Our team
Business hours: Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm, Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC +11)
Office of DVC (Enterprise and Engagement) and Senior Vice-President
E: dvc.enterprise@monash.edu
T: +61 3 9905 1875
Doron Ben-Meir
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Enterprise and Engagement) and Senior Vice-President
Please contact: Monica Barlag, Executive Assistant to Doron Ben-Meir
T: +61 3 9905 1875
E: monica.barlag@monash.edu
Doron is responsible for providing University-wide leadership and strategic support for industry partnerships, commercialisation, industry engagement, innovation and student entrepreneurship, employability and work experience.
Darren Liauw
Project Manager
T: +61 3 9905 1389
E: darren.liauw@monash.edu
Darren manages the end-to-end delivery of projects with significant impact in the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Enterprise and Engagement) and Senior Vice-President in line with Monash University's vision and strategic priorities.
Partnerships, Capability & Operations
Anita Zanchetta
Director, Partnerships and Capability
T: +61 3 9902 9895
E: anita.zanchetta@monash.edu
Anita manages complex partnerships, transitioning major opportunities and building links to stakeholders and industry. She has oversight of operations for the Enterprise team bringing together the right capability to deliver on strategic partnership and project goals.
Philip Doyle
Director, Partnership Transition and Implementation
T: +61 3 9905 3850
E: philip.doyle@monash.edu
Philip leads the Partnership Transition and Implementation team which works across the university and its partners to deliver large, complex partnerships and projects. This includes strategy, operational establishment, financial modelling, governance, business development, and contracting.
Bree Grinlinton
Manager, Strategic Projects
T: +61 3 9905 6298
E: bree.grinlinton@monash.edu
Bree manages a range of strategic projects and initiatives across the Monash Enterprise and Engagement Portfolio, including the Monash Industry Teams Initiative and Enterprising Capability Building.
Justine Sik
Senior Project Manager, Partnership Transition and Implementation
T: +61 3 9905 6330
E: justine.sik@monash.edu
Justine works on the transition and implementation of multi-disciplinary strategic projects and provides strategic oversight, project management and high-level coordination of major industry partnerships such as the Woodside Monash Energy Partnership and Monash Food Innovation.
Monash Innovation
Monash Innovation manages technology opportunities, commercialisation, intellectual property/patents and related agreements.
Leadership
Dr Alastair Hick
Chief Commercialisation Officer, Monash Innovation
T: +61 3 9905 1655
E: alastair.hick@monash.edu
Alastair leads the Monash Innovation team responsible for commercialisation of Monash intellectual property and oversees the Generator, which runs a wide range of entrepreneurship programs across the university. Alastair has many years of experience in the commercialisation of intellectual property.
Dr Kathy Nielsen
Senior Director, Monash Innovation
T: +61 3 9905 9515
E: katherine.nielsen@monash.edu
Kathy manages commercialisation activities for Medicine, Nursing and Health Science as well as Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and is responsible for a dynamic team commercialising an extensive portfolio of assets (therapeutic, diagnostic, biomaterials). She has 25+ years of experience in the biomedical/pharma sector and has a strong track record in deal-making, finance and IP, bolstered by a solid background in drug development across a range of therapeutic areas.
Intellectual Property
Maria Harrison-Smith
Senior Intellectual Property Manager
T: +61 3 9905 3088
E: maria.harrison-smith@monash.edu
Maria is a registered Patent and Trade Marks Attorney and manages the Monash portfolio of intellectual property. She previously held roles at medical research institutes (Burnet Institute and Austin Research Institute) and several small biotech companies.
Dr Munisha Sharma
Intellectual Property Manager
T: +61 3 9905 5416
E: munisha.sharma@monash.edu
Munisha has a strong track record in managing and coordinating complex pharmaceutical research and development projects in multiple countries including the USA, Europe, Japan, Australia, India. She holds a PhD in Organic Chemistry and was previously an IP Manager at CSIRO.
Mariea Georgiou
Patent Secretary
T: +61 3 9902 4364
E: mariea.georgiou@monash.edu
Mariea provides administrative, secretarial and office management support to the IP Manager and commercialisation teams to enable the office to perform its functions efficiently and effectively. She has over 20 years’ experience in the patent field.
