Samuel Keenan Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, VIC, AU

Melbourne, AU

Parkville, Victoria, AU

• Specialising in immuno-oncology projects, I worked within the Partnerships & Ventures team at WEHI to commercialise world-leading academic research into novel therapeutics and diagnostics.
• Identified business development opportunities, designed and implemented commercialisation plans, and supported development of intellectual property strategies.
• Technology and knowledge transfer with biopharmaceutical companies, investment partners, government, and other organisations (CDAs, MTAs etc.).
• Landscape analyses, market research, and experimental design support for WEHI's 66ten venture fund initiative.
• Negotiated, drafted, and reviewed contracts.
• Optimised researcher's funding applications and pitches for success.

Melbourne, VIC, AU

• Developed Exopharm's product pipeline after research and analysis of scientific literature and intellectual property. Experimental design and optimisation for the scientific teams.
• Market research and due diligence of the gene therapy sector to identify business development and commercialisation opportunities, assess competition, and identify public need.
• Stakeholder engagement and scientific strategy presentation to form business/research partnerships.
• Investment opportunity analysis.
• Technology transfer.

Melbourne, VIC, AU

Project management and design of exosome therapeutic projects (cell & gene therapy), working as part of a multi-disciplinary scientific team and resulting in positive proof-of-concept and drug-discovery datasets.

Clayton, Victoria, AU

Completed my PhD project and preparing for publication.

Clayton, Victoria, AU

• Developed a project uncovering the role of cancer, immunology, and development-related genes required in stem cell-driven muscle fibre development and growth, using mouse, zebrafish, and shark animal models.
• Winner of two presentation awards for this work (one national, one international).
• An original first-author publication has been produced from this work, with another in preparation.

Victoria, 3800, AU

• Ensure maintenance and operation of the Monash Transgenic Quail Facility.
• Animal feeding, health monitoring, and egg collection/incubation.

Victoria, 3800, AU

• Assisting delivery and design of the postgraduate Masters of Biotechnology course specialising in Regenerative Medicine.
• Managing laboratory sessions for undergraduate biomedical science courses.

Dunedin, Otago, NZ

Supported research investigating hormonal effects on reproduction and size of NZ eel species, in collaboration with the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA).

Dunedin, Otago, NZ

• Developed a project investigating the genetic systems involved in vertebrate limb development and regeneration using the Xenopus frog and tadpole animal model.
• Awardee of MSc publishing bursary.
• Two first-author publications were generated from this work.

• As part of being awarded a competitive Career Training Scholarship from NZDL (now owned by Fonterra), I had the opportunity to work as a Laboratory Technician during university holidays.
• QC and microbiological analysis of daily milk sample loads.
• Managing safety adherence and maintenance of the company-wide MSDS database.

• Various farming tasks during university holidays including:
• Daily milking of dairy cows at 4am and 4pm.
• Maintenance and repair of farm equipment (e.g. fences, tractors, waterlines).
• Ensuring livestock health and safety measures.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Genetics

Master Of Science - Msc, Genetics

Bachelor Of Science - Bsc, Genetics And Zoology