Mark Kendall (engineer)

Mark Kendall
Born (1972-04-16) 16 April 1972
Nationality Australian
Occupation Biomedical engineer
Employer Australian National University

Mark Kendall (born 1972) is an Australian biomedical engineer and innovator. He is an Entrepreneurial Professor of the Australian National University. His field of research is the delivery of immunotherapeutics to the skin without the use of a needle or syringe.[1]

Biography

Kendall was born in 1972.[1] He graduated from University of Queensland,[2] where he began his engineering studies in 1990.[3] In 1998, he started working as a University Research Lecturer in Engineering Science at the University of Oxford.[1][2][4] He returned to Brisbane in 2006 and became a researcher at the University of Queensland's Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN).[3][1] In 2011, he co-founded the development company Vaxxas with an investor syndicate. The company's technology, called Nanopatch, is intended to serve as a needle-free vaccine delivery device.[3][2][4] In 2011, Kendall and his AIBN team received the Australian Research Council Eureka Prize for Excellence in Research by an Interdisciplinary Team.[4][5] In 2012, he was awarded the Rolex Awards for Enterprise for his "pioneering efforts to expand knowledge and improve human life".[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Mark Kendall: Profile". Rolex Awards for Enterprise. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Scott, Leisa (30 November 2013). "Professor Mark Kendall, 41, biomedical engineer/inventor". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "11. Professor Mark Kendall: Team Brisbane". Brisbane Times. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Researchers: Professor Mark Kendall". Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  5. "The Australian Museum Eureka Prize Winners for 2011". The Australian. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
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