Our Exhibitors

AbbVie is a global, research-based biopharmaceutical company with the vision of making a remarkable impact on patient lives. Our heritage in New Zealand reaches back more than 70 years with a focus on Immunology, Liver Disease, Neuroscience and Oncology.

For further information please visit www.abbvie.co.nz. 

An association of over 170 volunteer Australian and New Zealand doctors, nurses and others with broad industry support, ANZGITA, working with local partners, is regularly delivering in-country gastroenterology and endoscopy training in AsiaPacific countries such as Fiji, Solomon Islands, other Pacific Island Nations and Timor-Leste. We welcome your support and involvement. 

Bio Serve NZ Ltd is the exclusive NZ distributor for ERBE, a world leader in electrosurgery.  ERBE is a German manufactured brand of high-quality electro-surgical equipment and surgical instruments.  We are excited to introduce the VIO® 3, the latest technological milestone from Erbe. The VIO® 3 generator still incorporates the ERBE Endocut and is supported by additional modules such as the APC 3 plasma surgery unit and ERBEJET 2 for hydrosurgery, which can also be combined as part of a hybrid approach.

Boston Scientific is dedicated to transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve the health of patients around the world. Our products and technologies are used to diagnose or treat a wide range of medical conditions. Boston Scientific is one of the world's leader in less-invasive devices for gastrointestinal conditions. 

Bowel Cancer New Zealand is a nationwide, patient-led organisation committee to reducing the impact of bowel cancer on our community through awareness, education, support and research.

Coeliac New Zealand (CNZ) is a not-for-profit organisation that advocates for the welfare of children and adults with coeliac disease, dermatitis herpetiformis and those with non-coeliac gluten sensitivity. CNZ also manages the Crossed Grain Logo and Dining Out endorsement programmes to improve the safety of gluten free food.

To find out more about our Medical Advisory Panel or to become a professional member visit coeliac.org.nz.

Or click to view our member video and research video. 

Crohn's & Colitis New Zealand Charitable Trust (CCNZ) was established in early 2010 to respond to the needs to Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis - both forms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) - patients across New Zealand.

Our vision is 'To transform the lives of children, young people, families and all of those affected by IBD.

We are looking forward to catching up with friends old and new at this year's conference. We will be presenting products from Fujifilm, Medivators, Pull Thru, Bowa, Mirocam and Helicotec UT plus, H.pylori test kits. We look forward to seeing you on the CRK stand where you are assured a warm welcome and great advice.

From high-quality consumables to advanced theatre equipment and robotics, Device Technologies is Australasia's largest independent provider of medical solutions and technologies. Partnering with some of the world's most innovative medical companies, Device Technologies offers a comprehensive range of supplies – with client and patient care at the core of our values.

The Endoscopy Guidance Group for New Zealand supports the Quality of Endoscopy across the public and private sectors in New Zealand.

We do this by providing:

• a forum for gaining professional consensus and agreement 
• oversight to the quality improvement framework of the National Endoscopy Quality Improvement Programme (NEQIP) whose aim is to "facilitate safe, patient-focused endoscopy services that are efficient, accountable and sustainable"
• standards in Endoscopy 
• development and oversight of Accreditation of Endoscopy Services to those standards
• coordination and consistency of Endoscopy Training across medical and nursing specialties
  
  Further information, including our standards and guidelines, is available on our website: www.endoscopyquality.co.nz

Emerge Health is a local company focused on providing high-quality medicines to satisfy unmet clinical needs while offering unconditional support to patients and healthcare professionals.

Our gastroenterology portfolio includes Asacol (mesalazine) and Entocort (budesonide) for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and  Colpermin (peppermint oil capsules) for irritable bowel syndrome.

Fresenius Kabi is a global healthcare company that specialises in lifesaving medicines and technologies for infusion, transfusion and clinical nutrition. Our products and services are used to help care for critically and chronically ill patients.

With our corporate philosophy of "caring for life", we are committed to putting essential medicines and technologies in the hands of people who help patients and finding the best answers to the challenges they face.

Gallay is a customer focused company specialising in the supply of high-quality gastroenterological equipment used by both clinical and reprocessing professionals.  Our Soluscope Sprint offers the latest technology in endoscope reprocessing.  Visit us at stand No. 15 to see our AS/NZ4187 compliant Soluscope Drying Cabinet and the latest technology in ultra-fast endoscope drying and storage.

Getinge is a global provider of innovative solutions for operating rooms, intensive care units, sterilization and endoscopic reprocessing departments, endovascular procedures and for life science companies and institutions. Based on our first-hand experience and close partnerships with clinical experts, healthcare professionals and medical-technology specialists, we are committed to improving the everyday life for people - today and tomorrow.

Halyard is a medical device company focused on delivering clinically superior breakthrough solutions that will help patients get back to the things that matter.

Halyard develops, manufacture and market recognized brands in more than 90 countries and holds leading market positions in multiple categories across its portfolios. 

Insight Medical is a specialist supplier of premium quality endoscopy equipment.  Our products are handpicked by specialists for specialists, that's what gives us insight.

We have blended our first-hand knowledge of endoscopy equipment with excellence in distribution to create our unique service.  By combining the buying power of practices, we supply you unbeatable value.  We are committed to excellence in endoscopy equipment, unrivalled value and focused service tailored to your practice's needs.

In Vitro Technologies are a total solutions provider setting new standards in CSD and Endoscopy. We offer a total unique solution to your endoscope reprocessing requirements, guiding you through the entire process. Our range of products assist with the decontamination of scopes, from bedside through to your endoscope decontamination suite.

