Dr Wayne Best

Biography

Wayne has over 30 years experience in synthetic and medicinal chemistry both in academia, government and industry. Wayne obtained his BSc (Hons) and PhD in Organic Chemistry from The University of Western Australia. He then spent two years at Imperial College in the UK where he obtained a DIC, followed by a year at the Australian National University in Canberra. Wayne then took up a position with ICI Australia's Research Group in Melbourne where he spent over four years designing and synthesizing a range of biologically active compounds, particularly agrochemicals. During this time Wayne was seconded for six months to ICI Agrochemicals' Jealott's Hill Research Station in the UK to work on the rational design of a novel herbicide target. Following ICI, Wayne returned to Western Australia and spent the ten years preceding Epichem at the Chemistry Centre (WA) where he was responsible for the formation and running of the Medicinal & Biological Chemistry Section which undertook collaborative R&D into drug discovery and contract synthesis for the drug discovery and pharmaceutical industries. Wayne is a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute and is an Adjunct Associate Professor at The University of Western Australia. He is also a Director of Epichem's parent company, PharmAust Ltd, and a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Research Interest

Wayne has over 30 years experience in synthetic and medicinal chemistry both in academia, government and industry. Wayne obtained his BSc (Hons) and PhD in Organic Chemistry from The University of Western Australia. He then spent two years at Imperial College in the UK where he obtained a DIC, followed by a year at the Australian National University in Canberra. Wayne then took up a position with ICI Australia's Research Group in Melbourne where he spent over four years designing and synthesizing a range of biologically active compounds, particularly agrochemicals. During this time Wayne was seconded for six months to ICI Agrochemicals' Jealott's Hill Research Station in the UK to work on the rational design of a novel herbicide target. Following ICI, Wayne returned to Western Australia and spent the ten years preceding Epichem at the Chemistry Centre (WA) where he was responsible for the formation and running of the Medicinal & Biological Chemistry Section which undertook collaborative R&D into drug discovery and contract synthesis for the drug discovery and pharmaceutical industries. Wayne is a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute and is an Adjunct Associate Professor at The University of Western Australia. He is also a Director of Epichem's parent company, PharmAust Ltd, and a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.