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Commercialisation professional and fund program leader who runs delivery of the $33M+ MRFF-funded ANDHealth+ program and co-manages the CUREator+ programs, overseeing cohort selection, due diligence and portfolio strategy. Holds an MBA from the University of Sydney.

Health and medical research commercialisation leader with over 30 years' experience, formerly at NSW Health where she designed and governed programs including the NSW Medical Devices Fund. She was awarded the Public Service Medal in 2025 and sits on the LifeSciences Australia board.

Communications and marketing director who has led ANDHealth's digital reach since 2021, with over a decade of experience in strategic communications, social media, digital campaigns and design.

Investor, adviser and entrepreneur in innovation and commercialisation, former inaugural CEO of the Office of Innovation and Science Australia and co-founder of the Melbourne Accelerator Program.

Finance and governance professional with over 25 years' experience across listed, private and not-for-profit companies, providing company secretarial and CFO services in digital health, life sciences and biotech. Chartered Accountant and Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia.

Non-Executive Chair of ANDHealth with a 40-year career in medical technology across Australia/NZ and Asia, formerly Managing Director ANZ and VP Asia Pacific for Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices, and a director of several companies and not-for-profits.

Medtech commercialisation leader with over eight years scaling early-stage ventures, co-founder and former COO of Seer Medical, and a mentor to pre-revenue startups on commercial strategy and investment readiness.

Events and stakeholder engagement professional with over 15 years in life sciences, previously at AusBiotech working on investment attraction, now supporting ANDHealth's CHICC programs.

Director of CHICC and National Events with over seven years in healthtech, previously Events and Projects Manager at BioMelbourne Network and a former resource geologist.

Healthcare information sector executive with over 25 years' experience and Group Managing Director of ASX-listed Alcidion, bringing perspective on later-stage capital markets.

Communications professional with over 20 years' experience in strategic and crisis communications across government and corporate sectors, previously a Managing Director at Teneo in Dubai and adviser to prime ministers in Australia and New Zealand.

Biomedical engineer, data analyst and tech founder with experience in medical technology and clinical research, skilled in Python, data analysis and pipeline development.

Chief of Staff supporting the CEO on strategic initiatives, with over 5 years in digital and connected health commercialisation. As former Portfolio Manager and Lead Analyst he helped deploy over $8M across five portfolio companies in the ANDHealth+ and CUREator+ non-dilutive programs.

Finance and corporate services leader with over 35 years' experience across chartered accounting, government and not-for-profit boards, most recently leading VicHealth's organisational transformation.

Experienced chair and non-executive director across biotech and health technology, chair of Neurizon Therapeutics and a former 23-year Deloitte Australia partner with expertise in governance, capital markets and R&D commercialisation.

Program Director leading LaunchVic-funded initiatives supporting 15 early-stage digital health startups annually, with over five years of program management experience and a Health Sciences background.

Innovation professional focused on the convergence of technology, life science and health, with experience building health ventures across Australia and Sweden spanning AI diagnostics, regenerative medicine and medical devices.

Anya Roy is co-founder of Syrona Health. She previously worked in venture capital and genomics roles at Goldman Sachs and Illumina, and holds a degree in Bioscience from Cambridge University.