About Us
Meet the team
Dr Olaf Rusoke-Dierich
Inventor, CEO and Founder of JD Sanmed
MBBS, PhD, FRACGP
Dr Olaf Rusoke-Dierich graduated in medicine from Freie University Berlin, Germany in 1998 and also holds a PhD from Ludwig Maximillian-University Munich Germany in 2007.
Olaf has a diverse medical background. Additionally, he is the author of several books and articles. He is also co-founder and governance consultant at We2Care, a company in Townsville that specialises in providing disability and aged care services.
In 2018 he became the founder and director of JD Sanmed, a company developing innovative medical devices. Olaf’s patented invention is the iScope.
He has a strong interest in exploring clinical solutions that lead to innovations and have practical applications in the medical field. JD Sanmed nurtures his creative skills and drive to explore new solutions that will improve medical care and service delivery in the medical sector.
Judith Rusoke-Dierich
Non-Executive Director
Judith has a Masters of Social Work Studies and Bachelor of Social Science (Development) from the University of Queensland.
She worked as a health clinician in health care systems overseas and in Australia and owned a start-up in retail with a successful exit before founding We2Care in 2018. Judith is currently CEO of We2Care, a rapidly growing provider of disability and aged care services in Townsville.
Judith combines her management and operational skills with strong compassion to benefit her staff and clients and the profitable and sustainable growth of the company. She brings in her expertise in management to benefit JD Sanmed.
Mark Morwood
Commercialisation Advisor
Mark is an experienced product development leader with 25 years experience in the Health Technology Industry.
In that time he has developed ideas into successful products and enjoyed leadership roles in Product Management, Development and Architecture.
After 20 years in Boston, USA, leading Development and Product at a series of successful start-ups and guiding growth for Healthcare Software Companies, Mark is now back home in Brisbane. As part of the Ontogo team he applies his experience and skills to helping Australian innovators develop their product ideas into commercial successes.
Meet the Partners
Ontogo is an independent supporter of Australian innovation. We focus on building successful businesses around Australian innovation. Ontogo provides expertise in commercialising and scaling Australian Health Technology innovation locally and internationally. Ontogo's strength lies in our capability and our process. Our people contribute unmatched expertise along with the rigorous application of our models, tools, systems and hands-on business know-how. Drawn from across the commercial spectrum, each offers unparalleled experience, expertise and capability. We work with clients to apply our models, tools, systems and personal know-how developed during our hands-on business experience. Our common goal is to see our clients achieve success in the market.
The Medical Device Partnering Program (MDPP) is an ideas incubator. They foster collaborations between researchers, industry, end-users and government and develop medical technologies with global market potential.
