrough Victoria, PAN Group, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) Ventures, Tin Alley Ventures, Horizon 3 Healthcare, and Tenmile. The main event featured 6 startup pitches, with each of them presenting their groundbreaking innovation and health solutions: ⭐ Amanda Woon, COO of Proxima Bio ⭐ Nigel Blair, CEO of SKYDD ⭐ Dr. Anushi (Kulasiri) Rajapaksa, Founder & CEO of Misti ⭐ Ruwini Cooray, Founder & CEO of Neurogen ⭐ Majid Ghoddusi, DVM PhD, Founder & CEO of Turquoise Biotechnologies ⭐ Dr. Simon Green. BSc(Hons), PhD, AICD, CEO of Immunosis Shout out to investor panelists Bob Soh, Kelsie Rainbow, Jerome Wielens and Joey Man for their engaging questions to the startups. The Showcase also featured Christos Papadimitriou, CEO of Tessara Therapeutics, and David Bibby, CEO of Pacalis Therapeutics Pty Ltd, in an insightful fireside chat moderated by Dr Katja Beitat. The conversation offered an in-depth look into their experiences and perspectives as leaders in biotech. Attendees didn’t just hear about the innovations—they also had the chance to experience them firsthand in the startup demo area. This interactive space allowed everyone to explore the startups' cutting-edge technologies up close, bringing their health solutions to life beyond the pitch presentations. A huge thank you to all the speakers, investors, and guests for contributing to the success of this Showcase! It was incredible to witness the biotech and medtech community come together to celebrate innovation. #JumarBioincubator #BiotechInnovation #biotech #startups #innovation #incubator