Embracing failure to succeed in business with Lusia Guthrie

In this episode of Med Tech Talks, Robert Klupacs CEO of the Bionics Institute, a world leader in the development of medical devices, talks to Lusia Guthrie, an experienced company director, founder, former CEO, technology developer and med tech entrepreneur.

Listen to Lusia Guthrie as she describes herself as the 'accidental entrepreneur' detailing  her journey from the laboratory into industry where she founded LBT Innovations. Lusia commercialised a number of products and developed LBT Innovations into a global brand that now trades on the Australian stock exchange (ASX). 

Lusia is passionate about innovation and has a proven track record of driving concepts from early ideation stages through to commercial product launch. She is currently the inaugural Chair of Neo-Bionica. She is also Chair of the Australian Lung Health Initiative, Non-Executive Director at WearOptimo, and serves on several university and government industry advisory committees.

In this episode you will hear about:

• Lusia's journey from the laboratory bench to executive chair
• How chess can be used as a metaphor for driving successful business
• Lusia's thoughts on building Australia from innovation.

More information:
Take a look at Lusia Guthrie's biography on the Propper and Co website: Lusia Guthrie

Take a look at the Neo-Bionica website: Neo-Bionca

To find out more about commercialisation of research through medical device spin-off companies at the Bionics Institute, go to: Our Impact  

Updated version 05/08/22