Health & Med Tech
Kelvin Keh
Director, Strategic Growth 鈥 Health
k.keh@auckland.ac.nzKelvin has been with UniServices since 2008 and leads the health team initiatives. His background is in biotech. He lived and worked in Asia, North America and Europe before returning to New Zealand. Contact about: Pursuing public and private sector interests in health.
Hope Harding
Business Development Manager 鈥 Health Technologies
h.harding@auckland.ac.nzHope has been with UniServices in various roles since completing her studies in 2016. She holds a BSc in Biomedical Science and a Master of Bioscience Enterprise. Contact about: Research on health technologies, including bioengineering, devices and digital applications.
Kerryn Kilkenny
Business Development Manager 鈥 Future Therapies
kerryn.kilkenny@auckland.ac.nzMore about Kerryn
Kerryn has been a UniServices business development manager since 2018, joining from publisher SpringerNature, where she held commercial and product management roles in New Zealand, England and Australia. With an MSc in Pharmacology and Physiology, she has an interest in drug development. Contact about: Research in infectious diseases and neuroscience.
Anisoara Nicol
Business Development Manager 鈥 Healthy Ageing
ani.nicol@auckland.ac.nzMore about Ani
Anisoara is a business development manager focusing on health, particularly healthy ageing. She has a PhD in sleep-wake cycles and circadian rhythms. Contact about: Research and consulting in ageing, including older people鈥檚 health, vision, hearing, heart health, neurodegeneration and cancer.
Stacey Strang
Business Development Manager 鈥 Mental Health and Behaviour Change
stacey.strang@auckland.ac.nzStacey has been with UniServices since 2020 and is a business development manager with a focus on mental health and behaviour change. She previously worked as a health funder and has a Master of Public Health. Contact about: Research in mental health or behaviour change.
Pau Medrano
Investment Director 鈥 Biotechnology
p.medrano@auckland.ac.nzMore about Pau
Pau is a mathematician and bioengineer by training, with a background in research and international business development. He manages the BioMedTech team, with a portfolio of 20+ companies, and is a manager of the University of 抖阴短视频Inventors' Fund. Contact about: investing in disruptive BioMed technologies.
Kimberlee Jordan
Senior Investment Manager 鈥 Pharma and Biotech
kimberlee.jordan@auckland.ac.nzKimberlee has been with UniServices since 2019. She has a PhD in Kinesiology from Penn State and was a human movement scientist for eight years before pivoting to a career in biotechnology. Contact about: Investment in biotechnologies and pharmaceuticals.
Kent Lee
Senior Investment Manager 鈥 Med Tech
kent.lee@auckland.ac.nzKent joined UniServices in 2010 and focuses on investment in medical technologies. He has been a contracts manager and a business manager for health and medicine. He holds a degree in medical biochemistry and a master鈥檚 degree in entrepreneurship. Contact about: Investing in medical technologies.
Aran Sisley
Investment Manager 鈥 Biotech and Pharma
a.sisley@auckland.ac.nzAran is an investment manager for the University of 抖阴短视频Inventors鈥 Fund. He has previously worked as a commercialisation analyst, postdoctoral scientist, project manager and sculptor. He has a PhD in ocular lens physiology and a Master of Commercialisation and Entrepreneurship. Contact about: Commercialising or investing in biotech, pharmaceuticals, agritech.