With Australia minimising COVID-19 infections, there are still countries that do not have the resources and medical devices to continue the ongoing fight against the pandemic. Our hope is that we can save lives not just within Australia, but globally through key...
We had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Michael Poulton, CEO of the Community for Ballarat, on his involvement with the creation of the GeVentor. He spoke with us about the collaboration within the Ballarat community, the role he took in the early design days of...
Gekko’s innovation and design team, led by Sandy Gray is delighted to announce that Gekko Medical has received an order from the Victorian State Government for 170 ventilators. The order follows permission for the GeVentor to progress into manufacture. The GeVentor is...
Ballarat’s Gekko Medical is set to start production of the ‘GeVentor’ ventilators that could save the lives of COVID-19 patients around the world. Gekko Medical, a new Medical start-up under the umbrella of the Gekko Group, is the first Australian company to receive...
Prior to Stage 3 lockdowns in Ballarat, the GeVentor underwent usability testing in collaboration with BIRCH, Deakin University, and anaesthetist Doug Paxton the medical training facility at Ballarat Base Hospital. Simulation dummy, “Sim Man”, was used to provide a...
Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham Minister for Trade, Tourism & Investment at Australian Parliament, Simon Birmingham, says the following about the GeVentor: Many businesses around Australia have done an incredible job to pivot their skills to fit the needs of...
