Deborah Rathjen
Deborah A. Rathjen is an Australian scientist who is the executive chair and CEO of biOasis Technologies. She was previously head of Bionomics Incorporated. She is experienced in developing and managing biotechnology organisations.
Career
Deborah Rathjen has a Bachelor of Science from Flinders University and a PhD in immunology from Macquarie University.[1]
She was employed as manager, business development and licensing for the Peptech Group until 2000, when she resigned to join Bionomics in 2000.[2] In 2016, she was assigned a term role in The Prime Minister's Science Engineering and Innovation Council and the Federal Government's Innovation and Science Australia's Biomedical Translation Fund Committee for a six-year term.[3] Also in 2016 Rathjen was appointed an inaugural member of the Australian Medical Research Advisory Board, the body chaired by Professor Ian Frazer which advises the Medical Research Future Fund[4] and is a board member of the Australian National Fabrication Facility.[5]
Rathjen moved from Bionomics to biOasis Technologies where, in 2019, she is executive chair and CEO.[6]
In April 2019 she was appointed to the Million Minds Mission Advisory Panel.[7]
Awards and recognition
- Fellow, Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, 2007[8]
- Winner, Person of the Year, BioSpectrum Asia Pacific Awards, 2013[9]
- Specially elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, 2026[10]
References
- ↑ "Deborah Rathjen, B.Sc. (Hons), Ph.D., MAICD, FTSE". Bioasis Technologies, Inc. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ↑ "Women Achiever's Special: Seizing opportunity however small it may be: Dr Deborah Rathjen, CEO, Bionomics, Australia". BioSpectrum, Asia Edition. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ↑ "Dr Deborah Rathjen". Australian Government Directory. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ↑ "Appointments to the Australian Medical Research Advisory Board" (PDF). Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ↑ "Australian National Fabrication Facility Governance | www.anff.org.au". www.anff.org.au. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ↑ MarketScreener. "Deborah A. Rathjen, PhD - Biography". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ↑ "Million Minds Mission Advisory Panel". Australian Government Directory. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ↑ "Meet our Fellows". Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ↑ "Australia's power woman Deborah Rathjen wins BioSpectrum award". www.biospectrumasia.com. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ↑ "Academy honours Australia's eminent scientists". Australian Academy of Science. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
External links
- biOasis Technologies website. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- Living people
- Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science
- Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
- 21st-century Australian scientists
- Australian women scientists
- Australian business executives
- Australian women chief executives
- Macquarie University alumni
- Flinders University alumni