Centre for Digestive Diseases

Business View Oceania AT A GLANCE WHO: Centre for Digestive Diseases  WHAT: A Sydney-based clinic and research centre focused on gastroenterological disorders  WHERE: Level 1, 229 Great North Road, Five Dock NSW 2046 Australia  WEBSITE: cdd.com.au er and director, formed the center in 1984 with a unique vision in mind. Aside from diagnosing and treating in- dividual patients, the centre was to have a second, and arguably more im- portant layer of inventing and taking products and services to the market. As a result, the CDD has over 157 pat- ents which are progressively licensed worldwide through close partnerships with medical institutions and the phar- maceutical industry. Unlike a local clin- ic, which may improve the well-being of a few nearby neighbourhoods, the work at CDD potentially affects mil- lions of people. Importantly, Prof Borody had an ex- tensive journey before settling down to establish the centre. He worked in a number of different settings, from a 200-bed hospital in the tropical Solo- mon Islands overseen by a single doc- tor to the Mayo Clinic with thousands of specialized doctors. According to him, those experiences were eye openers. They helped him see that those edu- cated in medical professions should go above and beyond and never be content or satisfied simply by mak- ing money or practicing existing treat- ments. Innovating is the very essence of moving medicine forward, a philoso- phy which has been deeply embedded into the CDD’s work.