Commercialisation
Physical Sciences
Dr Zoh Eftekhari
Commercialisation Manager, Monash Innovation
T:+61 3 9905 6167
E: zohreh.eftekhari@monash.edu
Zoh is responsible for IP protection and commercialisation of early stage inventions from the faculties of Engineering, Information Technology and Science. Her broad expertise includes technology start-ups, process development, manufacturing operations, quality control and employee management and training.
Karan Singh
Commercialisation Associate, Monash Innovation
T: +61 3 9905 6367
E: karan.singh@monash.edu
Karan is an experienced Intellectual Property Associate with a demonstrated history working both in industry and an IP consultancy company providing intellectual property services to clients worldwide. He is responsible for IP protection and commercialisation of early stage inventions in physical sciences, from the faculties of Engineering, IT and Science.
Life Sciences
Michael Vovos
Commercialisation Manager - Life Sciences, Monash Innovation
T: +61 (0)417 850 275
E: michael.vovos@monash.edu
Michael offers many years of experience in intellectual property management and commercialisation, with universities, research institutes, joint ventures and biotech companies. He has been involved in the creation of technology spin-out companies, CRCs, numerous licensing opportunities and technology transfer transactions as well as creation of the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia.
Dr Bo Yun
Senior Commercialisation Associate, Monash Innovation
T: +61 3 9905 5007
E: bo.yun@monash.edu
Bo commercialises Life Sciences discoveries, focusing on commercialisation of IP from biomedical, medical and pharmaceutical sciences. Bo also speaks Mandarin Chinese.
Dr Aaron Gao
Senior Commercialisation Associate, Monash Innovation
T: +61 3 9905 2027
E: aaron.gao@monash.edu
Aaron is focused on commercialising early inventions in the Medical and Pharmaceutical sectors and is passionate about developing next generation biologics as novel therapeutics. He is a native Mandarin speaker.
New Ventures
Dr Callum Benson
New Ventures Manager
T: +61 3 9902 0386
E: callum.benson@monash.edu
Callum works in New Ventures as part of the Technology Transfer team and is passionate about solving the complex problems that arise when commercialising through spinout companies.
Fiona Lewis
Associate New Ventures Manager
T: +61 3 9902 0924
E: fiona.lewis@monash.edu
Fiona supports the New Ventures activities as part of the Technology Transfer Team. She is passionate about supporting founders of startups and spinouts, helping them navigate the often complex processes that arise.
Commercialisation Support
Lynette Hogan
Commercialisation Support
T: +61 3 9902 0386
E: lynette.hogan@monash.edu
Lynette provides commercialisation support from promotion of Monash intellectual property to post-deal management, finances and royalty payments. She also tracks and reports on university commercialisation activities (patents, licensing and spinouts / start-ups).
Faculty contacts
Details of our business team at each faculty.
Monash Art, Design & Architecture (MADA)
Dr Clare McCausland
Senior Manager, Research and Graduate Research
T: +61 3 9905 34615
E: clare.mccausland@monash.edu
Clare and her team work across disciplinary boundaries to enable traditional and practice-based industry-relevant research through competitive grant schemes, contracts and partnerships. The Faculty comprises an open, creative and connected community of artists, curators, historians, designers, architects and urban planners.
Monash Arts
Beverley Baugh
Group Manager, Research Partnerships and Graduate Research
T: +61 3 9902 4586
E: beverley.baugh@monash.edu
Bev works with her team to facilitate research grants and contracts with external partners. Bev works across the university to engage staff in the development of competitive research grants and contracts and leads the Research and Business Development Team, to enable researchers to work effectively with business, government and the wider community.
Vanja Radojevic
Research Partnerships Manager
T: +61 3 9905 5445
E: vanja.radojevic@monash.edu
Vanja leads business development of specific areas of research at Monash Arts. Vanja has project and proposal management experience in the university and international development sectors. Vanja is fluent in Italian and Spanish.
