Johnson & Johnson Innovation has cut the ribbon on its Johnson & Johnson Innovation Partnering Office @ Monash (JJIPO@Monash) in collaboration with the Victorian State Government and Monash University.

The initiative aims to accelerate healthcare innovation and commercialization in Victoria, Australia, and beyond. Sited at Monash University’s Clayton Campus in Melbourne, the partner office will work across Victoria’s life science ecosystem to speed up the development of early-stage healthcare solutions in medical devices, pharmaceuticals and consumer.

“We are extremely excited to open JJIPO@Monash,” said Joaquin Duato, Executive Vice President and Worldwide Chairman, Pharmaceuticals at Johnson & Johnson. “At Johnson & Johnson, we seek to bring together the brightest minds in science to take on some of the biggest healthcare challenges of our time. To do this, we are focusing on partnering with governments and universities in the world’s leading innovation hotspots – including Australia – to translate research into global healthcare solutions for patients everywhere.”