Dr Jeanette Pritchard, Chief Executive Officer
Jeanette has over 25 years’ experience working in organisations that fund and develop health and medical technologies, with a focus on bringing positive change to healthcare and patients. She completed her doctorate in point-of-care diagnostics at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the UK, shortly thereafter moving into product development in the biotechnology industry.
Since relocating to Melbourne in 2006, Jeanette has led a number of complex medical technology programs and throughout her career has worked with world-leading clinical specialists, engineers and biomedical scientists.
Jeanette is a mentor with AMES Australia, providing guidance to new migrants in Victoria who are seeking employment in STEM-related industries, and contributes to the work of Arthritis Australia as a member of the consumer advisory panel. Previously Jeanette has been an expert assessor for national funding bodies and an advisory board member for centres of excellence and start-up companies in the medtech sector.