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Sydney, New South Wales, Au

Sydney, Nsw, Au

The Sequins platform integrates synthetic spike-in DNA controls with bioinformatics software to provide a complete controls-as-a-service solution. Working alongside the CEO to build Sequins and managing the R & D base in Australia.

Working with the executive director and potential partners to scope out and develop plans for a green, quantum and exascale supercomputing and data facility to service the Asia Pacific region

Darlinghurst, Nsw, Au

Leading Garvan's commercial engagement and development activities including supporting IP and innovation strategy for assets and services related to drug and diagnostics development, research tools and reagents, and genomic and bioinformatic software and datasets

Singapore, Singapore, Sg

As Head of the Medical Technologies cluster in Exploit Technologies Pte Ltd (ETPL), the Commercialisation arm of A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore), my team manages A*STAR intellectual property, procures technology and competitive intelligence, negotiates licensing, funds and project manages productisation of research in partnership with industry and supports spin-offs to bring technologies to the market. • Leads a team of 8 Licensing and Commercialisation Professionals responsible for the commercialization of medical device technologies from the 20 research institutes funded under A*STAR.• Increased licensing by 41% and licensing revenue by more than 100%.• Secured more than $14m of internal investment for 13 medical technology projects.• Leading development of strategic programs in the areas of Bioelectronic medicine, Epigenomics and Wearables.• Secured agreement on licensing terms for 4 spin-off companies.• Appointed A*STAR Coordinating Director at SINAPSE, Singapore Institute of Neurotechnology.

Sky Biomed is developing an innovative new device to provide millions of women with freedom from the burden of urinary incontinence

Established to deliver consultancy services and identify opportunities in emerging technology start ups. Provides advisory and executive management services for a range of client firms, assisting with the development and implementation of commercialisation, corporate development and financing strategies. Assists investors with assessment and due diligence in relation to new ventures. Successful in providing robust validated advice to investors and taking startups forward to their next stage of commercialisation.Assignments included: • Reviewed prospective investments, performed due diligence and provided recommendations for a private Investor / Family Office Group requiring assistance identifying new opportunities. • Benchmarked technology of Veterinary/Agritech company that was failing commercialisation targets, allowing directors to make an informed decision about the company’s future. • Assisted wireless payment technology startup to develop and manage its patent portfolio. Developed innovation processes, analysed prior art, managed IP strategy to support the company’s successful development and signing of major financial industry institutions for pilot. • Assisted audio post-production facilities in its corporate development and strategy. Undertook market assessment, provided investor presentations, reviewed IP and provided a feasibility study on strategy in China. Reviewed exit / succession strategy. Provided recommendations in relation to strategic investments. Secured government grant funding. • Assisted family office identifying new investment. Analysed and recommended investments in relation to publicly listed technology companies that resulted in return of 20% on investments. • Assisted China based ambient media network to raise capital. Reviewed strategy, technology, management, and competitors and prepared collateral for investors. The company was subsequently acquired.

Eveleigh, Nsw, Au

Ignition Labs is Australia's first niche seed accelerator program for early stage technologies. Ignition Labs invited a select group of industry executives and entrepreneurs to invest and support the corporate development of participants. Mentored participants, and provided feedback on go to market strategies, pitches and investor decks. Invited to join one of the projects as an executive director. Assisted them to become investment-ready.

Saluda Medical is commercialising an implantable spinal cord stimulator using closed loop feedback control. Saluda was spun out of NICTA, Australia’s leading ICT Research Centre. • Developed financial models, business plans, investment deck and identified new sources of capital.• Established financial management systems and board reporting. • Key role in securing $10m of private capital required to effect spin out from NICTA.• Successful in winning $5m of grant funding.• Managed R&D tax submissions and was successful securing advance finding from the Australian Tax Office for an additional $8m in R&D rebates.

