Anthony Raphael Email & Phone Number

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Commercialisation officer, responsible for identification of innovative projects, their intellectual property protection and commercial partnering within a multidisciplinary environment encompassing industry, academic and government stakeholders. Involved in the negotiations and execution of research and commercial contracts with internal and external stakeholders. Managed industry-sponsored projects including their design, budget and tracking against financial and non-financial milestones. Identified trends within healthcare and medical research and their alignment with University research and commercial pull.

Scientific / technical liaison position where I provided expert insight on the implementation, workflow and the commercial environment of clinical imaging for skin cancer.

Brisbane, Australia

Following my PhD, I moved to the Dermatology Research Centre to focus on topical treatment of skin disease. I utilised non-invasive optical techniques for assessment of nanoparticle penetration, toxicity and removal within skin. In particular, my research provided information on nanoparticle infiltration and persistence within injured human skin. However, my primary focus was on the development of an elongated microparticle delivery platform for field-directed delivery of topical drugs, vaccines and particles with the emphasis on managing non-melanoma skin cancer. After my return from Harvard I changed to more of a research management role where I am project manager for our recently awarded Queensland Genomics Health Alliance Grant. This is in addition to a research focus shifting towards precision medicine based on integration of medical imaging and genomics.

Brisbane, Australia

Assisting with business development and IP strategies for industry partnership and commercialising of life science research.

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston

My contribution to the development of a micro-biopsy platform during my postdoc set the groundwork for my current Fellowship and appointment at Harvard/MGH. I investigated the utility of minimally invasive micro-extraction techniques for image-guided cell characterisation in bone marrow. The aim was to extract specific hematopoietic stem cells and residual cancer stem cells in addition to their local microenvironement (niche), respectively, for spatial transcriptomics. By gaining an understanding of diseased cells within their cellular niche, it is hypothesised that the mechanisms of chemoresistance can be determined and methods to overcome it – either through improved drug treatments or by targeted disruption of the niche.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Biomedical Engineering

During my PhD at the Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, I developed dissolving microneedles for topical influenza.

Bachelor Of Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, 1St Class Honours