Leigh Farrell

Dr Leigh Farrell was appointed Vice President, Business Development in 2006. Prior to joining Biota, Dr Farrell spent approximately 4 years as an Associate Director at GBS Ventures Partners Limited, a specialist Life Sciences Venture Capital Fund. Dr Farrell previously held the positions of Research Manager at Johnson & Johnson Research Pty Ltd and Chief Executive Officer of Gene Shears Pty Limited. Dr Farrell has extensive international experience in corporate finance, business development, licensing, relationship management and intellectual property portfolio management in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Dr Farrell was appointed to the inaugural Victorian Biotechnology Advisory Council (VBAC) in November 2011. The VBAC advises the Victorian State Government Minister for Technology on biotechnology strategy. Dr Farrell holds a BSc (Hons) and PhD in Biochemistry.