David Craik
Scientific Advisor
David Craik is a group leader and Professor of Chemistry at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience at The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. He obtained his PhD in organic chemistry from La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia and undertook postdoctoral studies at Florida State and Syracuse Universities. He was appointed Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Head of School in 1988 and moved to University of Queensland in 1995. He is currently an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow. His research focuses on applications of cyclic peptides, toxins and NMR in drug design. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and has received numerous national and international awards for his research, including the Ralph F. Hirschmann Award from the American Chemical Society and the GSK Award for Research Excellence. He is author of 690 papers and has trained 70 PhD students.
Dave Bramhill
Scientific Advisor
Dr. Dave Bramhill has over 25 years experience in engineering and producing biologics, including antibodies and scaffolds. He helped establish the Merck biologics department and has subsequently worked with numerous startup biotech companies and at a venture fund. He has worked on ADCs and a series of related technologies and has experience in diverse expression systems for producing antibodies, antibody fragments and different scaffolds. He consults in business development and technology applications, and has taught numerous technical courses for over 15 years at international conferences.