Mark Bruce Email & Phone Number

Adelaide, Australia

* Board reporting and general business management. * Assistance with planning & management of company restructure and operational relationship with University. * Oversight and review of portfolio of spin-out companies. * Build new business opportunities by driving industry engagement for selected projects. * Manage small team to develop the Flinders Partners opportunity portfolio. * Fund raising, Intellectual Property management, licensing, business strategy, start-up planning & investment as necessary.* Director on spin-out portfolio companies including Re-Time Pty Ltd, Clevertar Pty Ltd, Thereitis.com Pty Ltd, Strategiize Pty Ltd, and others.

Adelaide, Australia

* Oversee commercial development projects arising from University research. * Build new business opportunities by driving industry engagement for selected projects. * Help manage small team to develop the Flinders Partners opportunity portfolio. * Fund raising, Intellectual Property management, licensing, business strategy, start-up planning & investment as necessary.

Adelaide, Australia

* Commercialising promising intellectual property via licenses to companies. * Developing promising research & inventions into prototype products by securing funding and investment and overseeing research & development plans. * Identifying, assessing, and managing intellectual property from Flinders University across a large portfolio of research projects.

Adelaide, Australia

* Professional commercialisation consulting and advisory services to assist in bringing novel technologies and products to market.* Communicating the latest developments in science and technology to a wide audience while providing education on the latest trends and advising on future impacts.* Develop novel, proprietary products as part of independent commercialisation efforts.

* Raising external seed funding and recruiting CEO to launch company and execute the business plan.* Preparation of Board meetings and oversight of company finances. * Day-to-day operations including business development, sales, patent management, development planning.

* Commercialising promising intellectual property via licenses to companies across 8 countries and launching a new spin-out company. * Developing promising research & inventions into prototype products by raising external funding and investment and overseeing research & development plans. * Identifying, assessing, and managing intellectual property from the University of South Australia across a large portfolio of research projects.

* Design, outsourcing, and procurement of branded merchandise for sale to partners. * Business development activities with partners and stakeholders; sale of branded merchandise.* Implementing stronger controls over the University's brand as it related to merchandising activities by building an internal merchandise business.

* Researching local businesses to develop case studies for the ECIC commercialisation course.* Meeting and interviewing successful entrepreneurs from local businesses. * Drafting case studies for publication and course materials.

* Assisting with internal research and development and helping implement a scientific framework.* Assisting with new product development and management of product commercialisation.* Filing and reviewing patents, trademarks, and other company IP.

* Competitive research for various scientific innovations and related products. * Business development activities; cold-calling, networking, meeting with potential licensees. * New product proposals and development plans.

Diploma, Company Directors Course

Masters, Science And Technology Commercialisation

Bachelor, Science, Genetics & Biochemistry Majors