Mike Gerometta

Biography

 Mike Gerometta was appointed Head of CMC Development in December 2008 and is principally responsible for the outsourcing of the company’s research and cGMP manufacturing activities. Mike has over 20 years’ experience in the Australian biotechnology industry, most recently as Chief Operating Officer of Q-Gen, QIMR’s translational research, manufacturing arm. He has also spent 19 years at Agen Biomedical, occupying a variety of positions and roles, most recently as Research and Product Development Director. In this role he was responsible for the chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC), pre-clinical program and patent management for Agen’s ThromboView® project, a blood clot imaging agent. Previously, he has worked at Biotech Australia, Sydney, and together with earlier positions at Agen, developed numerous successful immunodiagnostic assays for the medical, veterinary and food industries across various diagnostic platforms for the laboratory and point-of-care. He was awarded his PhD in biotechnology from the Queensland University of Technology and has a degree in chemistry from the University of Technology in Sydney.

Research Interest

 Mike Gerometta was appointed Head of CMC Development in December 2008 and is principally responsible for the outsourcing of the company’s research and cGMP manufacturing activities. Mike has over 20 years’ experience in the Australian biotechnology industry, most recently as Chief Operating Officer of Q-Gen, QIMR’s translational research, manufacturing arm. He has also spent 19 years at Agen Biomedical, occupying a variety of positions and roles, most recently as Research and Product Development Director. In this role he was responsible for the chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC), pre-clinical program and patent management for Agen’s ThromboView® project, a blood clot imaging agent. Previously, he has worked at Biotech Australia, Sydney, and together with earlier positions at Agen, developed numerous successful immunodiagnostic assays for the medical, veterinary and food industries across various diagnostic platforms for the laboratory and point-of-care. He was awarded his PhD in biotechnology from the Queensland University of Technology and has a degree in chemistry from the University of Technology in Sydney.