Boost Design

Boost Design was founded by Michael Potas in 2016. Prior to founding Boost, Michael had worked with seven technology startup companies across a broad range of roles. Michael has founded technology startup companies related to sports, audio, entertainment and software. He has developed partnerships to fund research and development, and is the author... and/or inventor of eight patent applications. Michael also conducts University guest lectures on topics that include innovation, technology start-ups, intellectual property, and commercialisation strategy. At Nanosonics, Michael founded the engineering team and led the research and development of their complex medical device technology from working concept through to a successful global product. With a team that grew to 25 people, Michael was responsible for electronics, software, firmware, and mechanical engineering, science, and intellectual property development. As part of the executive team, he worked closely with sales, marketing, regulatory, manufacturing, service and support teams helping to ensure the long term success of the business, and travelled globally to align product development activities with customer needs across different markets. Other focuses included developing the product pipeline and quantifying new product/technology opportunities. In 2016, Nanosonics exceeded a $1b valuation on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX:NAN), underpinned by the sales results for the product that Michael's team developed. Michael also won an award from the Warren Center for Advanced Engineering for his work at Nanosonics.Read More