Rodrigo Valencia

The University of Melbourne, founded in 1853, is a world-renowned institution located in Parkville, Australia. The university is a leader in education, teaching, and research, offering a wide range of coursework and research programs.

Part of Merck & Co., Inc., Amrad Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd. develops pharmaceutical products. The company is based in Kew, Australia. Amrad Pharmaceuticals was acquired by Merck & Co., Inc. from CSL Innovation Pty Ltd. on September 05, 2000 for $11.98 million.

Monash University operates as a public research university. It specializes in higher education, global engagement, postgraduate courses, undergraduate study, and PhD research. The company was founded on March 1961 and is headquartered in Clayton, Australia.

Syngene Ltd. holds licenses for the use of synthetic genetic molecules and their application as gene diagnostics or as antisense pharmaceuticals. The private company is based in Toorak, Australia.

ES Cell International Pte Ltd. develops human embroyonic stem cell technologies for research and commercial applications. It develops an array of intellectual property in the fields of drug discovery, diagnostics, and therapeutics based on stem cell technology. The company was founded by Ariff Bongso, Robert Klupacs, Martin F. Pera, Reubinoff Benjamin and Alan Osborne Trounson in 2000 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Bionics Institute is an independent medical research institute, affiliated with the University of Melbourne, undertaking medical bionics research and It focus particularly on neural prostheses. The company was founded by Graeme Clark on August 29,1984 and is headquartered in East Melbourne, Australia.