George Kenley, Dean Freestone, Mark Cook
Business

Breakthrough Victoria-backed epilepsy medtech Seer Medical placed in voluntary administration

- January 7, 2025 4 MIN READ

Troubled Victorian medical device startup Seer Medical has been placed in voluntary administration amid a product recall and legal battle with its ousted cofounder. Lindsay Bainbridge and Andrew Yeo from Pitcher Partners Melbourne were appointed administrators on January 6 following a pre-Christmas board meeting where the medtech’s directors voted to hand over the books.  Pitcher… Read more »

Dean Freestone
Business

The cofounder of Seer Medical is fighting investor Breakthrough Victoria in court, claiming he was unfairly dismissed from the startup

- December 20, 2024 3 MIN READ

The Victorian government’s controversial $2 billion venture fund has been embroiled in an unfair dismissal case launched by the cofounder of one of its portfolio companies. Seer Medical founder Dr Dean Freestone launched Federal Court action against the company he helped launch and Breakthrough Victoria earlier this year, alleging he was forced out of the… Read more »