Captix Biomedical Pty Ltd

CaptixBioTM is investing in collaborative projects to support the innovative application of cell and tissue technologies to improve disease management and ultimately deliver a widely accessible cure for Type 1 diabetes that does not require lifelong immuno-suppression therapy.

Ms Helen Wray
Managing Director 
Your interests
We are interested in cell encapsulation technologies, stem cell technologies and manufacturing systems to facilitate their integration.

Carina Biotech

Dr Justin Coombs
CEO 
Your interests
to be advised

Cicada Innovations

Mr George Peppou
Director, Growlab 
Your interests
Agtech, foodtech and startups

CitySmart

Mr Neil Horrocks
Chief Executive Officer 
Your interests
I am currently preparing a bid for the Intelligent Energy CRC and am keen to talk to other people who have been through the bid process and can help us in developing ours.

Clarivate Analytics

Mrs Laura Matthews
Senior Business Development Manager 
Your interests
scientific data, patent data, biomedical output tracking, data analytics, bibliometrics, Intellectual Property (IP) analytics, science and innovation policy

Cook Medical Australia

Founded in Indiana in 1963, Cook Medical pioneered many of the medical devices now commonly used to perform minimally invasive medical procedures. Since its inception, Cook has operated as a family-held private corporation, dedicated to a patient first business philosophy. Today, the Cook Group has grown to 60 companies internationally, including Cook Medical Australia.

Cook Medical Australia has been operating in Australia since 1979, and was one of the first businesses to operate from
Brisbane Technology Park. Its state-of-the-art manufacturing and R&D facility now employs more than 600 people. Cook
Medical Australia manufactures endovascular stent grafts for the treatment of aortic aneurysms, and is one of the few sites in the world that custom-makes these products to fit individual patient anatomies. The company also develops and manufactures products used in the IVF process.

Cook Medical’s Australian operations also double as the headquarters for the Asia-Pacific region.

Miss Ann Damien
LinkedIn logo New Technology Associate 
Your interests

Interested in new technologies with medical applications.

Interested to partner with local universities and research institutes to co-develop ideas of best fit to Cook.

Cooperative Research Centres Association

The Cooperative Research Centres Association is a not-for-profit organisation operating to promote the pursuit of science, particularly through the Australian Government’s CRC Program.

Dr Tony Peacock
CEO 
Your interests

Collaborating and networking across a large range of interests. Very happy to talk about getting, running and winding-up a CRC or CRC-P but also have specific interests in biotechnology, advanced manufacturing and conservation.

Council Of Small Businesses Organisations Of Australia

Mr Paul Nielsen
Director & Cyber Security Ambasador 
Your interests

My specialised expertise is in Cyber Security for SME's.

My Corporate Advisory Practice is involved in an Intermediary capacity in Valuing and Selling SME's.

I would like to talk to anyone interested in the above topics.

CQUniversity

Mr Josh Ariens
Manager, Strategic Partnerships 
Your interests

CQUniversity's nation-wide and strong regional footprint, especially in Northern Australia, enables translational research and applied industry outcomes. A young and ambitious university with a strong cohort of early career researchers and over 300 HDR students, CQU is keen to forge partnerships in the areas of Agriculture, Environmental Science, Psychological and Cognitive Services, Nursing, Medical and Health Services, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, and Education - areas in which it is ranked as delivering research 'above' or 'well above' world standard.

Since 2010 our strategy to become more research-intensive has seen a 40% increase in nationally competitive grants and a 62% increase in total research income.

Our Manager for Strategic Partnerships, Josh Ariens, and his team are eager to listen, liaise and assist in brokering industry and cross-institutional collaborations across our range of research capability.

A/Prof David Pearson
Associate Professor - Management 
Your interests

Dr David Pearson is an Associate Professor at Central Queensland University and adjunct Professor at University of Canberra. He is the Education, Training and Behavioural Change Program Leader in the recently announced Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre.

Dr Pearson has an international research profile in applied management and marketing seeking environmental sustainability within consumer society. His expertise is in encouraging consumers to make considered choices, such as dietary options to improve health and contribute to a more environmentally sustainable global food system. In addition, he has considerable leadership achievements in tertiary education, a broad portfolio of curriculum development for high-level tertiary subjects as well as significant engagements with industry, government and charity sectors. This is built upon over 25 years of professional experience that includes a successful career in industry.

Prof Drew Dawson
Director Appleton Institute 
Your interests
Professor Drew Dawson is the Director of the Appleton Institute based at CQUniversity's Adelaide Campus. Professor Dawson has established one of Australia's leading research and consultancy groups in the area of shift work and labour relations. He has extensive experience in facilitating labour and management discussions around working time arrangements and fatigue risk management. Most recently he has personally led collaborative change teams in the area of food waste behaviour. Between 2010 and 2012 he was the Director of the UniSA Zero Waste research centre and chief investigator on a national industry collaborative grant shaping the South Australian government's social marketing policy around food waste. He was also a member of the Founding Board of OzHarvest SA, Australia's leading food rescue organization. He has also led the award winning ECR program at CQUniversity since 2018, on the back of which he has developed a collaborative MCR program with SCU and USQ.
Dr Linda Colley
Senior Lecturer/DL - HRM 
Your interests
Dr Linda Colley is Discipline Leader and Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations at CQUniversity. Her research focuses on public management and public employment themes including merit, tenure, age and gender. Her current projects include an ARC Discovery funded project on Senior Executives in Australian public services, an ANZSOG funded project on the role of middle managers in progressing gender equity, and a CQU funded project on women and superannuation.

CRC Advisory Committee

Mr Doug Stuart
Your interests
Member of the CRC Advisory Committee.