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Amazing Gut

A TGA-cleared at-home anorectal biofeedback device and clinician dashboard, bringing hospital-grade treatment for functional bowel disorders into the home.

Digital Health Medical device · Digital therapeutic
Dr Jerry Zhou accepts the Challenger Prize for Amazing Gut at Challenger Pitch for Health, 26 March 2026.
The science · The story

A venture-stage stake in an established Australian programme.

Amazing Gut makes Ins&Outs, a TGA-cleared (ARTG #462026) smart medical device that brings anorectal biofeedback therapy — the gold-standard, first-line treatment for functional anorectal disorders — into the home. Embedded sensors and a connected app guide patients through a personalised retraining programme, while clinicians monitor progress remotely through a secure dashboard.

Conditions such as faecal incontinence, chronic constipation and chronic rectal pain affect around one in five adults, yet fewer than 1% of Australians access biofeedback because it has traditionally required repeated in-clinic sessions. A randomised controlled trial (PLOS ONE, 2024) showed self-guided therapy with Ins&Outs was non-inferior to nurse-led in-clinic biofeedback.

Developed at Western Sydney University and winner of the 2024 Good Design Award, Amazing Gut was awarded the Proto Axiom Challenger Prize at Challenger Pitch for Health 2026.

Invested
2026
Origin
Western Sydney University
Sector
Digital Health
Modality
Medical device · Digital therapeutic
Leadership

Independently led; see the company website for the full team.

Dr Jerry Zhou
Dr Jerry Zhou
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Western Sydney University
Dr Vincent Ho
Dr Vincent Ho
Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer
Western Sydney University
Programme status

Where the programme is now, and what comes next.

Now
TGA-cleared and commercial-ready. Preparing a national multi-site market trial across hospitals and physiotherapy clinics.
Partners & sites Western Sydney UniversityNSW Government Medical Devices Fund