024 - INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE - Dr. Stephen Rodda

Innovation takes an ecosystem and Stephen Rodda has worked harder than most to ensure South Australia is a fertile place for technologies to grow. Born and raised in Adelaide, Stephen completed a PhD in stem cell biology before moving to Cambridge Massachusetts for a prestigious post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard University. Since returning to Australia in 2007, Stephen has worked to foster a vibrant biotechnology ecosystem for South Australia at institutions including Bioinnovation SA, The University of South Australia, The Hospital Research Foundations, and as a director, CEO and chairman of several early-stage biotechnology companies. Stephen is now the Executive Director of Innovation and Commercial Partners at the University of Adelaide, where he helps to ensure the university’s fundamental discoveries find a path to market GUEST : Stephen Rodda www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-rodda/ THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE https://www.adelaide.edu.au/ THE HOSPITAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION https://www.hospitalresearch.com.au/ EON LABS https://www.eonlabs.org/ RENY DIGITAL https://renydigital.com/ HOST Dr. Leo Stevens https://www.linkedin.com/in/leostevensinc/ MUSIC Purple Planet Music https://www.purple-planet.com Mixed by Dr. Nat Harris