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OUR CAPABILITIES
Meet the Team
The core team at NBF is comprised of individuals spanning decades of successful translation of biologics research and development through to clinical and commercial outcomes.
Dr. Martina Jones
Operations Manager
Martina has a PhD from The University of Queensland in engineered antibodies. Martina works to assist researchers around Australia in using the NBF's capabilities for antibody discover, protein manufacturing, and process development.
Ben Hughes
Facility Director
Kym Hoger
Quality Management
Ben manages the NBF facility along side his role of Director of Strategic Development at Therapeutic Innovation Australia. Ben has extensive international experience in process development, cGMP manufacturing and facility design.
Kym works closely with the team in quality and project management. She brings over 20 years of experience in Phase I enabling process development.
Dr. Justin Goh
Upstream Processes
Justin is a member of the upstream processing team and is skilled in several areas including molecular biology and protein expression.
Dr. Courtney McAleese
Upstream Processes
Courtney works as a part of the Upstream Processes team and has a PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology.
Dr. Greeshma Ratheesh
Upstream Processes
Greeshma has a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and works at NBF as a Bioprocess Engineer in Upstream Processes.
Karen Hughes
Technology Transfer Manager
Karen leads the downstream processes and technology transfer efforts at NBF. She brings over 20 years international experience in the research, development and cGMP manufacture of mammalian biologics.
Alex Pinder
Analytics Lead
Alex leads the Analytics group within NBF. He has extensive experience in-process and release testing assays and method validation to enable cGMP recombinant protein production.
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Dr. Myllena Melo
Antibody Discovery
Myllena has a PhD in molecular biology and works with NBF in antibody discovery.
Mallory Daleris
Analytics
Mallory has a wide range of biotechnology experience across recombinant protein expression and purification. She is currently focused on development and execution of protein analytics.
Eve Radunz
Quality Assurance
Eve has a diverse background in Bioscience and brings a wealth of knowledge to our downstream, analytics, and quality management team.
Nigel Zin
Research Technician/Systems controller
Nigel is a diligent research technician, keeping our equipment running and maintained to minimise down time in the lab. He also helps with internal auditing.
Tabassum Khair
Analytics
Tabassum is a part of the Analytics team. She has a PhD in Chemical Biology and brings both industrial and academic research experience in drug discovery and structural biology.
Olivia Van Wieren
Bioprocess Operations
Olivia contributes a strong background in bioscience, providing integral support across both upstream and downstream processing departments. Olivia's diverse skill set from industry experience enriches our team's capabilities in accomplishing timely bioprocessing workflows
Craig Armitage
Downstream Processes
Craig is a downstream process specialist, with over 20 years of bioprocess experience from development through to large-scale cGMP biotherapeutic manufacturing.
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