A biotechnology company producing transformative food and nutraceutical productsMy role includes:• Driving the Research and Development pipeline• Synthetic biology and metabolic engineering projects• Manage Intellectual Property and operations, business development and marketing• Capital raising and grant applications• First product due to be commercialised late 2022

A specialty pharmaceutical company resolving unmet needs in dermatologyManager – Research and Development• Managing drug development along the IND pathway towards an NDA• Overseeing manufacture of APIs and finished products• Continuing new product development• Designing and implementing pre-clinical and clinical programs

Horizon Science was a venture capital backed biotechnology/specialty ingredients company focused on natural products to address diabetes and obesity. Company has been wound up and assets sold in 2015.As CSO, I was responsible for managing the entire research pipeline from discovery research, through pre-clinical and clinical research, GMP manufacturing, regulatory affairs, IP portfolio management and product commercialisation.Directed research and development program towards… Show more Horizon Science was a venture capital backed biotechnology/specialty ingredients company focused on natural products to address diabetes and obesity. Company has been wound up and assets sold in 2015.As CSO, I was responsible for managing the entire research pipeline from discovery research, through pre-clinical and clinical research, GMP manufacturing, regulatory affairs, IP portfolio management and product commercialisation.Directed research and development program towards developing pipeline of new and existing products for blood glucose and weight management.• Achieved one commercial product• Prepared two pipeline products ready for clinical efficacy studies• Developed next generation product, with likely 10-fold reduction in production costsOversaw toxicology programDesigned, implemented and analysed preclinical and clinical trialsManaged regulatory complianceWorking knowledge of regulatory frameworks for drugs, medical foods, dietary supplements and functional food ingredients for major markets.Authored both R & D tax refund applications and research funding applicationsActively involved in business development supporting current and prospective partners including drafting and vetting licensing and distribution agreementsManaged company patent portfolio• Seven international patent families under management• Began two new patent families• Extensively involved in both sides of Opposition proceedings in Australia and Europe. Show less

Led project to develop new product. Responsibilities included:* Oversight of API production and formulation* Toxicology* Regulatory* Clinical trial design and implementation* Mechanism of Action studies

Led yeast genetic engineering efforts to produce biofermentation products of industrial relevance.

Led internal efforts to develop the company’s molecular biology capabilities. Directed research of four groups of industrial and academic collaborators in developing the Tate and Lyle acid-tolerant yeast platform as well as research on improving production of organic acids, mainly lactic and malic acids.