Scientific Advisors
Dr William Hsu
William C. Hsu, MD, is a diabetologist, a clinical investigator, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, the Director of the Asian Clinic and the Co-Director for the Asian American Diabetes Initiative at Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, in Boston. His research interests focus on developing and applying novel medical technologies for the treatment of diabetes.
Dr Hsu has worked with a number of medical technology companies in the past, bringing clinical insight into product design, development and services. In addition, his research interests extend to understanding the causes of diabetes in Asian Americans. Dr Hsu received his medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, and completed his residence training in internal medicine at Yale New Haven Hospital. He completed his clinical training in endocrinology and metabolism at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School. His undergraduate degree is from Cornell University. He has received teaching awards from Yale University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School.
Professor Thomas Rades
Professor Rades is an international authority on drug formulation, he is the author of over 120 internationally peer reviewed journal articles and has received more than 50 grants equating to over $4 million dollars.
Professor Rades currently holds the position of Chair in Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Otago. He is a founding member of the European Association of Pharma Biotechnology and a member of the Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association, International Association for Pharmaceutical Technology, Controlled Release Society, German Pharmaceutical Society and Microscopy New Zealand.
Dr Simon West
Dr West is one of Australia's leading inventors, with a strong background in industrial chemistry and inventions covering processes in mineral extraction, plastics recycling and production, food technology and natural health care products.
With a 30 year career as an inventor of processes involving physical sciences, Dr West has had broad experience in the development of original solutions and the technical management of the resulting intellectual property for public companies. Dr West worked for 17 years with Kraft Foods Ltd on projects such as the modification of curd, 'magnetic carbon', automation of jar arrangement and a calcium ion sensor transistor.
Dr West worked on filter aid regeneration and invented, developed and directed the beta carotene process that is now the basis for the commercial success of Betatene Ltd. Dr West invented the zinc tailings recovery process that was used as the basis for the public listing of Denehurst Ltd and was involved as Joint Managing Director in the implementation of that technology. He also invented the crumbing of PET forming part of the Renew process and was involved in building a pilot plant that was used as the basis for 'Innovations in the PET' which is now owned by Petrecycle Ltd.
Dr West holds a Dip App Chem and BSc degree with a double major in chemistry and a DApp Sci (Honorary).