Dr Peter Riddles AM

Chair, Industry Steering Committee

Dr Peter Riddles AM is Chair of the FaBA Industry Steering Committee, which sets the strategic direction for FaBA.

Peter has comprehensive experience in the life sciences, including work on commercialisation and new venture formation, and policy and strategy development.

He has made significant contributions to life sciences with experience as chair of both public and private sector enterprises relevant to FaBA. Peter has extensive board and governance experience of organisations in both the public and private sector, where innovation and science are the core business.

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Dr Chris Downs

Director, FaBA

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Dr Sue O'Brien

Associate Director, FaBA Operations

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Dr Kasra Sabermanesh

Director, Business Development & Commercialisation

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Anna Moloney

Manager, Marketing and Communications

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Dr Alisa Becker

Associate Director, Enterprise Research Partnerships

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Erika L. Bhandari

Management Accountant, FaBA

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Dr Nigel Barrett

Senior Associate, Commercialisation

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Adam Smith

Commercialisation Associate

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Dr Natalja Ivanova

Associate, Business Development and Commercialisation

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Cassandra Springer

Administration Officer

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Brooke Hunt

FaBA Principal Administration Coordinator

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Professor Janet McColl-Kennedy

Program Lead, Innovation Pathways

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Professor Damian Hine

Deputy Program Lead, Innovation Pathways

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Dr Giorgio La Fata

Senior Project Manager

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Glenn Bulloch

Food and Beverage Business Development Analyst

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Sandeep George

Business Analyst, Innovation & Commercialisation

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Dr Galey Tenzin

Business Analyst

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Dr Braedan van der Vegt

Senior Data Scientist

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Ipsita Dey

Learning Designer

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Alexander Smith

Lead Facilitator