DIGITAL HEALTH

Solving challenges in patient care with technology

MCRI's unique model

Co-located at the Melbourne Children’s Campus, MCRI and Curve Tomorrow, an independent software development company, have formed a unique partnership. Founded on creating real world solutions that benefit the health of the community. Curve Tomorrow take a lean startup approach combined with design thinking and agile development to build patient centric successful products in collaboration with MCRI researchers and clinicians. Together, they have delivered more than 15 patient-centric products that are based on clinical evidence.

Turning research into reality
  • - Changing healthcare from the inside
  • - Knowledge exchange between tech and health experts
  • - Patient at the heart of the solution

Digital Technologies pipeline snapshot

  • Clinical decision support and workflow

    Best practice care and efficiencies/analytics

  • Mental health and wellbeing

    Prevention & early intervention

  • Adherence

    Improve health outcomes

  • PEERS - Paediatric Evaluation of Emotions Relationships and Socialisation

    Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), ADHD, depression or anxiety often have problems with their communication skills. This can negatively impact their quality of life.

    • Behavioural therapy

      Early intervention including behavioural therapy or medication works, but there are limited tools to objectively assess and detect social problems. This lowers our ability to identify those in need of intervention.

    • 10 years of research

      Distilled over 10 years of research and expert collaboration to develop a simple Tablet application to assess children’s social skills and detect social problems

    • Clinically Informed

      Collecting real time data from 1,200 school aged children across Victoria

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  • HeadCheck - Concussion recognition and management tool

    • Detecting a concussion

      Parents, teachers, trainers and coaches need support in how to detect a concussion, its severity & management

    • Evidence-based guidelines

      In 2016, MCRI led the development of the first evidence-based guidelines for management of concussion in children, endorsed by the International Concussion in Sports Group (ICSG) and sporting codes worldwide.

    • Research underpins HeadCheck

      The HeadCheck app helps parents to determine the best medical care options following a concussion incident. The app also offers a personalised recovery plan.

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  • PenPal - Food allergy management tool

    One in 10 Australian kids have food allergies

    • Economic Burden

      The total economic burden of childhood food allergy in the USA is nearly $25 billion each year

    • Limiting Quality of Life

      Parents of kids with severe allergies find it difficult to hand over care to family, friends and schools, which can limit the child's quality of life

    • About PenPal

      PenPal is a digital tool that can quickly share critical and tailored allergy information on:
      - The child's specific allergens
      - How and when to administer a Epipen
      - How to avoid an allergic reaction

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MCRI as clinical validation partner

2016 Bytes4Health program

There is a growing need for health and technology industries to better interact. The Bytes4Health vision was for these industries to work together to develop successful digital health products and services that have proven clinical health benefits.


Health startups have access to medical researchers, clinicians, technology developers, regulatory experts and patients  
Learnings from this successful program have become part of an Australian Government funded digital health initiative - ANDHealth

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Digital Health Translation and Implementation Program

Building and evaluating health technologies so they are ‘hospital ready’

@ Melbourne Children’s Campus

A collaboration between MCRI and the Royal Children’s Hospital. Building skills and experience in the evaluation and implementation of digital health technologies in the hospital to improve child health outcomes.

Key Program Outcomes
  • Strengthening the Workforce – new skills and approaches
  • Building Teams – multidisciplinary, multi-organisation
  • Convergence – bringing technology, healthcare and research (genomics, population health, healthcare system) together
  • Data driven healthcare – machine learning, artificial intelligence, precision medicine
  • ROI – commercialisation, return on investment, patient engagement, cost reduction, improved health outcomes

Our Digital Health Advisory Board

A/Prof Aenor Sawyer

Pioneer in the development of telemedicine, medical devices and digital health technology. Associate Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute Catalyst Digital Health program. Advisor to Rock Health.

Lisa Suennen

Managing director of GE Ventures (Healthcare), blogger and co-host of Tech Tonics podcast

Sam Holt

Successful entrepreneur in online care CEO GP2U, telemedicine company CEO SkinView, digital health dermatology company

Matthew Holt

Co-founder of Health 2.0, global network of digital health entrepreneurs

Martin Kelly

Founder and CEO of HealthXL, international digital health networking company

Our Partners


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