Monash Business and Economics
Professor Gavin Jack
Associate Dean (Research Impact)
T: +61 3 9903 4877
E: gavin.jack@monash.edu
Gavin is responsible for leading and developing a strategic approach to research impact. He supports and seeks to inspire scholars to make a difference through research, to the world as we know it, and to worlds in-the-making.
Helen Matich
Senior Manager, Research Services
T: +61 3 9903 2497
E: helen.matich@monash.edu
Helen is the first point of contact for questions on enterprise and innovation for Business and Economics. She provides strategic leadership to optimise research outcomes for business and economics disciplines.
Monash Education
Louise Goold
Manager, Engagement
T: +61 3 9905 2789
E: louise.goold@monash.edu
Louise oversees strategic engagement, business development, commercially-focused activities and international relations for Monash Education. The team engages with Australian and international partners in consultancies, professional development programs and contract research as well as international relations initiatives.
Monash Engineering
Marc Pizzi
Industry Portfolio Manager
T: +61 3 9905 1946
E: marc.pizzi@monash.edu
Marc collaborates with industry for projects at Monash Engineering, drawing on the wide-ranging and significant talent of researchers in the faculty. He supports interdisciplinary research and develops meaningful relationships with external organisations including industry, government and community partners.
Yoni Sharon
Industry Portfolio Manager
T: +61 436 433 939
E: yoni.sharon@monash.edu
Yoni's professional experience is in AgTech, FoodTech and the Water sectors. Yoni has experience managing and working closely with operational teams, engineers, scientific researchers, entrepreneurs, consumers, suppliers, product developers, investors, lawyers and government officials across three continents.
Monash Information Technology
Dr Athena Bangara
Senior Manager, Research, Graduate Research and Engagement
Monash Information Technology
T: +61 3 9905 0315
E: athena.bangara@monash.edu
Athena collaborates with industry to create a diverse range of partnerships for Monash Information Technology.
Mathura Rajalingam
Senior Engagement Officer, Industry Engagement
Monash Information Technology
T: +61 3 9905 6395
E: mathura.rajalingam@monash.edu
Mathura facilitates meaningful relationships between industry partners and researchers to achieve impact.
Monash Law
Nathan Kayser
Industry and Experience Manager
T: +61 3 9905 2119
E: nathan.kayser@monash.edu.au
Nathan works with all areas of industry and government to drive engagement and enhance student experiences through strategic partnerships. Nathan is responsible for procuring partnerships that provide tangible outcomes for organisations and the community.
Monash Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Dr Andrew Bray
Senior Business Development Manager
T: +61 3 9903 0326
E: andrew.bray@monash.edu
Andrew facilitates industry collaboration at the Alfred Precinct of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences His role includes identifying internal and external business opportunities; strategic and IP advice; developing proposals; negotiating licenses and other collaborative agreements; introductions to external parties such as biotech and pharmaceutical companies; and alliance management.
Dr Alison Greenway
Senior Business Development Manager
T: +61 3 9902 9862
E: alison.greenway@monash.edu
Alison works closely with researchers to create opportunities for Industry partner engagement and collaboration, research contract and consultancy opportunities. She helps identify industry-based commercial funding programs such as NHMRC Development Grants, NFMRI and Biomedical Translation Bridge (BTB) and provides advice for developing research proposals for those opportunities.
Dr Emma Xu
Business Development Associate
T: +61 3 9905 3023
E: emma.xu@monash.edu
Emma supports industry engagement and research collaboration. She also assists in identifying commercially promising opportunities and new intellectual property.
Monash Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science
Dr Cameron McDonald
Business Development Manager - Parkville campus
T: +61 3 9903 9054
E: cameron.mcdonald@monash.edu.au
Cameron supports business development at the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MIPS), working with researchers and industry to reach mutually beneficial outcomes. He has a background in cardiac tissue regeneration and has authored 20 papers across diverse fields.
Monash Science
Fiona Broussard
Senior Business Development Manager
T: +61 3 9905 2745
E: fiona.broussard@monash.edu
Fiona leads the Business Development team in the Faculty of Science and connects Monash researchers with industry and government seeking collaborative research and technology innovation.
