Dr Eiffel Leong

Program Officer

Eiffel is a Chemical Engineering PhD with combined research and technical-commercial experience in due diligence, feasibility assessment, proposal development, and technology evaluation.

Eiffel supports the operation of FaBA’s industry-facing R&D program, with a focus on progressing collaborative project opportunities through company engagement, researcher capability matching, proposal development, and project submission processes. He works across industry partners, researchers, Business Development teams, and internal support functions to help translate industry needs into scoped research opportunities.

He brings a technical background in chemical engineering, with experience in technical-commercial due diligence, technology feasibility assessment, proposal support, work-package development, budget estimation, and technical reporting. He completed a PhD in Chemical Engineering at The University of Queensland and gained commercialisation experience through UniQuest, contributing to technology evaluation, market analysis, patent landscape review, and IP commercialisation planning.

Key capabilities

Industry-facing R&D opportunity progression

Technical-commercial due diligence

Feasibility and technology assessment

Proposal support and work-package development

Project pipeline and submission coordination

Stakeholder engagement and capability matching