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Curtin University

Curtin University

Perth, Western Australiacurtin.edu.au

Overview

Curtin University is an Australian public research university that facilitates investment in research and innovation through its commercialisation arm, which includes the Curtin Venture Studio, a Curtin Angel Syndicate, and the Curtin Kickstart funding program.

Year Founded

1966

Portfolio Companies

4

Investments

Curtin University investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Human Centred InnovationsMay 2023AcceleratorCo-investor
SpaceDraftDec 2021SeedCo-investor
PowerledgerNov 2017GrantCo-investor
VetChip-SeedCo-investor

Key People

Paget Cliff

Managing Director

Alex Purcher

Student Partner

Charl du Toit

Digital Partner - Product

Jenny Copestake

Excellence and Impact Partner

Jeremy Foo

Digital Partner - Products

Jonathan Logie

Industry partner

Meena Nagarajan

Student Partner Lead, Sessional Academic

Pia Meehan

Research Excellence & Impact Partner

Stuart Clarke

Research Services Relationships Partner

Alan Thompson

Principal Research Fellow

Dominika Kwasnicka

Principal Research Fellow

Giuseppe Verdile

Principal Research Fellow, Adjunct Associate Professor

Kristy Brooke

Principal Health & Safety Advisor

Michelle DeGalt-Rohlf

Principal Health and Safety Advisor

Rob Lilley

Lecturer and Principal Lawyer, John Curtin Law Clinic

Sender Dovchin

Dean International, Professor, Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow, Senior Principal Research Fellow

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HeadquartersPerth, Western Australia
Year Founded1966

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