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Dr Josephine Sutcliffe
\n<\/strong>Head Of Asset Managemet, UniQuest<\/a>
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Jo’s role at UniQuest is concerned with the management of the start-up company & licence portfolio, including: governance & compliance, deal structuring & valuations, royalty flow, and chairing the proof-of-concept scheme. Prior to UniQuest, Jo worked at universities in the UK. Most recently at Imperial College London where she undertook Intellectual Property governance and contract negotiations. Jo has a basic research background in Biochemistry and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Glasgow.<\/p>\n

Jim Kalokerinos (BAppSc; <\/strong>BEcon; FAICD)
\nNon-Executive Director<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Jim Kalokerinos<\/p><\/div>\n

Jim Kalokerinos has over thirty years\u2019 experience in sales, marketing and business development within the life sciences industry, and over twenty five years of experience as a company director. He was a co-founder of three successful companies \u2013 Techlab Enterprises, Pacific Diagnostics and Panbio Ltd. Jim has held senior management and board positions both in Australia and internationally. He has worked with technology companies both in early stage, and during commercialisation and growth. For the past twelve years Jim has also been an active venture investor. In addition to Aussie Colours<\/a>, he serves as a non-executive director for four other companies.<\/p>\n

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\nDr Dion Harrison (BAppSc Hons I, Biology; PhD, Plant Molecular Genetics)
\nPrincipal Plant Breeding Consultant
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Dr Dion Harrison<\/p><\/div>\n

Dion is the Director and Principal Consultant at InnoV8 Botanics Pty Ltd<\/a>. He provides consultancy services to other botanic-based enterprises, including management of Aussie Colours<\/a>\u2019 Plant Breeding and Commercialisation Program. Dion has over 20 years of experience in Plant Science research and development, with particular expertise in Plant Breeding, Plant Tissue Culture,\u00a0 and Plant Molecular Genetics. For 11 years, Dion was a Research Fellow and Lecturer in Horticulture and Plant Sciences at The University of Queensland<\/a> (UQ). As a researcher with the Centre For Native Floriculture at UQ, Dion helped pioneer the development of Aussie Colours’ Australian Native Plant Breeding Program.\u00a0 Dion is the author and co-author on a number of peer reviewed scientific publications and magazine articles, and named co-inventor on a number of patent applications and Plant Breeder’s Rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dr Josephine Sutcliffe Head Of Asset Managemet, UniQuest Jo’s role at UniQuest is concerned with the management of the start-up company & licence portfolio, including: governance & compliance, deal structuring & valuations, royalty flow, and chairing the proof-of-concept scheme. Prior to UniQuest, Jo worked at universities in the UK. 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