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Mr Damien Millen   AFAIM, FAICD, SA Fin

LL.M, B.Bus (Hons.), Grad. Cert. Legal Practice, GDipBiotech, GradCertBiotechInd, GCertAppFin

Mr Damien Millen
Adjunct Associate Professor
Faculty of Law
Bond University QLD 4229
Australia


Title
Adjunct Associate Professor

Department
Faculty of Law

Telephone
Office Telephone Number
Within Australia:
From overseas:

7 559 52008
+61 7 559 52008
Location
Building Level: 3
Building: Law Building
Location: Bond University
Professional Biography
Damien Millen is the CEO of pharmaBank Pty Ltd, a biotechnology development fund. His commercial experience and interest encompasses the development and implementation of corporate strategies for start-up companies. This includes project sourcing, venture capital initiation, IPO development, technology transfer and intellectual property licensing. Prior to his role with pharmaBank, Damien practiced in antitrust, company and IP law in Queensland and New South Wales in addition to serving other corporate counsel roles in Victoria and overseas. He contributes to scholarly journals and teaches and researches in areas related to the biotechnology sector.

Before joining pharmaBank in 2003, Damien was a Principal Consultant at C-Bridge Ltd, a Boston-based technology advisory firm. He facilitated domestic and international legal compliance and risk management (including corporate, contractual and trade practices issues) financial model building, analysis and budgeting, and project management and delivery of organisation initiatives in Australia and overseas. In 1999-2000 Damien was part of the Project Management Group (PMG) charged with developing and implementing Telstra's internet program, Telstra.com. Damien also practiced law at the Brisbane and Sydney offices of Blake Dawson Waldron from 1997-1999. In addition to his corporate activities Damien was a non executive director and member of Bond University Limited, 1996-1998.
Qualifications
Master of Laws - Bond University
Bachelor of Business with Honours - Edith Cowan University
Graduate Certificate in Legal Practice - UTS
Graduate Diploma in Technology Management (Biotechnology) - University of Queensland
Graduate Certificate in Biotechnology Industry - RMIT
Graduate Certificate in Applied Finance - FINSIA
Professional admission & memberships

Australian Institute of Company Directors

Financial Services Institute of Australia

Australian Institute of Management

Justice of the Peace (Qual.)(Qld)

AusBiotech Ltd

BioMelbourne Network

Other professional appointments

CEO - pharmaBank Pty Ltd

Managing Director - Biotech Equity Partners Pty Ltd