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The Hon. Philip Dalidakis has been an independent director on our board of directors since April 2022. He is a political, business and industry leader in Australia with experience in federal and state government and had held executive corporate roles at businesses in Australia. He is currently the managing partner of Orizontas from July 2020, a boutique corporate advisory consultancy based in Sydney, Australia that solves business challenges through strategic advice and deep expertise in political, market, reputational and climate risk. He served as the Executive General Manager, Corporate Services at Australia Post, formerly the Australian Postal Corporation, the government business enterprise that provides postal services in Australia, from July 2019 to April 2020, where he was responsible for communications, corporate secretarial, legal, regulatory affairs and strategy functions. Prior to this, he served as the Victorian Minister for Innovation and the Digital Economy, Trade and Investment and Small Business and as a member of the Parliament of Victoria, which is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of Victoria, from December 2014 to June 2019. As the Innovation Minister, he positioned the Australian state of Victoria as a leading biotech, innovation & technology hub across the Asia Pacific, where he executed a strategy that attracted APAC/ANZ head offices of global tech companies such as GoPro Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRO), Hire Technologies Inc. (OTCMKTS: HIRRF), Slack Technologies, Block, Inc. (formerly named Square, Inc. and d/b/a Square) (NYSE: SQ), Stripe, Inc. (d/b/a Stripe) and Zendesk Inc. (NYSE: ZEN) into Melbourne. He currently serves as a director on the board of directors of various institutions including Impact for Women, beginning from November 2019, a domestic violence NFP and the Washington D.C. based Center for Asia Pacific Strategy from April 2020. He previously sat on the board of directors of GrowthOps Ltd (ASX: TGO), an Australian-based growth experience company that drives competitive growth for its corporate clients, chairing its Audit and Risk Committee from October 2019 to November 2021. Mr. Dalidakis received both a Bachelor of Business in Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Thai Language in 2000 from Monash University and a Masters of Commerce from the University of New South Wales in 2003. |
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Jeffrey W. Olyniec has been an independent director on our board of directors since August 2021. He is currently a General Partner at Moneta Ventures since January 2024, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Northern California. He has over twenty-five years of living and working experience in the People’s Republic of China, where he formed and has led multiple companies. He was the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of New Vision Display Inc from October 2012 until December 2023, a manufacturer of custom display and touch solutions (SZSE: 300120). Additionally, he is the co-founder and a member of the board of directors of Pacific Pine Sports Limited from August 2012, a China-based sports academy group; the co-founder and Executive Chairman of GP87, Inc. from February 2014, a manufacturer of snowboards, skis, surfboards and foil boards; the co-founder and Deputy Chairman of Nine Rivers Distillery Ltd. from December 2018, a distillery in Fujian Province, China; and a Director of ReviverMx, Inc. from December 2019, a digital license plate company. Mr. Olyniec received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Mississippi State University in 1998 and speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese. |
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Professor David Morton has been an Independent Director of the Company since February 2023. He has over thirty years of experience in the disciplines of materials and chemical analysis, the design and manufacture of drug delivery systems, and pharmaceutical product development. Professor Morton is currently the Director of Work Integrated Learning at Deakin University, which aims to foster and commercialize scientific collaborations between Academic, Government and Business sectors. Professor Morton originally developed his materials science expertise in UK at AEA Technology, leading national studies into hazardous radioactive aerosol containment issues. He was a founding member of the drug delivery company Vectura Group plc, where he led the development of Vectura’s inhalation technology platforms and products including devising the PowderHale® formulation technologies used extensively in products including Novartis BreezeHaler®, Chiesi NEXThaler® and GSK Ellipta® medicines. He was a co-inventor of inhaled glycopyrrolate, a leading treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. He was also the co-chair of the “Drug Delivery to the Lungs” conference series for over 10 years. Professor Morton is co-inventor of the Monash Oxytocin dry powder inhaler technology, recognized with the 2013 Australian Innovation of the Year award. He led the