Adam Wiszniewski
Commercial & Contract Officer
T: +61 3 9905 4808
E: adam.wiszniewski@monash.edu
Adam supports industry collaboration and contract development at Monash Science. He is experienced in areas such as technical due diligence, industry collaboration, IP analysis, market research and technology promotion and development.
Precincts and Government
Ben Vivekanandan
Director, Precincts and Government
T: +61 3 9905 5245
E: ben.vivekanandan@monash.edu
Ben leads the Government and Precincts team and is responsible for integrating and overseeing government relations activity for Monash University as well as helping to establish and promote Monash Precincts.
Mariella Smids
Deputy Director Precincts
T: +61 3 9905 8033
E: mariella.smids@monash.edu
Mariella manages relations across the university and with key external partners with the purpose of activating the Monash Precinct. She has extensive experience in building partnerships between public and private stakeholders.
Holly Cooper
Senior Manager, Government Relations
T: +61 3 9905 1512
E: holly.cooper@monash.edu
Holly works in the Government Relations team across the Monash ecosystem to promote projects of interest and engages with all levels of Government.
Monash Industry Team Initiative (MITI)
The Monash Industry Team Initiative (MITI) partners multi-disciplinary student teams from across Monash University with leading Australian and global organisations. Students collaborate and design innovative solutions to real world issues.
Joanne Matthews
Engagement Manager, MITI
T: +61 3 9905 6369
E: joanne.matthews@monash.edu
Joanne works with industry partners, students, academics and internal stakeholders, specialising in internships, placements and work integrated learning collaboration relationships.
Monash Food Innovation
Rod Heath
Business Development Manager, Education and Industry
T: +61 3 9905 8445
E: rod.heath@monash.edu
Rod leads, develops and delivers the education pillar of Monash Food Innovation. He is also involved in training and teaching industry executives and Monash students in innovation, consumer behaviour and food marketing. Rod consults with industry to inform future strategic product development direction.
Adam Norris
Design Manager
T: +61 3 9905 8443
E: adam.norris@monash.edu
Adam is responsible for overseeing design innovation and commercial engagements with the agri-food sector.
Ben Hargreaves
Project Coordinator/Industrial Designer
T: +61 3 9905 8446
E: ben.hargreaves@monash.edu
Ben coordinates the front end of projects with industry partners and stakeholders. He is also part of the design team at Monash Food Innovation bringing commercial products to life. Specialising in Industrial Design, Ben works in the areas of graphic design, web development, videography and photography.
Contract Management Office
The Contracts Management Office (CMO) provides rapid development and review of a number of research related agreements.
Sean Meehan
Director, Contracts Management Office
T: +61 3 9905 5240
E: sean.meehan@monash.edu
Sean heads up the CMO which provides a rapid path for a range of agreements with industry partners.
Mahesh Potdar
Contracts Manager
T: +61 3 9905 6005
E: mahesh.potdar@monash.edu
Mahesh prepares and reviews Monash consultancy contracts and research services agreements, as well as material transfer and confidentiality agreements.
Natasha Elford
Contracts Administrator
T: +61 3 9902 4166
E: natasha.elford@monash.edu
Natasha is the first point of contact for engagement and is also responsible for the CMO's reporting activities, providing regular reports on contract activities to Faculties.
The Generator Entrepreneurship Hub
The Generator supports Monash's innovative thinkers, change-makers, and entrepreneurs to build sustainable businesses.
E: entrepreneurship@monash.edu
W: monash.edu/entrepreneurship
Helena Fern
Entrepreneurship Program Manager
T: +61 3 9902 4475
E: helena.fern@monash.edu
Helena leads the Generator, the central start-up hub for Monash. Her role is to design programs, work across the entrepreneurial community at Monash and provide support to start-ups.
Lloyd Gordon
Communications and Marketing Manager
T: +61 3 9905 1638
E: lloyd.gordon@monash.edu
Lloyd provides high level communication and marketing support related to the core activities of the Generator.
Johnson & Johnson Innovation Partnership Office @ Monash (JJIPO@Monash)
T: +61 3 9905 1550
E: jjinnovation.partnering@monash.edu
For Monash researchers/students your starting point is your Faculty contact.