Directors
Mr Michael J. Hoy
Chairman
Mr Hoy has more than 30 years corporate experience in Australia, the United Kingdom, USA and Asia . He is Chairman of Cityprint Holdings Pty Ltd and Motoron.com Pty Ltd. and a former director of John Fairfax Holdings Limited and FXF Trust.
He has been a Director since 7 February 2000 and Chairman since 16 March 2000.
Dr Michelle Miller, BSc, MSc, PhD
Managing Director
Dr Miller has over 20 years in the bioscience industry, with extensive experience in commercializing bioscience research. She completed her PhD in the Faculty of Medicine at Sydney University investigating molecular models of cancer development. Her experience includes a number of years at Johnson and Johnson developing anti-HIV gene therapeutics through preclinical research to clinical trials. Her experience in early-stage start-ups includes time spent as Investment Manager with a specialist bioscience venture capital fund.
She was appointed as Managing Director on 21 June 2002.
Professor Peter W. Gage, MB ChB, PhD, DSc, FAA
Research Director
Professor Gage was a professor of Physiology at the John Curtin School of Medical Research at the Australian National University and President of the Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society.
He had more than 35 years experience in medical research, including training medical researchers, particularly PhD students. For the past 25 years his research focus had been on ion channels.
Professor Gage was admitted as a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1977 and was the recipient of an Award of a Special Research Centre by the government in 1982 for research on nerve and muscle ion channels.
Regretfully, Professor Gage died on 13 August 2005, after a long illness. He was a Director from 23 February 1999 to 13 August 2005.
Dr Michael S. Hirshorn, MBA, MB, BS
Non-Executive Director
Dr Hirshorn has over 20 years experience in the commercialisation of Australian Technology, particularly in the medical device industry, and extensive experience in collaboration with Australian research institutes.
He played a major role in all commercial aspects of Cochlear Limited's development, was a founding director of Resmed Inc., and Chief Executive Marketing for Polartechnics Limited.
He has served on numerous government advisory committees, including the Start IT and T Committee, the Start Grants Biological Sciences Committee of the Department of Industry, Science and Resources and is currently an Investment Manager with a venture capital firm, Nanyang Ventures.
Dr Hirshorn was appointed as a Director on 16 March 2000.
Mr Bruce Hundertmark, BE, Bec
Non-Executive Director
Mr Hundertmark is an independent businessman and company director with a wide range of experience in high technology based company start-up operations and promoting the formation of venture capital companies, including News Datacom Limited in Israel and PT Indo Bio Products in Indonesia .
He has been a director of News International PLC, Prudential Cornhill Insurance Limited and was Managing Director of IMFC Limited, a merchant bank.
Mr Hundertmark was appointed as a Director on 16 March 2000.
Mr Peter Scott
Mr Scott is a founding director of Biotron Limited with more than 30 years of commercial and entrepreneurial experience in Australia .
He is a director of Scott's Acorn Pty Ltd and was formerly Chairman and Managing Director of Scottcom Pty Ltd and Managing Director of ICAM Pty Ltd, audio visual and multimedia companies.
Mr Scott has been a Director since 23 February 1999.
