We are really delighted to announce the establishment of our Hub’s inaugural Advisory Board. Consisting of distinguished leaders from both industry and academia, the Advisory Board will play a pivotal role in guiding the Hub to maximise the outcome and positive impact.

The Advisory Board, including Sue MacLeman, Katja Beitat, Toby Hodgson, and John Rogers, will be chaired by Sue MacLeman. Their brief biographies are provided below. Please join us in welcoming the Advisory Board and thanking them for devoting their precious time towards our Hub.

“I am delighted to be working with such an experienced advisory board as we support the work the Hub for Connected Sensors for Health.” – Sue MacLeman

Inaugural members of the Advisory Board include:

Sue MacLeman, Advisor and Non-Executive Director MTP sector | Hub Advisory Board Chair
Sue graduated with a BPharm from the University of Queensland. In addition to pharmacy qualifications, Sue has completed a Master of Marketing degree from Melbourne University, a Master of Law degree from Deakin University and is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology & Engineering and a Fellow/Graduate of AICD.
Sue was the inaugural CEO/MD of MTPConnect (2016-2018) and then Chair (2018-2023). She has been a Board member of several public and private entities globally, including her current appointments as Non-Executive Director of Planet Innovation Holdings Ltd, Rhythm Biosciences Ltd, HOS Ltd T/A Smartways Logistics, Vital Vector Manufacturing Facility Pty Ltd, ATSE, and Omico. Sue is also active on government, academic, and commercial advisory committees.

Katja Beitat, PhD, Head of HealthTech, Cicada Innovations | Hub Advisory Board Member
Katja is the Head of Health Tech at Cicada Innovations, a Sydney-based deep tech incubator that for over 24 years, has supported innovators, researchers and founders in making an impact and building successful global companies. Katja’s areas at Cicada covers therapeutics and pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, medical devices and software as a medical device. As an experienced health executive with a background as both a researcher and successful founder of a digital health company, she brings deep sector and commercialisation expertise to support researchers, clinicians and innovators to make a global impact with their research and innovation projects.

Toby Hodgson, PhD, Digital Health Senior Manager, Medical Technology Association of Australia | Hub Advisory Board member
Toby Hodgson is a digital health professional with extensive experience in both the public and private healthcare sectors. He has worked in both research and industry, giving him a well-rounded understanding of the healthcare IT/digital health industry.
Toby is currently at MTAA, the national MedTech association ensuring that the benefits of modern, innovative, and reliable medical technology are delivered effectively to the Australian community. As Senior Manager, Digital Health he is helping drive the digital health agenda across the groups, committees, and organisations of the MedTech sector.

John A. Rogers, Louis Simpson and Kimberly Querrey Professor, Northwestern University | Hub Advisory Board member
Professor Rogers received SM degrees in physics and chemistry in 1992 and a PhD degree in physical chemistry in 1995 from MIT. In the Fall of 2016, he moved to Northwestern University where he is Director of the recently endowed Querrey-Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics. He has co-authored nearly 900 papers and he is co-inventor on more than 100 patents. His research has been recognised by many awards, including a MacArthur Fellowship (2009), the Lemelson-MIT Prize (2011), the Smithsonian Award for American Ingenuity in the Physical Sciences (2013), the MRS Medal from the Materials Research Society (2018), the Benjamin Franklin Medal from the Franklin Institute (2019), and a Guggenheim Fellowship (2021). He is one of very few distinguished scientists being elected fellow to four academies in the USA: National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Medicine, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

We look forward to working with the Advisory Board to achieve the ambitious mission of our Hub.

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