Anita is a committed advocate for Australian health and medical research translation and commercialisation. She is a clinical trial and medtech specialist. Anita is currently Chief Innovation Officer at the Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research. Anita has previously held leadership positions with government and industry including CSIRO, NSW Health, Medtronic, and MSD. She is Principal of health innovation consultancy Innoveren Pty Ltd and board director of ARCS Australia and the Australian Clinical Trials Alliance. Anita holds a post graduate degree in clinical biochemistry. She is based in Sydney, Australia.