creation of The CoI2, a partnership with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in advanced manufacturing and pharma training, with awards including the B-HERT Outstanding Collaboration in Australia and Best Australian R&D Collaboration. He has worked extensively with sterile liquid products manufactured by GSK, and in 2016, he guided the evolution of CoI2 into the Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre at Monash University. Professor Morton is currently a director at Locksiccar Consulting Pty Ltd, beginning from 2015, and a director of Nano4M Ltd since 2008. Professor Morton received his Bachelor of Science in 1986, and a PhD in Chemistry in 1990 from Bristol University, UK. We believe that Professor Morton’s academic tenure and his broad understanding and experience in drug delivery development through to commercialization qualifies him to serve on our Board. |
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Jeffrey W. Olyniec has been an independent director on our board of directors since August 2021. He is currently a General Partner at Moneta Ventures since January 2024, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Northern California. He has over twenty-five years of living and working experience in the People’s Republic of China, where he formed and has led multiple companies. He was the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of New Vision Display Inc from October 2012 until December 2023, a manufacturer of custom display and touch solutions (SZSE: 300120). Additionally, he is the co-founder and a member of the board of directors of Pacific Pine Sports Limited from August 2012, a China-based sports academy group; the co-founder and Executive Chairman of GP87, Inc. from February 2014, a manufacturer of snowboards, skis, surfboards and foil boards; the co-founder and Deputy Chairman of Nine Rivers Distillery Ltd. from December 2018, a distillery in Fujian Province, China; and a Director of ReviverMx, Inc. from December 2019, a digital license plate company. Mr. Olyniec received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Mississippi State University in 1998 and speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese. |
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The Hon. Philip Dalidakis has been an independent director on our board of directors since April 2022. He is a political, business and industry leader in Australia with experience in federal and state government and had held executive corporate roles at businesses in Australia. He is currently the managing partner of Orizontas from July 2020, a boutique corporate advisory consultancy based in Sydney, Australia that solves business challenges through strategic advice and deep expertise in political, market, reputational and climate risk. He served as the Executive General Manager, Corporate Services at Australia Post, formerly the Australian Postal Corporation, the government business enterprise that provides postal services in Australia, from July 2019 to April 2020, where he was responsible for communications, corporate secretarial, legal, regulatory affairs and strategy functions. Prior to this, he served as the Victorian Minister for Innovation and the Digital Economy, Trade and Investment and Small Business and as a member of the Parliament of Victoria, which is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of Victoria, from December 2014 to June 2019. As the Innovation Minister, he positioned the Australian state of Victoria as a leading biotech, innovation & technology hub across the Asia Pacific, where he executed a strategy that attracted APAC/ANZ head offices of global tech companies such as GoPro Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRO), Hire Technologies Inc. (OTCMKTS: HIRRF), Slack Technologies, Block, Inc. (formerly named Square, Inc. and d/b/a Square) (NYSE: SQ), Stripe, Inc. (d/b/a Stripe) and Zendesk Inc. (NYSE: ZEN) into Melbourne. He currently serves as a director on the board of directors of various institutions including Impact for Women, beginning from November 2019, a domestic violence NFP and the Washington D.C. based Center for Asia Pacific Strategy from April 2020. He previously sat on the board of directors of GrowthOps Ltd (ASX: TGO), an Australian-based growth experience company that drives competitive growth for its corporate clients, chairing its Audit and Risk Committee from October 2019 to November 2021. Mr. Dalidakis received both a Bachelor of Business in Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Thai Language in 2000 from Monash University and a Masters of Commerce from the University of New South Wales in 2003. |
