Director SA
dana.bell@mtpconnect.org.au
0401 146 768
LinkedIn: Dana Bell
Dana is a strategic connector and ecosystem builder with 25+ years of experience across the global healthtech landscape – spanning biotech, medtech, pharma and government-backed innovation programs.
From strategic roles in global pharmaceutical companies to leading Intermediary and global market access programs at Australia’s Life Sciences Innovation Accelerator, she has worked across the Innovation lifecycle – from research to early stage startups to large scale ecosystem programs.
Dana specialises in building strategic alliances, ecosystem capacity building and accelerating commercialisation through stakeholder alignment. She helps researchers, founders, investors and institutions unlock the value through ecosystem thinking – locally and globally.
Whether you’re scaling a healthtech startup, launching a biotech cluster or driving innovation strategy, Dana brings global insight, systems thinking and an expansive global network to the table.
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Dine: Fugazzi (the Gnoccho Fritto and Crab Pasta are a must!)
Discover: Coffin Bay! Do the Oyster Tour and shuck oysters straight from the sea, have cocktails on the stunning deck at Oyster HQ followed by a sunset catamaran cruise from the Yacht Club!