The Health Translation Hub (HTH) Open House was a highly successful event, welcoming more than 1,200 visitors through the doors to experience the space in action and explore what the future of healthcare could look like. The Open House attracted a diverse audience, including members of the public, students, researchers, clinicians, industry representatives, and community partners, creating a vibrant and energetic atmosphere throughout the building.
Visitors engaged with a wide range of interactive experiences across the Hub, including virtual reality health simulations, clinical skills demonstrations, pharmacy and optometry clinics, robotics displays, data visualisation, and the Future of Health exhibition. Together, these experiences showcased how research, education, clinical practice, and industry collaboration are being integrated to drive real-world health impact and improve patient outcomes.
Showcasing Connected Sensor Innovation
The ARC Research Hub for Connected Sensors for Health was proud to contribute two interactive installations to the Open House, highlighting how connected sensor research is being translated into practical health applications. The Hub’s installations attracted strong interest throughout the Open House.
Balance Function Assessment and Training System
The Balance Analyser was especially popular among visitors. Developed by UNSW researchers in collaboration with Santevation, the sensor-based balance and mobility assessment and training system which allowed attendees to experience firsthand how sensor-driven technologies can support balance monitoring, mobility training, and future clinical and community health applications.
mmWave Radar–Based Human Pose Estimation
The Hub also showcased mmWave radar–based human pose estimation, a privacy-preserving, unobtrusive technology developed by Apostele in collaboration with UNSW researchers, including HDR student Jonathan Williams, the demonstration allowed visitors to experience how movement can be monitored without cameras or wearable devices. It highlighted the potential of radar-based sensing to support future health applications such as rehabilitation, fall prevention, and remote monitoring.
Engaging the Community and Driving Translation
The strong engagement with both installations reflected widespread interest in connected sensing technologies and their potential role in next-generation healthcare. The hands-on demonstrations enabled valuable feedback from a broad audience, helping inform future development while reinforcing the Hub’s commitment to translating collaborative research into practical technologies with real-world impact.
The Open House provided a powerful platform to connect researchers, industry partners, clinicians, and the community, and to demonstrate how innovation in connected sensors can contribute to better health outcomes. The ARC Research Hub for Connected Sensors for Health looks forward to building on this momentum as it continues to support research translation, industry collaboration, and the development of technologies that improve health and wellbeing.
The meeting opened with remarks from Hub Director Chun Wang, who highlighted the Hub’s momentum and the importance of strong collaboration across academia, industry, and healthcare. Invited speakers Toby Hodgson (Medical Technology Association of Australia), Mary-Beth Brinson (Wavewise Analytics), and Edwina Lim and Ben Wright (Mimetic MedTech Foundry) shared valuable insights into commercialisation, funding pathways, and innovation in connected health technologies, offering perspectives on navigating the journey from research to deployment.
The program also featured talks from industry and affiliate partners, who discussed how cross-sector collaboration supports translation from research to real-world impact. Speaker presentations included Mark Flynn (Global Edge Medtech Consulting), Kat Robinson and Lynette Reeves (Miroma Project Factory), Katja Beitat (Cicada Innovations), and Victoria Bicknell and Isabelle Stringer (ANDHealth), highlighting the importance of partnerships in building successful health technologies.