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Professor David Morton has been an Independent Director of the Company since February 2023. He has over thirty years of experience in the disciplines of materials and chemical analysis, the design and manufacture of drug delivery systems, and pharmaceutical product development. Professor Morton is currently the Director of Work Integrated Learning at Deakin University, which aims to foster and commercialize scientific collaborations between Academic, Government and Business sectors. Professor Morton originally developed his materials science expertise in UK at AEA Technology, leading national studies into hazardous radioactive aerosol containment issues. He was a founding member of the drug delivery company Vectura Group plc, where he led the development of Vectura’s inhalation technology platforms and products including devising the PowderHale® formulation technologies used extensively in products including Novartis BreezeHaler®, Chiesi NEXThaler® and GSK Ellipta® medicines. He was a co-inventor of inhaled glycopyrrolate, a leading treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. He was also the co-chair of the “Drug Delivery to the Lungs” conference series for over 10 years. Professor Morton is co-inventor of the Monash Oxytocin dry powder inhaler technology, recognized with the 2013 Australian Innovation of the Year award. He led the creation of The CoI2, a partnership with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in advanced manufacturing and pharma training, with awards including the B-HERT Outstanding Collaboration in Australia and Best Australian R&D Collaboration. He has worked extensively with sterile liquid products manufactured by GSK, and in 2016, he guided the evolution of CoI2 into the Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre at Monash University. Professor Morton is currently a director at Locksiccar Consulting Pty Ltd, beginning from 2015, and a director of Nano4M Ltd since 2008. Professor Morton received his Bachelor of Science in 1986, and a PhD in Chemistry in 1990 from Bristol University, UK. We believe that Professor Morton’s academic tenure and his broad understanding and experience in drug delivery development through to commercialization qualifies him to serve on our Board. |
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Professor David Morton has been an Independent Director of the Company since February 2023. He has over thirty years of experience in the disciplines of materials and chemical analysis, the design and manufacture of drug delivery systems, and pharmaceutical product development. Professor Morton is currently the Director of Work Integrated Learning at Deakin University, which aims to foster and commercialize scientific collaborations between Academic, Government and Business sectors. Professor Morton originally developed his materials science expertise in UK at AEA Technology, leading national studies into hazardous radioactive aerosol containment issues. He was a founding member of the drug delivery company Vectura Group plc, where he led the development of Vectura’s inhalation technology platforms and products including devising the PowderHale® formulation technologies used extensively in products including Novartis BreezeHaler®, Chiesi NEXThaler® and GSK Ellipta® medicines. He was a co-inventor of inhaled glycopyrrolate, a leading treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. He was also the co-chair of the “Drug Delivery to the Lungs” conference series for over 10 years. Professor Morton is co-inventor of the Monash Oxytocin dry powder inhaler technology, recognized with the 2013 Australian Innovation of the Year award. He led the creation of The CoI2, a partnership with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in advanced manufacturing and pharma training, with awards including the B-HERT Outstanding Collaboration in Australia and Best Australian R&D Collaboration. He has worked extensively with sterile liquid products manufactured by GSK, and in 2016, he guided the evolution of CoI2 into the Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre at Monash University. Professor Morton is currently a director at Locksiccar Consulting Pty Ltd, beginning from 2015, and a director of Nano4M Ltd since 2008. Professor Morton received his Bachelor of Science in 1986, and a PhD in Chemistry in 1990 from Bristol University, UK. We believe that Professor Morton’s academic tenure and his broad understanding and experience in drug delivery development through to commercialization qualifies him to serve on our Board. |
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The Hon. Philip Dalidakis has been an independent director on our board of directors since April 2022. He is a political, business and industry leader in Australia with experience in federal and state government and had held executive corporate roles at businesses in Australia. He is currently the managing partner of Orizontas from July 2020, a boutique corporate advisory consultancy based in Sydney, Australia that solves business challenges through strategic advice and deep expertise in political, market, reputational and climate risk. He served as the Executive General Manager, Corporate Services at Australia Post, formerly the Australian Postal Corporation, the government business enterprise that provides postal services in Australia, from July 2019 to April 2020, where he was responsible for communications, corporate secretarial, legal, regulatory affairs and strategy functions. Prior to this, he served as the Victorian Minister for Innovation and the Digital Economy, Trade and Investment and Small Business