We love seeing the journeys that our entrepreneurs take after they've exited their businesses. Congratulations to SBE LS#2018 alumnae Dr Michelle Perugini and University of South Australia!
A big welcome to Dr Michelle Perugini who has joined UniSA as its new Head of Commercialisation. A leading health and technology entrepreneur, Dr Perugini is the founder of two successful AI tech ventures and has worked in medical research including at UniSA's Centre for Cancer Biology, following completion of biotechnology and medicine qualifications at UniSA and the University of Adelaide. “I have a deep appreciation for the complexity of university research commercialisation and I am excited to bring my academic and commercial experience to UniSA to work with its outstanding researchers and commercialisation team," Dr Perugini says. “I am looking forward to helping expand UniSA’s impressive outcomes in research commercialisation, and facilitating partnerships between more of its innovative researchers, and industry and investor partners.” UniSA Director: Enterprise Partnerships, Peter Stevens, said that the newly created position that Dr Perugini takes up recognises the critical importance of research translation and innovation. “I am delighted to welcome Dr Perugini back to UniSA, in this key strategic role," he says. “UniSA has a strong legacy in research translation through the creation of startups, and growth of entrepreneurs and IP licencing, now centralised through our Enterprise Hub.” Further details: https://lnkd.in/gbkNEnVw