Press release: Gekko receives the go-ahead to produce Australian-designed lifesaving ventilators
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...
Usabilty testing at Ballarat Base Hospital
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...
Minister Simon Birmingham supports GeVentor
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...
Gekko team delivered the outcomes set by the Victorian State Government
The Gekko team has met their deadline! In only six weeks since the agreement was signed with the Victorian Government, the GeVentor project team has achieved its goal of developing a ventilator. The team has achieved the following project outcomes: Develop a...