and as a member of the Parliament of Victoria, which is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of Victoria, from December 2014 to June 2019. As the Innovation Minister, he positioned the Australian state of Victoria as a leading biotech, innovation & technology hub across the Asia Pacific, where he executed a strategy that attracted APAC/ANZ head offices of global tech companies such as GoPro Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRO), Hire Technologies Inc. (OTCMKTS: HIRRF), Slack Technologies, Block, Inc. (formerly named Square, Inc. and d/b/a Square) (NYSE: SQ), Stripe, Inc. (d/b/a Stripe) and Zendesk Inc. (NYSE: ZEN) into Melbourne. He currently serves as a director on the board of directors of various institutions including Impact for Women, beginning from November 2019, a domestic violence NFP and the Washington D.C. based Center for Asia Pacific Strategy from April 2020. He previously sat on the board of directors of GrowthOps Ltd (ASX: TGO), an Australian-based growth experience company that drives competitive growth for its corporate clients, chairing its Audit and Risk Committee from October 2019 to November 2021. Mr. Dalidakis received both a Bachelor of Business in Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Thai Language in 2000 from Monash University and a Masters of Commerce from the University of New South Wales in 2003. |
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Jeffrey W. Olyniec has been an independent director on our board of directors since August 2021. He is currently a General Partner at Moneta Ventures since January 2024, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Northern California. He has over twenty-five years of living and working experience in the People’s Republic of China, where he formed and has led multiple companies. He was the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of New Vision Display Inc from October 2012 until December 2023, a manufacturer of custom display and touch solutions (SZSE: 300120). Additionally, he is the co-founder and a member of the board of directors of Pacific Pine Sports Limited from August 2012, a China-based sports academy group; the co-founder and Executive Chairman of GP87, Inc. from February 2014, a manufacturer of snowboards, skis, surfboards and foil boards; the co-founder and Deputy Chairman of Nine Rivers Distillery Ltd. from December 2018, a distillery in Fujian Province, China; and a Director of ReviverMx, Inc. from December 2019, a digital license plate company. Mr. Olyniec received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Mississippi State University in 1998 and speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese. |
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Hon. Philip A. Dalidakis
The Hon. Philip Dalidakis has been an independent director on our board of directors since April 2022. He is a political, business and industry leader in Australia with experience in federal and state government and had held executive corporate roles at businesses in Australia. He is currently the managing partner of Orizontas from July 2020, a boutique corporate advisory consultancy based in Sydney, Australia that solves business challenges through strategic advice and deep expertise in political, market, reputational and climate risk.
He served as the Executive General Manager, Corporate Services at Australia Post, formerly the Australian Postal Corporation, the government business enterprise that provides postal services in Australia, from July 2019 to April 2020, where he was responsible for communications, corporate secretarial, legal, regulatory affairs and strategy functions. Prior to this, he served as the Victorian Minister for Innovation and the Digital Economy, Trade and Investment and Small Business and as a member of the Parliament of Victoria, which is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of Victoria, from December 2014 to June 2019. As the Innovation Minister, he positioned the Australian state of Victoria as a leading biotech, innovation & technology hub across the Asia Pacific, where he executed a strategy that attracted APAC/ANZ head offices of global tech companies such as GoPro Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRO), Hire Technologies Inc. (OTCMKTS: HIRRF), Slack Technologies, Block, Inc. (formerly named Square, Inc. and d/b/a Square) (NYSE: SQ), Stripe, Inc. (d/b/a Stripe) and Zendesk Inc. (NYSE: ZEN) into Melbourne.
He currently serves as a director on the board of directors of various institutions including Impact for Women, beginning from November 2019, a domestic violence NFP and the Washington D.C. based Center for Asia Pacific Strategy from April 2020. He previously sat on the board of directors of GrowthOps Ltd (ASX: TGO), an Australian-based growth experience company that drives competitive growth for its corporate clients, chairing its Audit and Risk Committee from October 2019 to November 2021.
Mr. Dalidakis received both a Bachelor of Business in Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Thai Language in 2000 from Monash University and a Masters of Commerce from the University of New South Wales in 2003.
