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15th December 2007
Chris accepts teaching position at the
TEDA
International
School at Tianjin People's Republic of China
I am delighted to be associated with
the TEDA International
School Tianjin Campus
Tianjin City
25th March 2007
Chris in Beijing and Shanghai
It was my privilege to assist the cardiovascular simulation
sessions at the First Peking Hospital with Prof Huo Yong and
his staff.
Engineering technical sessions were presented in
Beijing and Shanghai for the Medtronic engineering team.
Everywhere you look in Beijing there is enormous depth of
history.
Shown is the white pagoda at the Bei Hai Gong Yuan.
Shanghai City's futuristic skyline.
11th February 2007
Chris in Boston, Denver, Washington
Working with Breakaway Imaging's Boston engineering
systems
group,
producing the innovative O-arm X-ray system
coupled
with the Stealthstation surgical navigation system.
Advances in surgical navigation at MNav Louisville, ending
with 3rd generation interventional cardiology simulation at
Immersion Medical's Washington lab.
1st November 2006
Beijing People's Republic of China
Visit to Beijing PRC for technical supervision of
Medtronic AVE's national
endovascular simulator meeting.
BTW, no visit to Beijing is complete without a visit to the
famous home of the Beijing Duck.
28th October 2006
Tokyo Japan
Technical visit to Tokyo, Japan for Medtronic AVE's
surgical endovascular simulator Japanese
National TV debut. Central Tokyo Ginza Station.
25th October 2006
Engineering Masters Class
Chris Martinic guest lectures Uni of New South Wales
Biomedical Engineering Master's program.
16th September 2006
UNSW Engineering Faculty Dinner
Dr Chris Martinic (rear), Dr Laura Poole-Warren,
Mr and Mrs David Le Cheminant at the
2006
10-year Invitation Engineering Faculty Alumni Dinner
(Graduate School of Biomedical
Engineering UNSW).
24th May 2005
Masters Student Graduation
Erick Olazabal co-supervisored by Chris Martinic
and Prof Bruce Milthorpe at UNSW receives
1st-class Honours, Computer Engineering and MBiomedE (Masters).
Congratulations Erick and good luck.
9th April 2005:
Chris Martinic visits Beijing PRC
Chris Martinic visits Beijing PRC on behalf of Medtronic AVE
for medTEP2 surgical simulation work: A city of enormous culture.
Made some great new friends! Special thanks to Michael Jiang
and Grace Zhou for their kind help (Great Wall at Ba Da Ling above).
24th October 2004:
Chris Martinic visits Washington
Chris Martinic visits Washington to work with Medtronic AVE
surgical simulation technology partners Immersion Medical.
Also visited were San Francisco for the College of
Neurosurgeons meeting, Chicago and Surgical Navigation
Technologies R&D lab in Louisville Colorado.
20th March 2004:
Chris Martinic visits Shanghai PRC
Chris Martinic visits Shanghai PRC on behalf of Medtronic AVE
for a special assignment: Surgical simulator technology work.
Made some great new friends! The view from the hotel above.
16th January 2004:
Dr Chris Martinic and Dr Robert Nordon
 
The Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering
Invitation 25th Anniversary Dinner.
A celebration of 25 years of engineering excellence.
October 2003 (and November 2002, 2001, 2000,
1999):
BIOM9010 Chris Martinic contributes to the
Biomedical Engineering Degree at UNSW
Chris Martinic guest lectures to the new Biomedical Engineering specialist
degree students based at the University of New South Wales. This degree
offered by the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering will produce
high-quality biomedical engineers highly trained in 21st-century technologies;
bioelectronics, math, computing, statistics, physiological, materials
and orthopaedic studies.
Graduate School of Biomedical
Engineering Home Page University
of NSW Home Page
9th November 2002
Chris Martinic addresses the UNSW
Biomedical Engineering Graduating Year
at the Carlton-Crest Sydney
It was my pleasure and privilege to address the students
and
graduating biomedical engineers of 2002 at this special evening.
The Guest Speakers (In Order): Prof Bruce Milthorpe Prof Klaus
Schindhelm Dr Laura Poole-Warren Dr Chris Martinic
Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering Home Page University
of NSW Home Page
May 2002:
Chris Martinic Visits Surgical Navigation
Technologies at Louisville Colorado
This year's technology showcase was no disappointment. The SNT international
group meeting centred on technical briefings and discussions on
the roll-out of the latest in image-guided technology.
Medtronic Surgical Navigation
Technology's Home Page
February 2002:
Chris Martinic visits Dehli in India for Surgical Navigation
Work at the All-India Medical Institute
Chris Martinic visits the AIMS Hospital in Dehli for Surgical
Navigation Technologies.
The All-India Medical Institute is the first site to use image-guided
surgery in India.
Main Hindu Temple in Dehli shown above.
August 2001:
Chris Martinic visits Singapore for Surgical Navigation
Techologies at Singapore General Hospital
Chris Martinic visits Singapore for work at the National Neuroscience
Institute and Singapore General Hospitals (and others). Starts
to test
his early Chinese speaking skills. Above is the big 'durian' being
built.
April 2001:
Chris Martinic visits Bangkok Thailand to work at the
Prasat Neuro Hospital
Chris Martinic visits Bangkok in Thailand to install the first
IGS system.
The Prasat Neurological Hospital is the first to use IGS navigation
systems.
