Adrian Evans
IP Specialist
Adrian works at the earliest stage of the IP protection process, determining the viability of a research discovery—assessing the opportunity,...
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Andrew Cameron
Senior Commercialisation Manager
Andrew joined the team in August to assist Dr Janice Cheng and her work on the Wellington UniVentures biotechnology portfolio....
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Dr Ashwath Sundaresan
Senior Commercialisation Manager
Ashwath is responsible for Wellington UniVentures' engineering, medical devices, advanced physics and energy portfolio, and works closely alongside the Robinson...
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Emily Sullivan
Entrepreneurship Manager
Emily is responsible for developing, co-ordinating and delivering a range of programmes and initiatives that help to foster an innovative,...
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Dr Franck Natali
Innovator-in-Residence
Dr Franck Natali—a Senior Lecturer in the School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, and lead scientist in the University’s Advanced...
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Hamish Findlay
General Manager, Commercialisation
Hamish is responsible for managing Wellington UniVentures' Intellectual Property (IP) Commercialisation team as they work alongside Victoria University of Wellington’s...
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Dr Janice Cheng
Senior Commercialisation Manager
Janice is responsible for supporting Wellington UniVentures' biotechnology portfolio.
She holds an undergraduate degree with honours in biomedical science, and a...
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Jeremy Jones
Senior Commercialisation Manager
Jeremy Jones is responsible for Wellington UniVentures' portfolio of biotechnology research. Jeremy has returned back to the Wellington UniVentures team...
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Julie Crisford
Contracts & Portfolio Manager
Julie is responsible for helping the Wellington UniVentures' team negotiate relationships, contracts, licences and spinouts.
Julie has been working with Wellington...
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Liam Sutton
Commercialisation Manager
Liam manages the Architecture, Design, and ICT portfolios.
He initially joined the Wellington UniVentures team as an Assistant Commercialisation Manager in...
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Dr Matthew Nicholson
Senior Commercialisation Manager
Matt joined the Wellington UniVentures team specifically to help Professor Emily Parker (from the Ferrier Research Institute) commercialise a 'fungal...
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Mick Riley
Analyst
Mick is one of two analysts in Wellington UniVentures' Intellectual Property Commercialisation team.
As an analyst, Mick is responsible for screening...
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