a home for medical
entrepreneurship
& Innovation

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WHO WE ARE

We are a not-for-profit home for doctors, medical students & other clinicians interested in using their training and experience to make an impact at scale on healthcare through entrepreneurship and innovation.

Whether you are a current or aspiring business founder, intrapreneur, innovative clinician, management consultant, working in private equity & VC, media, politics and more, ASME is the society for you.

Why join

Empowering you to make an impact on healthcare at scale

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Maintain registration and get a member discount

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Get experience

We are establishing internships- Get placed into consulting firms, start-ups, investment firms, and corporates.

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Get connected

From networking to education, attend the best events in medical entrepreneurship and innovation with your tribe

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Get informed

Newsletter – Be the first to hear about all things medical entrepreneurship & innovation, including the latest news, events, and training opportunities.

Get inspired

Interviews – every journey is different so hear from medical entrepreneurs and innovators

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OUR VISION

Our vision is for entrepreneurship & innovation to be mainstream for doctors & other clinicians to make an impact on healthcare at scale.

We will drive this by advocating on behalf of our society by

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Finding a suitable CPD Home for AHPRA accreditation

Supporting the Australian Clinical Entrepreneur Program

Working with medical schools to introduce entrepreneurship into the curriculum

and more.

WHO IS THIS FOR

Any clinician wanting to transform healthcare through innovation

Whether you are a current or aspiring business founder, intrapreneur, innovative clinician, management consultant, working in private equity & VC, media, politics and more, ASME is the society for you. Below are some examples of the people in our society.

I have always believed that doctors are uniquely placed to identify problems and see opportunities to improve healthcare. I founded this society to provide a home for all those clinicians who wish to use their training, experience, and skills to make an impact at scale in healthcare. Such a home has been missing and I hope its creation will encourage more entrepreneurship and innovation and see it recognised as a legitimate complement or alternative to clinical work.

Dr Brandon Carp
President and Founder

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Gill - Medical Director at a large private insurer

Health change-maker leveraging medical and business expertise for large-scale impact.

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Mary - Student Doctor

Fourth year medical student who is also developing her own digital health start-up.

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Lee - Investment Manager at venture capital firm

Part-time ED doctor and investment manager seeking innovative healthcare projects to fund.

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Meera - Founder of a healthcare startup

Health startup founder applying clinical expertise and technical knowledge to solve complex healthcare issues.

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Ahmed - Rheumatology consultant

Full-time clinical consultant with a passion to make change at scale via starting his own startup or advising startups, but has no idea where to go and what to do.

AUSCEP

You can become an entrepreneur and innovator. Join the Australian Clinical Entrepreneur Program A 12 month, part-time program that takes clinical entrepreneurs through all the fundamentals & more

OUR TEAM

A committee with diverse skills and backgrounds to steer our journey

Dr Brandon Carp

President and Founder

Brandon is an experienced medical entrepreneur having co-founded B2B digital health business, UHG. He is National Entrepreneurial Lead of Australian Clinical Entrepreneur Program, Director of High Street Medical Clinic, Director of Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and board chair of Victorian Clinical Genetics Service.

Dr Anna Barker

CEO and Company Secretary

Anna Barker is a healthcare executive, entrepreneur and researcher with extensive experience in clinical innovation and business strategy. She has founded and led multiple physiotherapy businesses and is passionate about data, digital innovation, and the commercialisation and translation of research.

Dr Lior Rauchberger

Treasurer

Lior is a leader in the fields of personalised genetics and education technology. He is the CEO of myDNA and Gene By Gene and Founder of Vivi Education.

Dr Anu Ganugapati

Director

Dr Anu Ganugapati is a medical doctor, entrepreneur, and advocate for healthcare innovation. He is the Founder and CEO of StatDoctor, Growth Development Manager at eMedici, and Head of Integrated Health and Education at Health104.

Dr Katherine Giles

Ambassador

Katherine is an accomplished leader in the healthcare industry. She is currently the CEO of OncoRes Medical, Venture Partner at Brandon Capital, and Non-Exec Director at Sonic Healthcare.

Dr Simon Kos

Committee Member

Simon is an internationally recognised leader in digital health, working in senior executive roles for over twenty years. He is currently the Chief Medical Officer at Microsoft ANZ and provides mentorship across the healthcare innovation ecosystem.

Dr Sam Hupert

Ambassador

Dr Sam Hupert is the co-founder and CEO of Pro Medicus, a leading Australian health imaging IT company that develops cutting-edge radiology software used globally. With decades of experience in medical technology and entrepreneurship, he has played a pivotal role in advancing digital health solutions and transforming medical imaging.

ENDORSEMENT

Support from leading medical entrepreneurs & innovators

“As someone that has chosen a career in health entrepreneurship over clinical medicine, I am excited to launch ASME as a much needed service to help clinicians understand the full breadth of career options in front of them”

Dr Mike Caristo

Co-founder Genesis Capital

“Medicine and healthcare in Australia must embrace the power of enterprise and the private sector in order to optimise outcomes for the community. This has not been done adequately in Australia to date, so ASME offers a critical opportunity to grow a community of individuals who will ultimately deliver better outcomes locally and around the world”

Professor Vlado Perkovic

Dean of Medicine UNSW

"ASME is a great initiative for medical graduates and doctors who would like to become entrepreneurs and impact healthcare at scale."

Dr Ben Hurst

CEO HotDoc

"We all need to stand back and think how to add to the body of knowledge, large and small , to build a health system of excellence we are proud of into the future. ASME is a key piece of the jigsaw engaging coalface clinicians in the innovations that will drive tomorrow."

Professor Fiona Wood AM

Director of the Burns WA & inventor of Spray on Skin

“The new Australian Society of Medical Entrepreneurs provides a wonderful platform not only for relevant information in this emerging discipline but collegiality, networks and mentorship, especially valuable for clinicians who are entering this field.”

Dr Grant Blashki

Lead Clinical Advisor Beyond Blue

"As a Founding Member, it is exciting to imagine a future where the pathway to medical entrepreneurship is supported by the work of ASME"

Professor Jane Gunn

Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences University of Melbourne

"Creation of the ASME will foster the entrepreneurial spirit of our world-class medical researchers by providing a practical network to help bring more innovative health products to market. It’s a win-win for better healthcare and Australia’s future prosperity."

Dr Katie Allen

Former Federal Member of Parliament, Public Health Professor and Peadiatrician

We acknowledge and appreciate the support of our corporate, program, and ecosystem partners who contribute to our mission of inspiring and empowering clinicians to be innovators and entrepreneurs, driving improvements in healthcare.