Sir Ray Avery has just been announced as one of the main speakers at TEDxTauranga this year.
Sir Ray is a leading New Zealand scientist, innovator and inventor.
TEDx is a one day event featuring 10 speakers on a range of topics which are expected to include technology, entertainment, design, business, science, and global issues and is aimed to be an inspirational coming together of like-minded people or those interested in learning more.
Sir Ray's draft title for his TEDxTauranga 2015 talk is "Disruption, Innovation, Spin-offs.
Three reasons NZers are better at turning dreams into realities".
Avery's inventions include: Acuset IV Flow Controller: A device that facilitates the safe administration of potent IV drugs; Lifepod infant incubator: A high-tech low-cost incubator that uses patentable technology to reduce the mortality rates associated with upper respiratory tract infections of premature babies; Proteinforte: An amino acid based functional food used for the treatment and prevention of protein-energy malnutrition.
