Dr Kerstin Holata is Commercial Manager (health) for UniSA Ventures and assists University staff with IP protection strategies and IP commercialisation. She is a professional with broad experience working within the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. With a PhD in electrophysiology / ion channel research, she has previously held industry based positions at Pfizer in the US and as Director of Drug Discovery at Bionomics Ltd in Australia.
Her expertise include 10+ years devoted to research in the therapeutic areas of pain management, central nervous system disorders and Influenza, as well as significant experience in the establishment and management of high throughput drug discovery laboratories. Her scientific and management career ... Read more
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Dr Kerstin Holata is Commercial Manager (health) for UniSA Ventures and assists University staff with IP protection strategies and IP commercialisation. She is a professional with broad experience working within the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. With a PhD in electrophysiology / ion channel research, she has previously held industry based positions at Pfizer in the US and as Director of Drug Discovery at Bionomics Ltd in Australia.
Her expertise include 10+ years devoted to research in the therapeutic areas of pain management, central nervous system disorders and Influenza, as well as significant experience in the establishment and management of high throughput drug discovery laboratories. Her scientific and management career has been further underpinned by the completion of an MBA at Melbourne Business School. Dr Holata has also worked in a number of Business Development and Commercialisation roles, and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and sits on the board of the UniSA Cancer Research Institute.