UNSW Sydney and Horizons Ventures invite media to attend the Techcracker Lab showcase, a free event on Friday 14 November at UNSW’s Kensington campus.
The showcase will highlight breakthrough technologies and the visionary founders behind them from around the world, including US-based HistoSonics, which will demonstrate its new FDA-approved histotripsy technology. This non-invasive therapy destroys cancer tumour tissue using pulsed sound waves.
Watch a video demonstration of the technology here.
The inventor of HistoSonics, Li Ka Shing Endowed Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan, Professor Xu Zhen, will be available for media interviews.
Solina Chau, co-founder of Hong Kong-based venture capital firm Horizons Ventures and Director of the Li Ka Shing Foundation, will appear at the event alongside UNSW Chancellor David Gonski AC. The program will be hosted by Professor Bronwyn Fox AO, UNSW Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Enterprise).
Speakers from Horizons Ventures’ portfolio companies, including Harrison.ai, MEandMINE, Holoclara and HistoSonics, will share insights into how deep tech founders and investors navigate innovation, scale and global impact.
A key feature of Techcracker Lab is the Medtech Expo, showcasing UNSW’s most promising start-ups. As Australia’s number one university for founders, UNSW is proud to present ventures emerging from its world-class research and entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Event details
When: Friday 14 November, 2:00–5:15pm (Tech Expo and refreshments 5:15–6:30pm)
Where: Leighton Hall, John Niland Scientia Building, UNSW Kensington Campus
Cost: Free (registration essential)
Speakers:
- Professor Xu Zhen, inventor of histotripsy
- Solina Chau, co-founder of Horizons Ventures and Director of the Li Ka Shing Foundation
- David Gonski AC, Chancellor, UNSW Sydney
- Professor Bronwyn Fox AO, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Enterprise), UNSW Sydney
Media contacts
Julia Holman, UNSW Sydney, +61 435 124 673
Ryan Fung, H.S. Chau Foundation, +852 6683 1313
Contact details:
Julia Holman, UNSW Sydney, +61 435 124 673
Ryan Fung, H.S. Chau Foundation, +852 6683 1313
