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CEO at LifeSciences Australia

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About Tim Boyle

Dr Tim Boyle is Chief Executive Officer of LifeSciences Australia (formerly ARCS Australia), the professional association for people working in Australia's pharmaceutical, medical technology and clinical research sectors. He works on capacity building and on translating research into products and services, with experience across academia, industry and government in research commercialisation, strategic partnerships and entrepreneurship.

He was previously Director of Innovation and Commercialisation at ANSTO, where he founded the nandin Innovation Centre, and chaired ATTP, the global technology transfer association. He is an Adjunct Professor at Swinburne University of Technology, holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Wollongong, and has been recognised with awards including The Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation.

On Day One's History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem, he discussed what he saw as the ecosystem's bias towards digital technologies.

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Start hereTim Boyle sees a bias towards digital technologies in the ecosystemHis own interview, recorded while he ran ANSTO's commercialisation team, on why Australia's startup ecosystem favours digital over deep technology.

Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem

The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem - Part 4

Recorded as CEO, LifeSciences Australia, ARCS Australia (now LifeSciences Australia)

With Simon Thomsen, David Burt, Rachel Yang, Sarah Pearson, Bruce Tulloch, Cheryl Mack, Lucinda Hartley, Joshua Flannery, Megan Sebben, Alex Scandurra, Phil Ireland, Julie Trell, Peter Devine, Dean McEvoy, Craig Swann, Colette Grgic, Pete Horsley, Aaron Birkby, Annie Parker, Paul Bassat, Maxine Sherrin, Malcolm Turnbull, James Alexander, Melissa Widner, Hamish Hawthorn, Lauren Capelin

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Key moments from Tim Boyle sees a bias towards digital technologies in the ecosystem.

  1. 0:29Meet Dr. Tim Boyle
  2. 0:31Overview of ANSTO and nandin
  3. 1:54The Concept of Systematizing Serendipity
  4. 2:55Passion for Commercialization
  5. 3:43Balancing Research and Industry
  6. 4:54Measuring Impact of Research
  7. 6:47Challenges in Commercialization
  8. 7:13A Day in the Life of Tim Boyle
  9. 8:00Exciting Technologies in Development
  10. 10:29Involvement in the Startup Ecosystem

In their own words.

“We can certainly leverage the tools that digital technologies bring, but at the same time, we still need to build things, and building things is important.”
Tim Boyle — Tim Boyle sees a bias towards digital technologies in the ecosystemThe History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series · 14 June 2022

The path so far.

  1. Now

    CEO · LifeSciences Australia

  2. 2014–2023

    Director of Innovation and Commercialisation · ANSTO

  3. 2020–2023

    Chairman · Association of University Technology Managers (ATTP)

Sources: globalventuring.com

LifeSciences Australia on Day One

LifeSciences Australia, formerly ARCS Australia, is the professional membership body for people working in Australia's life sciences sector, across pharmaceuticals…

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