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Melbourne, VIC, AU

Melbourne, Victoria, AU

An Australian life science venture capital firm, GBS is focussed on helping talented entrepreneurs build great life science technologies.

Melbourne, Vic, AU

Power to the peopleOur goal at Amber is to help customers save money while powering the transition to renewable energy.The Amber model is a cheaper way to buy power and the fastest way for Australia to reach 100% renewable energy.

Richmond, Victoria, AU

Hamilton, Waikato, NZ

18 research organisations working towards 1 common goal… transforming scientific discoveries into new business, for all. New Zealand’s the only place in the world where public research organisations voluntarily join forces, and pool funding, to get their best research discoveries investor ready. We do it for the good of our country. We share a common goal.

Sydney, New South Wales, AU

Social Ventures Australia works with partners to improve the lives of people in need in Australia. The SVA Diversified Impact Fund is a social impact investment fund offering investors the opportunity to generate financial returns while making a meaningful social impact on the lives of people in Australia.

Sydney, NSW, AU

Platinum is an Australia-based investment manager that focuses on one asset class – international shares, or, more simply put, we provide portfolios of listed companies from around the world. Platinum offers only one core investment style – we seek out companies whose true worth and prospects are yet to be fully recognised by the market. ASX:PTM has $27bn.

Fremont, CA, US

New joint sparing device to help ageing knees feel better and last longer.

AllVascular is an Australian medical device company based in Sydney. The Company’s lead product is a novel arterial access system called the AVAS®. The AVAS® is unique because it enables the isolated and targeted delivery of anti-cancer agents, such as chemotherapy, to cancerous organs, repeatedly, thereby reducing side effects and improving efficacy.

Eveleigh, NSW, AU

Elastagen is a clinical stage medical company with an advanced pipeline of products based on the human protein tropoelastin, a pioneering medical biomaterial. Acquired by Allergan for up to USD$260m in the second quarter of 2018.

Neurovance is a clinical stage neuroscience-focused company working to develop a novel approach to help adults and children with ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Acquired for USD $1bn by Otsuka in early 2017.

ASX listed AirXpanders® is a U.S.-based medical device company focused on the design, manufacturing, and distribution of AeroForm®, a revolutionary patient-controlled tissue expander system used in patients undergoing breast reconstruction following a mastectomy. The AeroForm is able to significantly improve the often painful process of preparing for.

NASDAQ listed Viveve has a radio frequency procedure to treat women's health problems. Developed through to global regulatory approvals and sales.

Kalobios developed antibody drugs to treat respiratory, inflammatory and oncology diseases through to phase 2 clinical development, with a NASDAQ listing.

Proacta developed small molecule hypoxia activated pro-drugs for the treatment of a number of different cancers through to phase 2 clinical development.

AU

Dynamic Hearing developed software for digital hearing aids and other hearing tools such as head sets. Acquired by Wolfson.

Melbourne, Victoria, AU

Taught a second year half semester course which I developed based on financing technology based entrepreneurial ventures in Australia, based on case studies of many of Australia's most exciting companies.

Frenchs Forest, NSW, AU

Founding chair and founding investor.Pharmaxis is a pharmaceutical research company focussed on inflammation and fibrosis with a portfolio of products at various stages of development and approval. In 2015 Pharmaxis signed a signature deal with Boehringer Ingelheim to develop a Pharmaxis drug discovery for the treatment of inflammatory diseases.

Boston, MA, US

Mba, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

Mald, International Relations

B Chem Eng, Biochemical Engineering

Higher School Certificate