Who we are
BioCurate’s mission is to grow the Victorian and Australian biotech sector by translating medical research outputs into high quality preclinical candidates for the bio-pharmaceutical industry. A bold, collaborative venture, BioCurate was jointly formed by the University of Melbourne and Monash University, with support from the Victorian State Government. BioCurate is dedicated to identifying promising biomedical research discoveries and managing their translation into high quality pre-clinical candidates. BioCurate’s team of experts bring hands-on industry experience and a global track-record, providing a robust bridge between academia and industry within the biotechnology sector to accelerate the development of new therapies. We can help you change the future.
We bridge the gap
Our collaborative team of global biomedical experts bridge the gap between:
Academia + Industry
Ideas + Impact
Focus + Collaboration
Collaboration + Commercialisation
Research + Translation
The BioCurate team
Meet Christopher Chan
Director of Protein Therapeutics
Dr Christopher Chan is an immunologist with expertise in therapeutic antibody development, immuno-oncology, inflammation, innate myeloid and lymphocyte biology, and T cell biology.
Read more about Christopher
Meet our team
Meet Jaclyn Sceneay
Senior Scientist, Pre-Clinical Biology
Dr Jaclyn Sceneay is an immuno-oncologist with experience in small molecule and PROTAC drug discovery, and microbiome therapeutics.
Read more about Jaclyn
Meet our team
Meet Damien Bates
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Scientific Officer & Head of Translational Medicine
Dr Damien Bates is a senior healthcare industry executive specialising in global preclinical and clinical development, medical affairs, marketing authorisation and lifecycle management of biologics and devices.
Read more about Damien
Meet our team
Our team
170
More than 170 years of combined biotech/pharma industry experience
13
Directly involved in over 13 Investigational New Drug applications (INDs)
30
Responsible for 30 therapeutics currently in the clinic
$2.4B
Directly involved in deals worth a cumulative total of more than $2.4 billion
Dr Linda Pullan, Director, Pullan Consulting, CA, USA and member of ISAG
“BioCurate brings deep industry perspective to select opportunities most likely to appeal to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, to confirm or extend the properties essential to entice those partners, and to communicate the science in a way that enables ready assessment of fit. This is hugely valuable to industry licensing efforts and will increase the probability of commercialization of the academic work.
I expect BioCurate to be on the top of the list of places where industry will hunt for early drug candidates.”
Penelope Lane, Senior Business Development Manager, the University of Melbourne
“Working with the team at BioCurate towards translation and commercialisation of medical research from the University of Melbourne has been a comprehensive, professional and considered experience, allowing the researchers, commercialisation teams and funds to successfully navigate investment into early stage medical research.
Collaboration of this nature is a best practice example in support of a truly innovative ecosystem for medical research.”
Professor Jake Shortt, Head of Haematology Research at the School of Clinical Sciences, Medicine Monash Health
“Our collaboration with BioCurate has been a fantastic research accelerator. Our interactions have also provided vital insight and expertise that can be hard to tap into on the academic side. The model by which academic researchers partner with experts in drug discovery and development creates real synergy.”
Professor Jake Shortt, Head of Haematology Research at the School of Clinical Sciences, Medicine Monash Health
“Our collaboration with BioCurate has been a fantastic research accelerator. Our interactions have also provided vital insight and expertise that can be hard to tap into on the academic side. The model by which academic researchers partner with experts in drug discovery and development creates real synergy.”
Dr Linda Pullan, Director, Pullan Consulting, CA, USA and member of ISAG
“BioCurate brings deep industry perspective to select opportunities most likely to appeal to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, to confirm or extend the properties essential to entice those partners, and to communicate the science in a way that enables ready assessment of fit. This is hugely valuable to industry licensing efforts and will increase the probability of commercialization of the academic work.
I expect BioCurate to be on the top of the list of places where industry will hunt for early drug candidates.”
Penelope Lane, Senior Business Development Manager, the University of Melbourne
“Working with the team at BioCurate towards translation and commercialisation of medical research from the University of Melbourne has been a comprehensive, professional and considered experience, allowing the researchers, commercialisation teams and funds to successfully navigate investment into early stage medical research.
Collaboration of this nature is a best practice example in support of a truly innovative ecosystem for medical research.”