Vern Bowles
CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER
Management and Board of Directors
Eris Technologies
Australia
Biography
Vern is the founder of Hatchtech and the research underpinning the core intellectual property is the culmination of 15 years of his work. He has devoted a significant proportion of his research career to studying the role of ectoparasite proteases in parasite infections, parasite nutrition and immune evasion.
Research Interest
This work has been extended to the role of proteases in egg hatching in the sheep blowfly, head lice and other pests. Vern is an integral part of Hatchtech where he is responsible for its scientific programmes. Vern is also the Deputy Director of the Centre for Animal Biotechnology at The University of Melbourne.
