Dr John Sime MSc (Physical Chemistry), PhD (Biochemistry), FRSC, CChem, joined the board on 8 June 2007 as a non-executive Director of the Company.
Dr Sime is currently an Adjunct Professor at Swinburne University of Technology in the School of Research and Graduate Studies.
He is also the former director of Symbion Health Limited (formerly Mayne Group Limited ) and former Chief Executive Officer of the BioIndustry Association (UK). Dr Sime has more than 25 years’ experience at SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals (now GlaxoSmithKline plc), working in the United Kingdom, Tokyo, Jakarta and Australia, and including nine years as managing Director of Beecham Australia and New Zealand.