Updates
QRW Heart Satellite 2025
The Heart Satellite meeting will be held 2-3 September 2025 in Christchurch. This meeting will bring together biomedical, clinical, and public health researchers to showcase the latest world-class research into heart disease. We will host discussions around equity in...
Human Digital Twin Meetings 2026 – Cardiopulmonary Physiome Workshop
From 2–12 Feb 2026, ABI hosts three Auckland workshops advancing digital twin modelling, interoperability standards, and clinical translation. The Cardiopulmonary Physiome 2026 Workshop will be held 2-5th February See more details about the workshops
Manaaki Manawa Researcher Awarded $80,000 for Healthtech Innovation
At Te Titoki Mataora’s Healthtech Week (July 2–4, 2025), James McKeage of Manaaki Manawa was awarded an $80,000 Research Accelerator Program grant for his pioneering work on multijet injection technology. The award recognises his compelling research exchange pitch and...
New pacemaker being tested in New Zealand
A new pacemaker being tested in New Zealand could help patients with heart failure feel and move better. Read more here Listen to the report
Natural pacemaker successfully trialed in humans
A ‘natural’ pacemaker that mimics the heart’s variable rhythm is being trialled in humans for the first time with no adverse effects reported and the promise of improved outcomes. Read the Inside Government Article
A rhythm of excellence: Professor Martin Stiles takes the stage
Manaaki Manawa's Professor Martin Stiles gave his inaugral lecture to a packed lecture theatre on 3rd April 2025. Read more here To listen to Martin's inaugural lecture click here
Setting a new pace for medical research in New Zealand
A pacemaker that re-establishes the heart’s variable rhythm has had its first human trials in New Zealand and could launch New Zealand into a billion-dollar medical technology industry The Specialist (pp30-32) Find out more
Mending broken hearts: NZ research could spare sick kids multiple surgeries
Read about Professor Julian Paton's Drive for Hearts campaign in the Listener (pages 84 - 85).