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Research Team
Dr Adrian Scaffidi
Executive Director
Adrian is a chemist and finance professional with experience in both industry and academia. He has led multinational drug development programs and advised a wide range of Australian public and private companies.
Adrian holds a PhD (Chemistry), BSc (Chemistry) and BCom (Corporate and Investment Finance) from The University of Western Australia.
Dr Gavin Flematti
Chief Scientific Advisor
Gavin is a senior academic at The University of Western Australia. He is an accomplished natural products chemist with experience in separation science and analytical chemistry. Gavin has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and has attracted over five million dollars in research funding including an ARC Future Fellowship.
Gavin holds a PhD (Chemistry) and BSc (Chemistry) from The University of Western Australia.
Corporate Team
Jon North
Corporate Advisor
Jon is a corporate advisor and lawyer with over 30 years of transaction and advisory experience across public and private sectors. Jon is the Managing Director of JB North & Co Pty Ltd and brings a unique combination of financial and legal skills. Previously Jon was a Managing Director of Gresham Advisory Partners Limited, and prior to this he was a Senior Partner and Head of Capital Markets at Allens Arthur Robinson.
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Jon holds a Bachelor of Arts (University of New South Wales) and a Masters of Laws (University of Sydney).
Alicia Scaffidi
Business Development
Alicia has two decades of business development, marketing, stakeholder engagement and communications experience. As a Director at a top-tier professional services firm, Alicia leads a large national team of marketing and business development professionals. Alicia is passionate about helping the WA community and has served on a number of not-for-profit boards and is currently the Board Chair of a WA Independent Public School.
Alicia holds a BA (Mass Communication) from Curtin University
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