About | Ventora Medical

About Ventora Medical

Ventora Medical was founded in 2019 by a dynamic team of biomedical engineers, clinicians and healthcare experts.

Driven to solve important needs in neonatal respiratory care, Ventora's mission is to empower clinicians through innovation and help premature babies breathe.

Management and Board

At Ventora Medical, our team brings together a wide range of expertise across biomedical engineering, healthcare marketing and sales, finance and governance. Beyond our core team members, we collaborate with a broad network of industry advisors and mentors. We also partner with reputable organisations to support our clinical research, product development, regulatory affairs and quality management, legal and finance.

Edward Buijs

Chief Executive Officer, Director

BSc, M-Eng (Biomedical Engineering with Business)

Edward is a biomedical engineer and entrepreneur passionate about medical device development. Named alongside his co-founder Amy on the 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 List for Healthcare and Science, Edward leads Ventora’s commercialisation and business operations.

Amy Yu

Chief Technology Officer, Director

BSc, M-Eng (Biomedical Engineering with Business)

Amy is a biomedical engineer with experience in both biomedical engineering and research. In 2021, Amy was named alongside Edward on the Forbes 30 Under 30 List for her work at Ventora. At Ventora, Amy leads product development and supports business operation activities.

A/Prof Christiane Theda

Clinical Lead

Associate Professor and Neonatologist

MD, MBA, PhD, FACMG, FAAP, FRACP

A/Prof Theda has 30+ years of experience as a neonatal consultant in Australia and the US and is passionate about commercialising new innovations to improve clinical practice and health outcomes for patients. Christiane leads clinical research and provides clinical insight on product development.

Alan Haszard

Chief Commercial Officer, Director

BSc, BCom, MBA

Alan has 15+ years of experience in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries leading national marketing strategies and building sales teams for global corporations. Alan uses his extensive commercial experience, including leading the launch of an Australian affiliate startup, to execute strategy and lead stakeholder engagement.

Brendan Brown

Chief Financial Officer (virtual)

BAcc, CA (Chartered Accountant)

Brendan is a Partner at Prime Accounting & Business Advisory and
has 18+ experience as a Chartered
Accountant and Registered Tax Agent.
Brendan oversees Ventora’s financial
planning, reporting and governance.

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Matthew Lipscombe

Non-executive Director

BEng, BSc, MBA

Matthew is a strategic marketing and product management professional with 15+ years experience in medical device, high technology and consulting fields. Matthew worked as the Global Director, Portfolio Strategy & Planning at Cochlear before becoming the Chief Marketing Officer at Nanosonics.

Partners

Supporters

Awards and Recognition

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Medtech Market Growth Program

$50k Grant

July, 2024

The MMGP grant will support Ventora to expand its internal engineering and quality capabilities and will help fund further product refinement and market research.