Moderator / CEO of Corematic
Jonathan is a senior industry leader who lives and breathes client success through the application of technology. He leads a high-calibre team driven by passion and results. Before creating COREMATIC, Jonathan was in charge of the Australian development and diversification of a €2 billion worldwide engineering group, where he brought together business know-how, technology and people to deliver innovative solutions for Australia’s largest companies. He currently oversees COREMATIC’s international growth, building a positive work environment that upholds the company's values, meets customer expectations, and pushes the team to breathe COREMATIC’s principles. As founder and C.E.O., Jonathan provides leadership and vision for COREMATIC operations in Australia and Europe and assists with the development of long-range global plans. Jonathan lives in sunny Queensland, Brisbane, but he was born in the cold French Alps. He has a long-life passion for mountain skiing and actively participates in community-building efforts in Brisbane and across Australia.
General Manager at Australian Biotherapeutics
Nicolas joined Servatus in 2018, as a bioprocess engineer. Nicolas’s background is in bioprocess engineering and Research and Development in the biotechnology industry in both Australia and France.
Previously, Nicolas worked as a Downstream Bioprocess Scientist at Patheon Biologics (part of Thermo Fisher Scientific) in Australia. Nicolas is experienced in both fermentation bioprocessing management. He was instrumental in developing an APVMA accredited bacterial laboratory-based and production platform for the development and manufacture of probiotics and enzymes for the feedstock industry.
Nicolas has strong technical knowledge of both the biotechnology industry and the latest bioprocessing technologies.
Nicolas completed a Bioengineering degree at the Sup'Biotech Paris, France in 2012. More recently, Nicolas submitted a PhD in biotechnology at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology within the University of Queensland.
Partner and one of the digital health subsector leads for the Life Sciences Group at MinterEllison
Sonja is a health regulatory lawyer working with a wide range of clients in the highly regulated Australian healthcare and life sciences sectors. This includes advising on compliance with privacy and regulation of data laws, managing data breaches, negotiating research agreements, and resolving trial related claims for compensation.
Deputy Head of Clinical Operations at Sanofi Australia and New Zealand
Jolien joined the Translational Science Hub (TSH) in 2023 as Deputy Head of Clinical Operations in Brisbane.
She has worked in early and late phase clinical studies for over a decade, with a focus on vaccines and immune therapies, managing multifunctional teams, overseeing protocol development, and delivering clinical study reports.
In her role as Deputy Head of Clinical Operations, she drives the clinical operational strategy and clinical trial execution within the TSH.
She is passionate about the Translational Science Hub’s partnership between Sanofi, the Queensland Government, QLD Universities (UQ and Griffith University), positioning Queensland at the forefront of global biomedical research.
CTO at Provectus Algae
Preston is a biotech professional, technology developer & industrial scale project delivery specialist. Previously implemented large selective breeding programs, developed advanced machine learning metabolomics systems & cell based computer vision technologies while building & then managing several of the largest fully automated land based fish farms in the world.