Jeffrey W. Olyniec
Jeffrey W. Olyniec has been an independent director on our board of directors since August 2021. He is currently a General Partner at Moneta Ventures since January 2024, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Northern California. He has over twenty-five years of living and working experience in the People’s Republic of China, where he formed and has led multiple companies. He was the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of New Vision Display Inc from October 2012 until December 2023, a manufacturer of custom display and touch solutions (SZSE: 300120). Additionally, he is the co-founder and a member of the board of directors of Pacific Pine Sports Limited from August 2012, a China-based sports academy group; the co-founder and Executive Chairman of GP87, Inc. from February 2014, a manufacturer of snowboards, skis, surfboards and foil boards; the co-founder and Deputy Chairman of Nine Rivers Distillery Ltd. from December 2018, a distillery in Fujian Province, China; and a Director of ReviverMx, Inc. from December 2019, a digital license plate company.
Mr. Olyniec received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Mississippi State University in 1998 and speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese.
Prof. David Morton
Professor David Morton has been an Independent Director of the Company since February 2023. He has over thirty years of experience in the disciplines of materials and chemical analysis, the design and manufacture of drug delivery systems, and pharmaceutical product development. Professor Morton is currently the Director of Work Integrated Learning at Deakin University, which aims to foster and commercialize scientific collaborations between Academic, Government and Business sectors.
Professor Morton originally developed his materials science expertise in UK at AEA Technology, leading national studies into hazardous radioactive aerosol containment issues. He was a founding member of the drug delivery company Vectura Group plc, where he led the development of Vectura’s inhalation technology platforms and products including devising the PowderHale® formulation technologies used extensively in products including Novartis BreezeHaler®, Chiesi NEXThaler® and GSK Ellipta® medicines. He was a co-inventor of inhaled glycopyrrolate, a leading treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. He was also the co-chair of the “Drug Delivery to the Lungs” conference series for over 10 years.
Professor Morton is co-inventor of the Monash Oxytocin dry powder inhaler technology, recognized with the 2013 Australian Innovation of the Year award. He led the creation of The CoI2, a partnership with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in advanced manufacturing and pharma training, with awards including the B-HERT Outstanding Collaboration in Australia and Best Australian R&D Collaboration. He has worked extensively with sterile liquid products manufactured by GSK, and in 2016, he guided the evolution of CoI2 into the Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre at Monash University.
Professor Morton is currently a director at Locksiccar Consulting Pty Ltd, beginning from 2015, and a director of Nano4M Ltd since 2008.
Professor Morton received his Bachelor of Science in 1986, and a PhD in Chemistry in 1990 from Bristol University, UK. We believe that Professor Morton’s academic tenure and his broad understanding and experience in drug delivery development through to commercialization qualifies him to serve on our Board.
Jeffrey W. Olyniec
Jeffrey W. Olyniec has been an independent director on our board of directors since August 2021. He is currently a General Partner at Moneta Ventures since January 2024, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Northern California. He has over twenty-five years of living and working experience in the People’s Republic of China, where he formed and has led multiple companies. He was the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of New Vision Display Inc from October 2012 until December 2023, a manufacturer of custom display and touch solutions (SZSE: 300120). Additionally, he is the co-founder and a member of the board of directors of Pacific Pine Sports Limited from August 2012, a China-based sports academy group; the co-founder and Executive Chairman of GP87, Inc. from February 2014, a manufacturer of snowboards, skis, surfboards and foil boards; the co-founder and Deputy Chairman of Nine Rivers Distillery Ltd. from December 2018, a distillery in Fujian Province, China; and a Director of ReviverMx, Inc. from December 2019, a digital license plate company.
Mr. Olyniec received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Mississippi State University in 1998 and speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese.
Hon. Philip A. Dalidakis
The Hon. Philip Dalidakis has been an independent director on our board of directors since April 2022. He is a political, business and industry leader in Australia with experience in federal and state government and had held executive corporate roles at businesses in Australia. He is currently the managing partner of Orizontas from July 2020, a boutique corporate advisory consultancy based in Sydney, Australia that solves business challenges through strategic advice and deep expertise in political, market, reputational and climate risk.
