HealthTech Week room at the Te Tītoki Mataora Forum

Toku Eyes snapped up by Tokyo-listed Topcon Corporation

Locally founded medical technology startup Toku Eyes has been sold to a subsidiary of Tokyo-listed Topcon Corporation for an undisclosed sum.

Toku Eyes snapped up by Tokyo-listed Topcon Corporation

Locally founded medical technology startup Toku Eyes has been sold to a subsidiary of Tokyo-listed Topcon Corporation for an undisclosed sum.

MedTech Explorer Showcase, August 2025

A showcase of some of Aotearoa New Zealand's latest health technology innovations. Watch the video to hear more about the event.

Individually, we can achieve so much. Together, we can achieve so much more.

Medtech-iQ Aotearoa is a national innovation hub that brings the MedTech sector together to spark creativity, drive economic growth and generate positive outcomes for our people, our communities and New Zealand as a whole.

Follow the links below to discover more about how we can help.

Researchers Clinicians Students Business Investors For The Curious

200+

New Zealand Born MedTech companies

University spin-out companies

94%

Global export sales make up 94% of New Zealand's MedTech sector.

2.14B

Sector revenue

81.5%

MedTech companies comprise 81.5% of New Zealand’s health technology sector revenue

$33.9M

invested in New Zealand MedTech between 2021-2023

Technology Investment Network Report 2023
New Zealand HealthTech Insights Report 2024

Rongo Hou | News

Tech Auckland - Auckland's MedTech Sector

Looking for new technologies that improve human health? Check out Auckland’s medtech sector.

Aroa Biosurgery appoints new non-executive director

Aroa Biosurgery has appointed Paul Shearer as a non-executive director, effective Friday October 31. Shearer is an accomplished global healthcare executive with extensive experience in the medical device industry and a proven record of leading international sales growth.

Wellington is Kick-Starting - WellyForge and Digital Health Underway

Exciting news out of Wellington, where serial med-tech entrepreneur Dr Ralph Highnam has started a Science, Tech & Innovation weekly newsletter covering all news and events in Wellington - wellyforge.nz

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Kaupapa e Whai Ake Nei | Upcoming Events

6 Nov

Networking

Tāmaki Makaurau

Auckland

Health Technology Innovation: Past, Present & Future Collaborations

An opportunity to connect, learn, and collaborate across clinical, MedTech, and AI research networks Join us for an afternoon of insight, inspiration, and connection with researchers, clinicians, and innovators across health technology. Even if you are just curious, you’ll walk away with new contacts, successful Medtech stories, and ideas for proof-of-concept opportunities, as well as insight into funding, commercialisation, or translational pathways in health tech.

Workshop

Tāmaki Makaurau

Auckland

4 Nov

5 Nov

Collaboration & translation workshop for EMCRs

Calling all early- and mid-career researchers and clinicians interested in the development of health technologies – this is not your ordinary workshop!

Networking

Tāmaki Makaurau

Auckland

4 Nov

First Cut Meetup

A chance for young startup founders and operators to connect, celebrate, and get excited for what’s ahead.

Workshop

Ōtepoti

Dunedin

6 Nov

7 Nov

Bioengineering and Translational Health Technologies Showcase and Workshop

The Bioengineering symposium and workshop will be held on 6 and 7 November 2025, hosted by the Centre for Bioengineering and Nanomedicine, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, and sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific and Bio-Strategy.

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