Dr Vern Bowles

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. 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.

Research Interest

  Pharmaceutics & Biopharmaceutics Drug Targeting & Drug Development Pharmaceutical Research Pharmaceutical Materials Pharmaceutical Formulations Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology Pharmaceutical Technology Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Engineering Drug Delivery Technologies Medical Devices Drug Regulatory Affairs Pharmaceutical Management