He served as the Executive General Manager, Corporate Services at Australia Post, formerly the Australian Postal Corporation, the government business enterprise that provides postal services in Australia, from July 2019 to April 2020, where he was responsible for communications, corporate secretarial, legal, regulatory affairs and strategy functions. Prior to this, he served as the Victorian Minister for Innovation and the Digital Economy, Trade and Investment and Small Business and as a member of the Parliament of Victoria, which is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of Victoria, from December 2014 to June 2019. As the Innovation Minister, he positioned the Australian state of Victoria as a leading biotech, innovation & technology hub across the Asia Pacific, where he executed a strategy that attracted APAC/ANZ head offices of global tech companies such as GoPro Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRO), Hire Technologies Inc. (OTCMKTS: HIRRF), Slack Technologies, Block, Inc. (formerly named Square, Inc. and d/b/a Square) (NYSE: SQ), Stripe, Inc. (d/b/a Stripe) and Zendesk Inc. (NYSE: ZEN) into Melbourne.
He currently serves as a director on the board of directors of various institutions including Impact for Women, beginning from November 2019, a domestic violence NFP and the Washington D.C. based Center for Asia Pacific Strategy from April 2020. He previously sat on the board of directors of GrowthOps Ltd (ASX: TGO), an Australian-based growth experience company that drives competitive growth for its corporate clients, chairing its Audit and Risk Committee from October 2019 to November 2021.
Mr. Dalidakis received both a Bachelor of Business in Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Thai Language in 2000 from Monash University and a Masters of Commerce from the University of New South Wales in 2003.
Prof. David Morton
Professor David Morton has been an Independent Director of the Company since February 2023. He has over thirty years of experience in the disciplines of materials and chemical analysis, the design and manufacture of drug delivery systems, and pharmaceutical product development. Professor Morton is currently the Director of Work Integrated Learning at Deakin University, which aims to foster and commercialize scientific collaborations between Academic, Government and Business sectors.
Professor Morton originally developed his materials science expertise in UK at AEA Technology, leading national studies into hazardous radioactive aerosol containment issues. He was a founding member of the drug delivery company Vectura Group plc, where he led the development of Vectura’s inhalation technology platforms and products including devising the PowderHale® formulation technologies used extensively in products including Novartis BreezeHaler®, Chiesi NEXThaler® and GSK Ellipta® medicines. He was a co-inventor of inhaled glycopyrrolate, a leading treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. He was also the co-chair of the “Drug Delivery to the Lungs” conference series for over 10 years.
Professor Morton is co-inventor of the Monash Oxytocin dry powder inhaler technology, recognized with the 2013 Australian Innovation of the Year award. He led the creation of The CoI2, a partnership with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in advanced manufacturing and pharma training, with awards including the B-HERT Outstanding Collaboration in Australia and Best Australian R&D Collaboration. He has worked extensively with sterile liquid products manufactured by GSK, and in 2016, he guided the evolution of CoI2 into the Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre at Monash University.
Professor Morton is currently a director at Locksiccar Consulting Pty Ltd, beginning from 2015, and a director of Nano4M Ltd since 2008.
Professor Morton received his Bachelor of Science in 1986, and a PhD in Chemistry in 1990 from Bristol University, UK. We believe that Professor Morton’s academic tenure and his broad understanding and experience in drug delivery development through to commercialization qualifies him to serve on our Board.
Prof. David Morton
Professor David Morton has been an Independent Director of the Company since February 2023. He has over thirty years of experience in the disciplines of materials and chemical analysis, the design and manufacture of drug delivery systems, and pharmaceutical product development. Professor Morton is currently the Director of Work Integrated Learning at Deakin University, which aims to foster and commercialize scientific collaborations between Academic, Government and Business sectors.
Professor Morton originally developed his materials science expertise in UK at AEA Technology, leading national studies into hazardous radioactive aerosol containment issues. He was a founding member of the drug delivery company Vectura Group plc, where he led the development of Vectura’s inhalation technology platforms and products including devising the PowderHale® formulation technologies used extensively in products including Novartis BreezeHaler®, Chiesi NEXThaler® and GSK Ellipta® medicines. He was a co-inventor of inhaled glycopyrrolate, a leading treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. He was also the co-chair of the “Drug Delivery to the Lungs” conference series for over 10 years.
