Dr Peter Talbot

Dr Peter Talbot is the MD and co-founder of the Very Small Particle Company, a nano-materials manufacturing company based in Brisbane. In 1999 they began undertaking research and development into metal-oxide particle production techniques. When these nano-scale metal oxides are prepared with near-atomic scale features, their physical, electrical, magnetic, optical and mechanical properties are enhanced. These oxides are used in a range of applications, including fuel cells, batteries, electronics, catalysts, cosmetics and pigments.

Peter has extensive experience in industry-based R&D. He has an international reputation in material science particularly in the field of High Temperature Superconductors. He also holds numerous patents in the field of solid-state chemistry, automated chemical manufacture and nano-materials.

Dr Leon Burgess-Dean

Claypave is an Australian company privately owned and
operated by a small group of "hands on" people. We
specialise in the manufacture of clay pavers, and are the
market leaders in paver quality, service and innovation.

By continually pushing the boundaries of clay paving, Claypave manages to bring innovative product to the market that challenges the accepted norm of what clay paving can do, thereby putting pressure on the concrete masonry and stone paver markets.

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Dr Brett Kettle

Dr Brett Kettle is CEO of Cleveland Biosensors, a young Australian company that has developed a new diagnostics platform for handheld detection of contaminants in food and water, and for personal health applications.

Brett is a marine scientist with 17 years experience in commercialising science. He set up his first company, Marine Bio Logic, together with two colleagues while still doing his PhD. That was subsequently sold to Sinclair Knight Merz and Brett became their Marine Sciences Manager and eventually managed SKM's Queensland R&D program. He left SKM in 2000 and is once again setting up his own companies and helping others do the same.

Dr Gary Day

Dr. Gary Day is the Operations Manager for Bio-Layer Pty Limted and has over 10 years work experience in research and scientific production environments in the USA , New Zealand and Australia.  He has been with Bio-Layer since 2001 and previously held the positions of Senior Research Scientist and Principal Scientist.  Dr Day holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Monash University ( Melbourne ) and MBA degree from Queensland University of Technology.

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Dr Stevens Brumbley

Dr Stevens M Brumbley is a Senior Research Scientist with BSES Limited, stationed at their biotechnology facility in Indooroopilly , Queensland , Australia .  His current research is focused on the metabolic engineering of sugarcane to diversify the product base of the Australian sugar industry.  His research team is working on production of bioplastics in the leaves and stalks of sugarcane, production of alternate, higher value sugars, and novel metabolic engineering methods for their production.  In addition, Dr Brumbley is part of collaborative projects to use directed evolution to create novel enzymes, and projects to engineer symbiotic microorganisms of insect pests of sugarcane to block the insect's ability to transmit viruses and digest food .