Dr John Ballard
Dr John Ballard is currently a Director of BR Angels Pty Ltd, a Director of early-stage bioscience companies, Australian Orthopaedic Innovations Ltd, Neubody Pty Ltd and Applimex Pty Ltd, Chairman of BioAngels Inc and Chairman of the Australian Proteomic Analysis Facility (APAF).
He was previously Managing Director and CEO of GroPep Ltd until 2002. He is a recipient of several research awards including the Australian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s (ASBMB) Boehringer-Mannheim, LKB and Lemberg medals. He has served as Secretary and President of ASBMB and President of the Australian Perinatal Society. Dr Ballard was awarded CSIRO’s Business Excellence Medal in 2001, the Centenary of Federation Medal in 2003 and the Clunies Ross Award in 2004 for the role he has played in the development of GroPep and Australia’s biotechnology capabilities.
