MTPConnect and Wholesale Investor’s Life Sciences Investor Day Hits the Mark

MTPConnect wrapped up our inaugural Life Sciences Investor Day at Emergence 2026 in partnership with Wholesale Investor.

Here is a flavour of some of the highlights. Standing room only!

With 27 breakthrough companies presenting on the first day and exhibiting, and some life science companies taking part in Day 2, the focus on backing Australian health and medical innovation has been off the charts!

Add over 1,000 investors, founders, and fund managers joining us in Sydney and the scale really hits you.

Great to be able to bring investors and founders together in this forum in Sydney and make some connections to look at the next high-growth opportunities shaping global healthcare and help bring new Australian medical products to the world!

Keynote Highlights:

Steve Torso (Wholesale Investor), Stuart Dignam (MTPConnect) and Julie Phillips (BioDiem) provided critical updates on the sector’s trajectory.

The Sessions:

“Australian Life Sciences Success Stories” panel explored what it takes to scale in this rigorous market – with Dimerix’s Dr Robert Shepherd, Artesian’s Stephanie Morris, Proto Axiom’s Anthony Liveris and 4D Medical’s Dr Andreas Fouras.
“AI and Digital Health Opportunities” panel examined how artificial intelligence and emerging digital technologies are reshaping healthcare delivery, diagnostics, and drug development, and where the biggest investment opportunities lie -with ANDHealth’s Bronwyn Le Grice, Harrison.ai’s Dr Mark Phillips and Adelaide University’s Dr Michelle Perugini.

Presentations to Investor:

27 companies, including Atherid Therapeutics, Ferronova, and Recce Pharmaceuticals, took the stage.

Watch Day 1 Livestream Replay

Guide to time codes here:

Steve Torso Keynote – How AI is rewriting the economics of life sciences and why Australia’s ecosystem is now producing unicorns at a pace we’ve never seen before.

Stuart Dignam of MTPConnect keynote – Empowering Australia’s life science ecosystem and the global opportunity

Life Science Showcase – 27:57 – 1:23:38 Atherid Therapeutics, Lifasyst, Incisive Technologies, Ferronova, Cartherics, WRS Bioproducts

Australian Life Sciences success stories panel session – Building the next unicorn

Life Science Showcase: 2:26:27 – 3:36:44 Luminoma Diagnostics, Snoretox, Eyerising International, Aria Research, Inova Medical, Elemental IV, Respiradigm, Medigrowth

Julie Phillips Keynote

Dr Lilly Bojarski of Cicada HealthTech Hub keynote

Life Science Showcase: 4:50:06 – 5:34:25 Biotome, Lindo Life Science, Ventora Medical, Carelogix, Zaplutus

AI and Digital Health Opportunities panel session

ASX Listed Life Science Showcase 6:04:31 – 7:18:00 BCS2, Recce Pharmaceuticals, Alterity Therapeutics, Amplia Therapeutics, INOVIQ Limited, Chimeric Therapeutics, Arovella Therapeutics, Percheron Therapeutics

Hashan De Silva of KP Rx keynote 7:19:00

Thanks to our expert panelists who gave so generously of their time and expertise, and to the teams at Wholesale Investor and MTPConnect for making this happen.