At Janssen, we collaborate with the world for the health of everyone in it. We're focusing our unique model of innovation on some of the most devastating diseases and most complex medical challenges of our time, across six therapeutic areas; Immunology, Oncology, Neuroscience, Cardiovascular Medicine, Infectious Disease and Pulmonary Hypertension. Our medications include Remicade for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

Fibroscan is recognised in New Zealand as the best transportable device for measuring liver stiffness and Steatosis, it is also simple to use and validated in New Zealand and Australia over the past 10 years. Echosens continue to use the same process with many improvements to increase accuracy and speed of procedure. In 2019 the new FS630 CAP SPLEEN device will be launched to assess the potential for oesophageal varicies and assist with staging patients.

As a global leader in medical technology, services and solutions, Medtronic improves the lived and health of millions of people each year. We use our deep clinical, therapeutic, and economic expertise to address the complex challenges faces by healthcare systems today. Let's take healthcare further, together.

Learn more at medtronic.co.nz 

The National Endoscopy Quality Improvement Programme (NEQIP) aims to facilitate safe, patient focused endoscopy services that are efficient, accountable and sustainable.  Our approach to supporting a high quality patient experience is centred around a national framework of quality standards, the Global Rating Scale (GRS). 

The New Zealand GRS is a web based service improvement tool that enables endoscopy units to assess how well they provide a patient centred service. Through sharing and embedding knowledge of what works, units are supported to develop local solutions for local quality issues. 

New Zealand Medical & Scientific provides a wide range of leading edge products from around the world and an exceptional level of customer service. We pride ourselves on our ability to identify new opportunities and technical advances to benefit the NZ healthcare industry. The NZMS Medical Division offers a diverse product range in Gastroenterology. Treatment options on display include an Endoscopic Solution to chronic obesity, a Haemostat and an Enteral Feeding Range. 

Norgine markets products designed to optimise bowel cleanliness and improve the detection of adenomas during colonoscopy:

MOVIPREP^® is a 2 Litre macrogol based bowel preparation that provides the same efficacy and safety with improved patient acceptability compared to high volume macrogols¹.

ENDOCUFF VISION^® is a device fitted to colonoscopes, which improves ADR via improved visibility and tip control during colonoscopy².

Obex Medical has been supplying minimally invasive medical devices to the New Zealand market for over 34 years, enabling the delivery of optimal outcomes for patients.  Please come and talk to us about some of our well established and trusted brands on display as well as some of our newer products that are or will soon be available.

Olympus is committed to playing a leading role in New Zealand, delivering first class endoscopic product solutions to customers, combined with unparalleled training, technical support and service. Our Olympus New Zealand Head office in Auckland includes Olympus LIVE, a centre that reflects its acronymous title to Learn, Inspire, Visualise and Experience. The facility includes a Medical Suite which emulates a real-world environment with functional Endoscopy and Surgical equipment allowing you to get hands-on with the Olympus 4K platform and procedural practice with a colonoscope. The concept provides customers with access to our latest technologies and best-in-class education, such as our Olympus Academy program. Olympus – The Future in Your Hands.

PENTAX Medical manufacture and supply state- of- the art flexible endoscopy instruments to the medical community around the world. PENTAX is proud to be partnered with Obex Medical in NZ who have a very strong presence in the Endoscopic market. Together we are committed to providing leading-edge technology coupled with the exceptional service of endoscopic instruments. PENTAX Medical and Obex are looking forward to meeting with all of its NZ and international customers at NZGW 2018. The team invite you to take the opportunity to visit the stand and discuss your current and future requirements.

Pharmaco is a leading sales, marketing and distribution healthcare organisation.  We're proud to bring exceptional, life-changing and life-enhancing healthcare products, from around the globe, to New Zealanders and Australians.

We partner with International Pharmaceuticals companies  and together we share a common goal, to provide research based quality medicines in the areas of inflammatory bowel disease and bowel cleansing.

Provation MD is the only dedicated structured reporting Endoscopy solution that provides clinically relevant, intuitive software for more accurate and complete documentation of procedures. Provation MD ensures workflow efficiency and streamlines quality reporting while improving clinical communication and care coordination.

Due to its intuitive interface, deep database of procedural content and integrated quality reporting, the majority of hospitals and day surgery centres across New Zealand have selected Provation MD as their endoscopy documentation and workflow solution. Clinicians across the two countries use Provation MD every day to document their procedures and streamline workflow.  

More information is available at www.provationmedical.com.

Southern Cross Health Society, a not-for-profit friendly society, is the country's largest health insurer operating for the benefit of over 860,000 members. For every dollar we received in premiums in the year ending 30 June 2017, we paid 90 cents back in claims.

The Hepatitis Foundation is a charitable trust that promotes positive health outcomes to New Zealanders through education and research into viral hepatitis. It runs a long-term monitoring programme to help improve health outcomes for people living with hepatitis B.

For more information phone 0800 30 2010 or visit www.hepatitisfoundation.org.nz.

Originally a family company, Wassenburg Medical was established in 1984 by Gerrit Wassenburg and has developed into highly-regarded specialists in all aspects of automated endoscope reprocessing. Our ultimate goal is infection-free patient treatment and a safe, user friendly, efficient, and innovative endoscope reprocessing process at every level. We put safety, quality, care and respect for people and the environment first in everything we do. Wassenburg are proud partners with Obex medical in NZ in the distribution of our product range of AER's, Dryers and Integrated software and we look forward to playing a strong part in infection control in Endoscopy in New Zealand. 

Whiteley Medical is a leading global innovator in medical cleaning products. Whiteley Medical has recently launched Proxy Automatic Endoscope Reprocessing Chemistry System and is now offering a water testing service for Endoscopy customers. For more information on our latest product and service offerings visit the Whiteley medical stand at NZ Gastro or contact whiteley@whiteley.co.nz.