A message from our CEO, Alex Newton

Navi is a company focused on delivering innovations that help children live brighter, healthier futures. Over the past three years, our dedicated team has devoted thousands of hours to a singular task: to build and commercialise a medical device that enables doctors and nurses to deliver better care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit setting.

The team has spent countless days in neonatal & pediatric intensive care units, observing lifesaving procedures first hand, talking to clinical staff to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges they face on a daily basis, and coming up with innovative solutions to the engineering problems. But this is so much more than just a technical or business challenge - it has become a truly personal labour of passion.

Navi has taken on a much more personal meaning for each and every one of us. Every day we take pride in getting one step closer to realising our vision of giving critically-ill newborns brighter, healthier futures.

“Every day we take pride in getting one step closer to realising our vision of giving critically-ill newborns brighter, healthier futures.

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Founders

Core Team

The Navi team is an award-winning mix of business experts, biomedical engineers, and a senior neonatologist, who are passionate about improving pediatric patient outcomes.

Alexander Newton (CEO)BEng (Aerospace) RMIT, MBA Dean’s List Scholar MBSAlex focuses on project management, strategy, fundraising, and governance. Alex has a decade of experience in technical and management roles for international engineering compan… — **Alexander Newton (CEO)**
*BEng (Aerospace) RMIT, MBA Dean’s List Scholar MBS*
Alex focuses on project management, strategy, fundraising, and governance. Alex has a decade of experience in technical and management roles for international engineering companies such as Lockheed Martin, Airbus and Boeing, and management consulting roles in the education and engineering industries. He holds a board position in a global health NFP improving medical education in developing regions, and is director of the Melbourne Space Program.

Mubin Yousuf (CTO)B.Eng, M.Eng Biomedical (Distinction)Mubin leads core engineering & software development activities, supports clinical strategy and manages benchtop research. He is a biomedical engineer with experience in highly technical role… — **Mubin Yousuf (CTO)**
*B.Eng, M.Eng Biomedical (Distinction)*
Mubin leads core engineering & software development activities, supports clinical strategy and manages benchtop research. He is a biomedical engineer with experience in highly technical roles, including as a Research Engineer at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in the Cardiovascular Bioengineering division. Mubin specialised in medical device design during his Master of Engineering and has close connections with the healthcare industry in Pakistan.

Shing Yue Sheung (COO)BCom (Economics & Finance) UoM, M.Eng (BioMedical) Dean’s List Scholar UoMShing leads the daily operations and product development workstreams. Shing has a wide range of business consulting and biomedical engineering skills… — **Shing Yue Sheung (COO)**
*BCom (Economics & Finance) UoM, M.Eng (BioMedical) Dean’s List Scholar UoM*
Shing leads the daily operations and product development workstreams. Shing has a wide range of business consulting and biomedical engineering skills developed through product development and consulting roles at the Bionics Institute, ETH Zurich and Pricewaterhouse Coopers. Shing represented Navi in Houston for the Texas Medical Center Accelerator program (TMCx) and was named a 2018 Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ for his contributions to the MedTech industry in Australia.

Wei Xin Sue (CFO)BSci Hons (Biotech.) Monash University, MBA Dean’s List Scholar MBSWei manages finance activities, supports business strategy, and is a frequent presenter for Navi. She has almost a decade of experience working with government and r… — **Wei Xin Sue (CFO)**
*BSci Hons (Biotech.) Monash University, MBA Dean’s List Scholar MBS*
Wei manages finance activities, supports business strategy, and is a frequent presenter for Navi. She has almost a decade of experience working with government and regulatory authorities in the environment and climate industries in a range of consulting and management roles for higher education, corporate and government clients. Wei specialised in finance and entrepreneurship during her MBA at the Melbourne Business School.

Dr Christiane Theda (CMO, Medical)Doctor of Medicine University of Cologne, Neonatal Fellowship & MBA at Johns Hopkins UniversityChristiane leads clinical research, ‘voice-of-customer’ activities, and supports the engineering activities. She has… — **Dr Christiane Theda (CMO, Medical)**
*Doctor of Medicine University of Cologne, Neonatal Fellowship & MBA at Johns Hopkins University*
Christiane leads clinical research, ‘voice-of-customer’ activities, and supports the engineering activities. She has been caring for critically-ill newborns for over 30 years, including 20 years at the Johns Hopkins NICU in the USA. She currently works at the Royal Women’s Hospital as a Senior Neonatal Consultant and holds an MBA from Johns Hopkins University, and an Associate Professorship at the University of Melbourne.

Brad Bergmann (Co-CFO)BCom/BSci (Accounting & Genetics) Deakin University, MBA MBSBrad leads marketing and stakeholder engagement activities and also supports daily operations, business strategy, and finance workstreams. He has extensive backgro… — **Brad Bergmann (Co-CFO)**
*BCom/BSci (Accounting & Genetics) Deakin University, MBA MBS*
Brad leads marketing and stakeholder engagement activities and also supports daily operations, business strategy, and finance workstreams. He has extensive background in leadership and management roles within small businesses and currently oversees national distribution of a global brand within Australia. He has worked in consulting roles at Deloitte, is a qualified CA and specialised in marketing and entrepreneurship during his MBA at the Melbourne Business School.