Mr Samaras has had over 30 years of business experience in the global Life Sciences industry and is a industry expert. He has held several senior executive level positions in management, marketing, sales, and research and development. His roles have included appointments as Managing Director of Applied Biosystems Pty Ltd (now part of Thermo Fisher), and senior roles with Perkin Elmer and AMRAD Corporation now part of CSL. Dr. Samaras is an experienced executive, non-executive and Board Chairman, having served on the boards of several biotechnology companies. He is a member of the Risk Committee.