September 2000:
Chris Martinic visits Medtronic Surgical Navigation Technologies
Colorado USA For the inaugural Global Stealth Tech Meeting 2000
Chris Martinic visits Medtronic Surgical Navigation (SNT) for
the inaugural Global Stealth Tech Meeting 2000 in Boulder Co.
A great time is had by all... The latest Stealth/Ion/LandmarX/IGS
equipment hardware and software is shown off in-house. Showcased
were the latest microscope interfaces, distributed data systems
(StealtNET, Epiphany), FluoroNav, SonoNav (Ultrasound), and a
chance for tech people around the world to get to know each other.
May 2000:
Mr John Nielsen Appoints Dr Chris Martinic
Regional Technology Director.
The continuing rise in importance of Image-Guided-Surgery as a technological
resource in Australasia has increased the need for technical coverage
of the region. Christopher Martinic reports to: Sofamor Danek Regional
Managing Director MR JOHN NIELSEN. Responsibility for all technical
matters relating to company instrument lines of business. These
include outsourcing services, professional engineering standards,
technical management, local development, quality standards and documentation.
May 2000:
Chris Martinic visits Pinang Malaysia
and drives to Kuala Lumpur. Also visits the
University of Science and Technology at Kota Bahru
Chris Martinic establishes the IGS trial at Pinang Island Hospital,
and visits the
University of Science and Technology at Kota Bahru. Chris was honoured
to be invited by the academic staff of the Neuro and Ortho depts Prof
Madya
and Prof Zulmi to be a guest at the medical faculty dinner
with President Padu as guest-of-honour. Above are the 'twin towers'
in KL.
November 1999:
BIOM9010 Chris Martinic contributes to the
new Biomedical Engineering Degree at UNSW
Chris Martinic guest lectures to the new Biomedical Engineering
specialist degree students based at the University of New South
Wales. This new degree offered by the Graduate School of Biomedical
Engineering will produce high-quality biomedical engineers highly
trained in 21st-century technologies; bioelectronics, math, computing,
statistics, physiological, materials and orthopedic studies.
Graduate School of Biomedical
Engineering Home Page University
of NSW Home Page
June 1999: Chris and Di Off to Hong Kong
for Pleasure (for a change) instead of Business
Hong Kong was a recreation stop this time travelling out to the
islands (Lamma) and meeting up with old friends Victor and Thanh
So.
October 1999:
The DSP-based multi-channel voice digitising Total Recall unit is
released
The Total Recall Unit is an 8-channel DSP-based digital voice recording
and storage management unit. The unit's application was inspired
by the security monitoring necessities of NSW's prison systems.
This unit was produced to provide simultaneous monitoring of voice-channels
in a corporate environment or help-desk situation. Chris Martinic
was co-architect of Total Recall's operating system interface with
embedded control, command environment and storage management. The
unit runs under IBM's OS/2 Warp 4 OS using PIC104 processing.
Bull Consulting Services Home
Page
October 1998:
Christopher Martinic is employed by
Mr John Nielsen (Sofamor Danek Australia)
Chris Martinic is employed by Mr John Nielsen (Sofamor Danek Australia)
to manage the Stealth technology portfolio.
Medtronic-Sofamor Danek Home
Page
September 1998:
Guestel International Pty Ltd.
Chris Martinic is the system architect and programmer for the multimedia
delivery system launched as the "Guestel System" at the NSW 1998
Tourism Awards, in September. Working with specialists in the computer
graphics industry, multi-lingual specialists and the infotainment
industry, the Guestel concept represents a new innovation in infotainment
delivery systems. Shown are the promotional "Guestel Genies" (characters
based on their computer-graphic counterparts) at the 1998 NSW Tourism
Awards at the Convention Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney.
March 1998:
Technical visit to Surgical Navigation Technologies, Boulder USA.
Visit to Surgical Navigation Technologies In cooperation with Sofamor
Danek Aust Pty Ltd. Chris Martinic is contracting to SDA a national
support structure for Sofamor Danek technical staff. 
Responsibilities include system deployment issues, networking, problem-solving
and special development where needed. SNT Technology represents
the cutting-edge of computer-aided navigation in areas of cranial/spinal
surgery, radiation dosimetry and surgical planning. For more information.
February 1998:
Technical visit to Rosys AG Hombrechtikon, Switzerland.
In cooperation with Dade Diagnostics, Aust Pty Ltd to assist with
the national release of the general purpose laboratory robot, the
Plato 7. Chris Martinic visits the Rosys R & D laboratory. The Plato
7 automates key areas of serology, haematology and immunochemistry,
incorporating state-of-the-art electronics and software.
Software/Hardware focussed, Chris Martinic subsequently authored
a technical resource supplied as an HTML-formatted compact disc
for technical distribution and training. For more Rosys information;
Rosys (now Tecan AG) Home Page
December 1996:
Chris Martinic co-founds Decision One P/L with Principal Bert Verzeletti
Decision One is a company specialising in biomedical engineering
consulting and service.
December 1995:
Chris Martinic joins Polartechnics P/L
Chris Martinic joins Polartechnics Ltd to design the impedance-spectroscopy
based cancer detection system. The prototype is clinically tested
at the Westmead Hospital Sydney under the supervision of breast-physician
Dr Owen Ung. Chris also contributes to the melanoma probe and cervical
cancer polarprobe. Polartechnics is one of Australia's leading venture-capital
funded startup companies. The company was founded by world-leading
physicians Dr Malcolm Coppleson, Dr Bevan Reid and former Pan-Continental
Mining Chief Mr Tony Grey.
Polartechnics Home Page
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