19 April 2013
MEDIA RELEASE
New Zealand Health Innovation Hub Appoints Convenor
New Zealand Health Innovation Hub chair Dr Murray Horn today announced the appointment of Professor Stephen Munn as
Convenor of the Hub's Health Services and Clinical Advisory Group.
Professor Munn trained as a transplant surgeon at the Mayo Clinic and has been clinical director of intra-abdominal
transplant services at Auckland Hospital for over 15 years.
“We are very fortunate to have Professor Munn on board and we are looking forward to him bringing his wealth of health
and technology experience to the Health Innovation Hub,” Murray Horn said.
For the past eight years Professor Munn has been engaged in health technology assessment of both new and existing
technologies on behalf of the Auckland District Health Board as chairperson of the Clinical Practice Committee.
Professor Munn also sits on the Australasian Health Policy Advisory Committee on Technology and he is experienced in the
regulatory and implementation side of novel health technologies, particularly medical devices and diagnostic tests.
The New Zealand Health Innovation Hub was set up last year to help nurture and grow New Zealand’s health technology
industry and support the widespread adoption of leading innovations developed within the public health sector.
The Hub is a partnership between four of New Zealand’s biggest district health boards: Auckland, Canterbury, Counties
Manukau and Waitemata. The Hub also has the backing of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Auckland
Tourism Events Economic Development and the Canterbury Development Corporation.
Further information on the New Zealand Health Innovation Hub can be found at www.innovation.health.nz
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