Leading ICT Research Centre pursuing high-impact research excellence and through application of this research, creating national benefit and wealth for Australia.Scope of engagement has included development of financial plans, business plans, investor presentations and grant applications. Also providing support to regulatory strategy, capital raising and spin-out activities.

Simavita (originally Fred Bergman Healthcare) is the developer of world first wearable sensor technology in the area of aged-care assessment and continence management. Invited by the family to identify whether the technology was worth investing in following the sudden passing of the original inventor. Validated the opportunity, built a management team, recruited high profile CEO and then moved across to CTO/ Director role. Company is now ASX listed and employs more than 40 people around the world.• Managed the development of the go to market product on budget and on schedule;• Managed a randomised controlled trial and 4 observational studies comprising more than 150 participants;• Published in 4 peer reviewed publications• Presented at 8 leading international conferences and more local events• Managed regulatory submissions to achieve TGA registration as a class 1 device;• Awarded a range of local and international awards for innovation, design and healthcare technology;• Managed the intellectual property strategy resulting in the registration of 6 families of patents of which one is granted in the US and Australia;• Managed the company’s technology roadmap, and raised $650,000 in grant funding to support the next generation of the technology, managing a research program between Australia, Finland, China and the United Kingdom; and • Managed an R&D team to develop advanced algorithms to turn a relatively simple sensor embedded in a continence pad into an smart sensing system able to predict when a continence pad might require changing.

Simavita started trading as Fred Bergman Healthcare. The company was the developer of world first wearable sensor technology in the area of aged-care assessment and continence management. Invited by the family to identify whether the technology was worth investing in following the sudden passing of the original inventor. Validated the opportunity, built a management team, recruited high profile CEO and then moved across to CTO/ Director role. Company is now ASX listed and employs more than 40 people around the world.• Established and developed corporate entity to commercialise opportunity;• Raised funding through government funding and private investment;• Managed the prototype development;• Developed a patent portfolio; • Completed the clinical study resulting in compelling results which were subsequently invited to be presented in numerous local and international industry conferences;• Developed the go to market strategy, budgets, project plans and product specifications;• Enrolled international experts to the company’s advisory board; and • Appointed a CEO from the industry to take lead the market entry. Together with this new CEO, raised $2m of capital from private investors to fund the market entry.

Identified opportunity to start a new magazine based on the prediction that developments in digital video technology were about to open up and grow the participation in the film and media industries. • Grew revenues to more than $3m off an initial investment of $10,000• Established IF magazine as the premier film and TV industry trade publication• Launched the IF Awards, broadcast live on SBS TV from 2001 onwards, the event attended by more than 1500 people including A list celebrities• Awarded 2000 AFI Award for extraordinary contribution to the Australian Film Industry, (Byron Kennedy Award)• Raised more than $1.5m from grants and private investors• Achieved return for investors of more than 400% after 5 years• Grew distribution to more than 15,000• Managed day to day operations including managing finance and HR;• Developed of business strategy• Registering trademarks and brand development• Fulfilled monthly advertising sales quotas and sponsorships for awards and other events• Performed commissioning, writing editing, subediting and proofing of editorial content• Performed production management and fulfilment of monthly printed editions

Au

VaST Systems developed electronic design automations systems for rapid prototyping, simulating and designing embedded systems. Responsibilities included:• review technology, and market opportunities to inform market entry and commercialization; and• represent Vast Systems at international conferences.Achievements included:• Market analysis and segmentation.• Development of product positioning and market entry strategy.

Burrows was a private client stockbrokerResponsibilities included investment analysis of technology ventures for retail investors and as a support for the broker’s investment banking division. Achievements included analyst reports and advice for the following companies: Keycorp, Datacraft, AWA, Progen, Laser Corporation amongst others.

Darlinghurst, Nsw, Au

Developed system for modeling biomedical experimental data as part of computer systems research group. Presented the results at the Apple Pacific Consortium Conference in Vancouver in 1991.

Masters Of Law, Intellectual Property

Bsc, Computer Science (Honours Class 1)

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