We are a team on a mission to revolutionize diagnostics

Meet our Team

We are a team of over 50 based in Melbourne and San Diego
Dr Chris Roberts AO
Non-Executive Chairperson

With 40 years of experience in the international MedTech industry, Chris is regarded by many as a leader in the field. His expertise spans across commercializing medical technology in the US market, scaling medical device companies, and creating category leaders globally. He has held leadership positions at two Australian MedTech companies, Cochlear and ResMed, which during his tenure, expanded globally, and revolutionized the hearing and sleep apnoea markets respectively.

Peter Vranes
Co-Founder & CEO

Peter is a chemical engineer and serial entrepreneur. The CEO & Co-Founder of Nutromics, he is passionate about creating a better healthcare system to save lives.

Hitesh Mehta
Co-Founder & COO

Hitesh is a corporate consultant turned entrepreneur. The COO and Co-Founder of Nutromics , he has over a decade of experience in healthcare consulting. His vision is to make healthcare more accessible and inclusive globally.

Agim Beshiri, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer

Agim is a leading industry expert in internal medicine, hematology, general cardiology, and laboratory medicine. He  has a vision to make diagnosis and treatment more inclusive.

Rowan Wilkie
Chief Financial Officer

Rowan is a globally experienced CFO with digital health, private equity, public markets, and operational experience. He is passionate about the convergence of innovative technology's human, clinical and financial benefits.

Rosie Stramandinoli
Head of Intellectual Property 

Rosie is a qualified patent attorney. She has been ranked in the Top 250 Women in IP globally. She is passionate about creating opportunities for women in STEMM.

Garry Chambers
Head of Manufacturing & Acting VP R&D

Garry is a biosensor industry veteran. He is the co-founder of Universal Biosensors and has developed manufacturing systems for global healthcare companies. He is passionate about creating ingenious solutions that will modernize healthcare.

Rob Batchelor
Head of Biosensors

Rob is a world expert in aptamers, assays, and instrument development. He is passionate about translating research to create innovative technologies.

Daphne Grohmann
‍Head of People & Culture

Daphne is a globally experienced business partner with 14+ years of experience across employee lifecycle, leadership support, and change management. She is passionate about creating a workplace that allows people to be their best.

Meet our Biosensor Advisory Board

We’re guided by the world-leaders in DNA-based biosensing
Prof. Kevin Plaxco
University of California, Santa Barbara

Kevin Plaxco is a Professor at UC Santa Barbara and the inventor of Nutromics’ DNA-based sensor technology. He has co-authored more than 230 papers and a dozen patents on protein folding, protein dynamics, and folding-based sensors and is recognized by Thomson Reuters as one of the most highly cited chemists of the prior decade.

Prof. Milan Stojanovic
Columbia University

Milan Stojanovic is a Professor at Columbia University with positions in the Departments of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, and Systems Biology. He is an organic chemist who made important contributions to optimizing new functions in oligonucleotides.

Prof. Netz Arroyo-Curras 
Johns Hopkins University*

Netzahualcoyotl Arroyo, also known as Netz, is an Assistant Professor in Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He leads a multidisciplinary research group focused on the development of biosensing technologies for real-time molecular monitoring in biological systems.

*Participation by Netz ARROYO as an advisor to Nutromics Corp. and its affiliates does not constitute or imply endorsement of Nutromics Corp. by Johns Hopkins University

Prof. Yi Xiao
North Carolina State University

Yi Xiao is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at North Carolina University. Her research is focused on the development of new methods to accelerate the isolation and characterization of high-quality aptamers. Dr Xiao has published 90 peer-reviewed papers and received 12 issued patents with more than 13,000 citations.

Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
University of New South Wales 

Justin Gooding is a Scientia Professor at the University of New South Wales and the Chief Scientific Officer at Nutromics. He has published over 460 research papers and authored 14 patents. Gooding is known internationally for his work on surface modification, biosensors, developing functional nanomaterials, cell-based diagnostic devices and electroanalysis.

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Prof. Yi Xiao
North Carolina State University

Yi Xiao is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at North Carolina University. Her research is focused on the development of new methods to accelerate the isolation and characterization of high-quality aptamers. Dr Xiao has published 90 peer-reviewed papers and received 12 issued patents with more than 13,000 citations.

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Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
University of New South Wales

Justin Gooding is a Scientia Professor at the University of New South Wales and the Chief Scientific Officer at Nutromics. Dr Gooding received his PhD from the University of Oxford. He has published over 460 research papers and authored 14 patents. Gooding is known internationally for his work on surface modification, biosensors, developing functional nanomaterials, cell-based diagnostic devices and electroanalysis

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Peter Vranes
Co-Founder & CEO

Chemical engineer and serial entrepreneur, Peter Vranes is the co-founder and CEO of Nutromics. He is passionate about creating a better healthcare system to save lives.

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Prof. Kevin Plaxco
University of California, Santa Barbara

Kevin Plaxco is a Professor at UC Santa Barbara and the inventor of Nutromics’ DNA-based sensor technology. Dr Plaxco received his PhD from Caltech and performed postdoctoral studies at Oxford and the University of Washington. He has co-authored more than 230 papers and a dozen patents on protein folding, protein dynamics, and folding-based sensors and is recognized by Thomson Reuters as one of the most highly cited chemists of the prior decade.

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Prof. Milan Stojanovic
Columbia University 

Milan Stojanovic is a Professor at Columbia University with positions in the Departments of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, and Systems Biology. Dr Stojanovic received his PhD in organic chemistry from Harvard University. He is an organic chemist who made important contributions to optimizing new functions in oligonucleotides.  

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