Our team
Dr Patrick Silvey
Founder
Phone: 07-3899-5223 or 0402-308-922
MBA (University Medal), Queensland University of Technology
PhD (Molecular Biology), The University of Queensland
BSc (Hons), The University of Queensland
Before establishing VenturePro in 2005 Patrick was a Director, Corporate Finance at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Brisbane where he managed the Life Sciences practice and was a member of the national technology practice and the Global Life Sciences Thought Leadership panel.
He has 20 years experience in scientific research and project finance including positions with The University of Queensland, business angel groups in Brisbane and San Francisco, and the Queensland Government Trade Office in California. Patrick was awarded a University Medal from QUT in 2001 as the MBA graduate with the highest overall GPA of 6.7 (major in entrepreneurship and new venture finance).
Dr Lavinia Proctor
Associate Director
PhD (Immunopharmacology), The University of Queensland
BSc (Hons), The University of Queensland
Lavinia has held executive and senior management roles in unlisted Australian biotechnology companies, Replikun Biotech Pty. Ltd. and Promics Limited. In these roles, Lavinia has been responsible for intellectual property management, in-licensing activities, pre-clinical product development campaigns and co-ordinating relationships with contract research organizations, granting bodies and regulatory authorities. She has secured and managed several state and federal government grants. She has co-authored fourteen peer-reviewed international publications and is currently undertaking a law degree (LLB).
Dr Kymberley Vickery
Associate Director, Principal of Scientific Intellectual Property Consulting
Master of Industrial Property
PhD (Chemistry), Macquarie University
BSc (Hons), University of Sydney
Kymberley is a Registered Patent and Trade Mark Attorney and she was most recently employed as the Executive Officer and IP Manager at Nanomics Biosystems Pty Ltd and Business Development Manager at the Centre Nanotechnology & Biomaterials, University of Queensland.
Jan Massey
Associate Director
Master of Administration (Public Policy), Griffith University
BA (Hons) (Government), The University of Queensland
Jan has more than 20 years experience in national and international strategic research management. She is a past president of the Australasian Research Management Society and a current member of the International Committee of the Society. She was previously the Director of the Office of Research at The University of Queensland and is an Associate Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management. Jan is a member of the Queensland - Smithsonian Association, and the Australasian Association for Institutional Research. Jan has undertaken research reviews of universities throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Dr Anna Silvey
Founder
Phone: 07-3899-5223
PhD, (Medical and Public Health Microbiology), The University of Queensland
BSc (Hons), The University of Queensland
Anna is a founder of VenturePro. Anna was previously the Infection Control Scientific Co-ordinator at the Princess Alexandra Hospital (1997-2005) in Brisbane.
Dr Bill Silvey
Phone: 07-3899-5223
Grad Dip Teaching, Queensland University of Technology
PhD, Soil Chemistry, Florida
Grad Dip Trop Agric, Trinidad & Florida
BSc, London
Bill was previously the Program Manager for the Queensland Government Smart State Innovation Funds. Bill played a pivotal role in operating the Smart State Research Facilities Fund, the Queensland CRC Development funds and advisory program, the Queensland-linked ARC Centres of Excellence and in securing the $200M Smart State Innovation Fund to support Queensland’s R&D and innovation programs.
In 2005 Bill was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce (FRSA), a prestigious 250 year-old international institution based in London for his role in fostering innovation in Australia and overseas.
For the past 16 years Bill has had several roles within Queensland Government. He has worked with Department of Primary Industries and the Environmental Protection Agency.