--- title: "Apr 2022: Healthtech Edit" description: In this month's medtech edit, meet Cicada's new head of Healthtech. image: https://info.cicadainnovations.com/hubfs/Blog%20pictures-Apr-12-2022-05-54-27-01-AM.png --- [![Cicada-Logo-Large](https://info.cicadainnovations.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/Cicada-Logo-Large.png?width=200&height=273&name=Cicada-Logo-Large.png "Cicada-Logo-Large")](https://www.cicadainnovations.com) Open main menu Close main menu - [Cicada Innovations Blog](https://info.cicadainnovations.com/blog) [Medtech](https://info.cicadainnovations.com/blog/tag/medtech) # Apr 2022: Healthtech Edit ![Katja Beitat](https://info.cicadainnovations.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CTP%20Square%20Banners-Mar-31-2022-04-07-51-81-AM.png?width=45&name=CTP%20Square%20Banners-Mar-31-2022-04-07-51-81-AM.png) [Katja Beitat](https://info.cicadainnovations.com/blog/author/katja-beitat) [Share this blog post on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=I+found+this+interesting+blog+post&url=https://info.cicadainnovations.com/blog/apr2022-healthtech) [Share this blog post on Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://info.cicadainnovations.com/blog/apr2022-healthtech) [Share this blog post on LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://info.cicadainnovations.com/blog/apr2022-healthtech) ![](https://info.cicadainnovations.com/hubfs/Blog%20pictures-Apr-12-2022-05-54-27-01-AM.png) Thank you for the warm welcome Cicada community! As the incoming Head of Health Tech, I am very excited to work with the many talented researchers, clinicians, and innovators working across medical devices, diagnostics, therapeutics, and digital health who solve the many complex problems that need to be addressed to improve our healthcare system.  > *"In a time when funding into the healthtech sector is at a record high, it is important to invest early in people and teams to increase their capabilities to successfully bring their inventions to the market."*   I have spent the past 16 years in the Australian and international healthcare sector as an entrepreneur, researcher and executive. I look forward to building upon the great foundations to grow Cicada's health tech programs and help [Cicada Health Tech community](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cicada-health-tech-community/?utm_campaign=Always%20On&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9NNQ2O_Yphg72nzY9Sxt7BF_1t1rXy_Gg7ANiuI0lIVNP7e1vRfYFjoELnBRhhtVRgUTyS) expand its impact. In a time when funding into the healthtech sector is at a record high, it is important to invest early in people and teams to increase their capabilities to successfully bring their inventions to the market. The best ideas and research have significant value once our patients and clinicians can use and benefit from them. As a collaborator, I want to foster multidisciplinary collaborations in this space to bring together different deep technologies solving similar yet multifaceted complex problems, including cancer detection and treatment, healthy aging, and chronic disease management to name a few. We also start to see the definition of health broaden to include environmental and societal factors, which, in my view, will lead to deep technologies in these areas having a growing impact on the health care sector.  I look forward to getting to know the Cicada Health Tech community and invite you to please reach out, share your views and ideas, and most importantly, get involved. ##### If you'd like to get these updates as well as healthtech tech news, events and opportunities direct to your inbox - [sign up to our newsletter.](https://www.cicadainnovations.com/sign-up-to-our-newsletter)    ## Related Articles [![](https://info.cicadainnovations.com/hubfs/%5BEvent%20Slides%5D%20Health%20Tech%20Connect.png)](https://info.cicadainnovations.com/blog/cxt23) [Deep Tech](https://info.cicadainnovations.com/blog/tag/deep-tech) [CEO Update](https://info.cicadainnovations.com/blog/tag/ceo-update) ### [What role will you play in Australia’s biggest deep tech event?](https://info.cicadainnovations.com/blog/cxt23) It’s been a busy month at Cicada, with momentum building around what will be Australia’s biggest and boldest deep tech festival,[Cicada x Tech23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz7UbOdxpEw). Here’s how you can get... ![Sally-Ann Williams](https://info.cicadainnovations.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Canva%20images/Monthly%20Buzz%20-%20Square-1.jpg?width=45&name=Monthly%20Buzz%20-%20Square-1.jpg) [Sally-Ann Williams](https://info.cicadainnovations.com/blog/author/sally-ann-williams) [Read More](https://info.cicadainnovations.com/blog/cxt23) [![](https://info.cicadainnovations.com/hubfs/Celebration%20of%20deep%20tech%20the%20class%20of%202025.png)](https://info.cicadainnovations.com/blog/cicada-x-tech23-class-of-2025) [Deep Tech](https://info.cicadainnovations.com/blog/tag/deep-tech) [Cicada Buzz](https://info.cicadainnovations.com/blog/tag/cicada-buzz) [Cicada News](https://info.cicadainnovations.com/blog/tag/cicada-news) [tech23](https://info.cicadainnovations.com/blog/tag/tech23) ### [From artificial kidneys to GPS-free navigation, meet the 23 deep tech ventures taking to the stage at Cicada x Tech23 2025](https://info.cicadainnovations.com/blog/cicada-x-tech23-class-of-2025) **Deep tech takes time, grit, and bold belief. 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