Commercialisation Seminars 2007

Pathways from Science to Wealth Seminar Series 2007

The following seminars were held in 2007 along with brief video highlights.

SEMESTER ONE 2007

Seminar 1 – Commercialisation Expert (7 March 2007, Clayton)
Ross Dobinson
Managing Director
TSL Group
http://www.tslgroup.com.au/

Seminar 2 – Young Role Model (14 March 2007, Clayton)
Sarah Birrell
Former Chief Operating Officer
Maccine Pty Ltd
http://www.maccine.com

Sarah Birrell Video

Seminar 3 – CEO of a large tech/pharma co contribution to the economy (20 March 2007, City)
Graeme Blackman
Chairman and Managing Director
IDT Australia
http://www.idtaus.com.au

Graeme Blackman Video 1

Graeme Blackman Video 2

Seminar 4 - (27 March 2007, City)
Ian Dixon
Executive Director & CEO
Genscreen Pty Ltd
http://www.genscreen.com.au

Seminar 5 – Patent Attorney (28 March 2007, Clayton)
Mark Paulson
Partner / Patent Attorney
Jones Day
http://www.jonesday.com/

Seminar 6 – An Inventor (4 April 2007, Clayton)
Tracy Mynott
Chief Scientific Officer
Incitive Ltd
http://www.incitiveltd.com/

Tracy Mynott Video

Seminar 7 – Young Role Model (17 April 2007, City)
Clement Leung
Director
SciVentures Investments Pty Ltd
http://www.sciventures.com.au/

Clement Leung Video

Seminar 7 - Research (24 April 2007, City)
Dwayne Kirk
CEO
Monash University, Institute for Nanosciences, Materials & Manufacture
http://www.biolsci.monash.edu.au

Dwayne Kirk Video 1

Dwayne Kirk Video 2

Seminar 8 – (2 May 2007, Clayton)
Ian Smith
Director, Biomedical Proteomics
Monash University
http://www.med.monash.edu.au/biochemistry

Seminar 9 – HR Expert (16 May 2007, Clayton)
Jeremy Wurm
Managing Director
Brooker Consulting
http://www.rustonpoole.com

Seminar 10 – Small Cap Broking Analyst/Fund Manager (22 May 2007, City)
David Blake
Co-editor
Bioshares
http://www.bioshares.com.au/

Seminar 11 – A negotiator (23 May 2007, Clayton)
Phil Mendes
Director
Innovation Law & Negotiation
http://www.innovationlaw.com.au/

Seminar 12 – A CEO on competitive strategy (29 May 2007, City)
Paul MacLeman
Chief Executive Officer
Cryptopharma Pty Ltd
http://www.cryptopharma.com

SEMESTER TWO 2007

Seminar 13 – A clinical trial expert case study (19 July 2007, Caulfield)
David Crump
Director/Chief Executive Officer
David Crump Consulting

Seminar 14 – A licensing case study (1 August 2007, Clayton)
Ian Griffiths
Chief Operating Officer
AorTech International
http://www.aortech.com

Ian Griffiths Video

Seminar 15  - CEO of a start-up (6 August 2007, City)
Peter Mountford
President/CEO
Stem Cell Sciences Ltd

http://www.stemcellsciences.com

Seminar 16 – An entrepreneur (3 September 2007, City)
James Horne
Founder/CEO
Cleanskins.com

http://www.cleanskins.com

James Horne Video

Seminar 17 – An angel investor (5 September 2007, Clayton)
Wayne Fitzsimmons
Director
M-Group

http://www.m-group.com.au

Wayne Fitzsimmons Video

Seminar 18 – A scientist with commercialisation experience (6 September 2007, Caulfield)
Sergio Scrofani
Program Director - Recombinant Antibodies
CSL Limited

http://www.csl.com.au

Seminar 19 – A venture capitalist (10 September 2007, City)
Mike Hirshorn
Director
Four Hats Capital Pty Ltd

http://www.fourhats.com.au

Seminar 20 – A corporate governance expert (13 September 2007, City)
Debra Russell
Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers

http://www.pwc.com.au

Seminar 21 – CEO who has had a trade sale/IPO (17 September 2007, City)
Nick Hagan
Chief Executive Officer
Mimotopes Pty Ltd

http://www.mimotopes.com

Nick Hagan Video

Seminar 22 – The CEO of a venture funded company (20 September 2007, Caulfield)
Su-Peing Ng
Director, Clinical R&D and Medical Affairs
GlaxoSmithKline, Australasia

http://www.gsk.com.au

Seminars 23 – Career role models (8 October 2007, City)
Tari Turner
Research Officer, Centre for Clinical Effectiveness
Monash Institute of Health Services Research, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

http://www.med.monash.edu

Seminar 24 – Employer Panel (19 October 2007, Caulfield)
Georgia Russell
Consultant
Nous Group

http://www.nousgroup.com.au