Professor Morton is co-inventor of the Monash Oxytocin dry powder inhaler technology, recognized with the 2013 Australian Innovation of the Year award. He led the creation of The CoI2, a partnership with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in advanced manufacturing and pharma training, with awards including the B-HERT Outstanding Collaboration in Australia and Best Australian R&D Collaboration. He has worked extensively with sterile liquid products manufactured by GSK, and in 2016, he guided the evolution of CoI2 into the Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre at Monash University.
Professor Morton is currently a director at Locksiccar Consulting Pty Ltd, beginning from 2015, and a director of Nano4M Ltd since 2008.
Professor Morton received his Bachelor of Science in 1986, and a PhD in Chemistry in 1990 from Bristol University, UK. We believe that Professor Morton’s academic tenure and his broad understanding and experience in drug delivery development through to commercialization qualifies him to serve on our Board.
Hon. Philip A. Dalidakis
The Hon. Philip Dalidakis has been an independent director on our board of directors since April 2022. He is a political, business and industry leader in Australia with experience in federal and state government and had held executive corporate roles at businesses in Australia. He is currently the managing partner of Orizontas from July 2020, a boutique corporate advisory consultancy based in Sydney, Australia that solves business challenges through strategic advice and deep expertise in political, market, reputational and climate risk.
He served as the Executive General Manager, Corporate Services at Australia Post, formerly the Australian Postal Corporation, the government business enterprise that provides postal services in Australia, from July 2019 to April 2020, where he was responsible for communications, corporate secretarial, legal, regulatory affairs and strategy functions. Prior to this, he served as the Victorian Minister for Innovation and the Digital Economy, Trade and Investment and Small Business and as a member of the Parliament of Victoria, which is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of Victoria, from December 2014 to June 2019. As the Innovation Minister, he positioned the Australian state of Victoria as a leading biotech, innovation & technology hub across the Asia Pacific, where he executed a strategy that attracted APAC/ANZ head offices of global tech companies such as GoPro Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRO), Hire Technologies Inc. (OTCMKTS: HIRRF), Slack Technologies, Block, Inc. (formerly named Square, Inc. and d/b/a Square) (NYSE: SQ), Stripe, Inc. (d/b/a Stripe) and Zendesk Inc. (NYSE: ZEN) into Melbourne.
He currently serves as a director on the board of directors of various institutions including Impact for Women, beginning from November 2019, a domestic violence NFP and the Washington D.C. based Center for Asia Pacific Strategy from April 2020. He previously sat on the board of directors of GrowthOps Ltd (ASX: TGO), an Australian-based growth experience company that drives competitive growth for its corporate clients, chairing its Audit and Risk Committee from October 2019 to November 2021.
Mr. Dalidakis received both a Bachelor of Business in Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Thai Language in 2000 from Monash University and a Masters of Commerce from the University of New South Wales in 2003.
Jeffrey W. Olyniec
Jeffrey W. Olyniec has been an independent director on our board of directors since August 2021. He is currently a General Partner at Moneta Ventures since January 2024, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Northern California. He has over twenty-five years of living and working experience in the People’s Republic of China, where he formed and has led multiple companies. He was the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of New Vision Display Inc from October 2012 until December 2023, a manufacturer of custom display and touch solutions (SZSE: 300120). Additionally, he is the co-founder and a member of the board of directors of Pacific Pine Sports Limited from August 2012, a China-based sports academy group; the co-founder and Executive Chairman of GP87, Inc. from February 2014, a manufacturer of snowboards, skis, surfboards and foil boards; the co-founder and Deputy Chairman of Nine Rivers Distillery Ltd. from December 2018, a distillery in Fujian Province, China; and a Director of ReviverMx, Inc. from December 2019, a digital license plate company.
Mr. Olyniec received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Mississippi State University in 1998 and speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese.