Melbourne, Australia: Trajan Scientific and Medical has significantly bolstered its global team, announcing four new appointments that add enviable skills and extensive experience to the organisation as it continues to grow and expand around the world.

The appointments point to a strategic migration of the global footprint for Trajan, expanding in key markets such as Asia with the appointment of Takeyoshi Ide as Sales Manager Japan. Mr Ide brings significant expertise not only in chromatography, but also the life science market.

Bridging the gap between the academic world and real life is a major focus for Trajan, as demonstrated by the appointment of Robert (Rob) Shellie as Chromatography Market Manager. Mr Shellie was Associate Professor of Chemistry at the University of Tasmania in Hobart, Australia prior to joining Trajan. With multiple achievements of international recognition Mr Shellie is well experienced at translating chromatography technologies into meaningful applications.

Trajan’s focus is on developing and commercialising technologies that enable analytical systems to be more selective, sensitive and specific for biological, environmental or food related measurements – especially those that can lead to portability, miniaturization and affordability.

The appointment of Dr Pawanbir Singh as Pathology Market Manager from medical device and life science organizations including Leica Biosystems and STEMCELL Technologies, is a tangible demonstration of the strategic importance placed on this focus. Dr Singh pursued a PhD at the Centre for Biological Engineering at Loughborough University where he worked on scale-up and process optimization of regenerative medicine based products, developing an industry investment readiness reference model for these products as part of his doctoral studies.

In other new appointment news, Dr Michelle Carr joins as Commercialization Manager based in Melbourne, Australia. Dr Carr was CEO of Telezon Limited, a technology company focussed on unique processes for polymer injection systems.

Chief Executive Officer of Trajan, Stephen Tomisich comments: “Trajan is proud to be expanding its global team with people who bring complementary experience to the table. We are serious about continuing the growth of our team around the world, all united in fulfilling our passion to develop technologies that will impact human wellbeing.”

Please find below further information about Trajan’s new appointments:

Mr Take Ide was Director of Research Sales (Sigma, Aldrich, Fulka and Supelco brands) in Sigma Aldrich Japan where he worked for almost 20 years. He has also worked for GL Science for 7 years. He has a Bachelor of Applied Chemistry from the Osaka Institute of Technology

Mr Rob Shellie He has a Bachelor of Applied Science and a PhD in analytical chemistry from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University and is the recipient of a number of highly regarded awards and prizes – including two Australian Research Council Research Fellowships, the Royal Australian Chemical Institute Robert Cattrall Medal, and the Dow Canada WesTEC Award.

Dr Pawanbir Singh holds a Master’s degree (MS) in Biological Sciences and Bioengineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India and a medical degree (MBChB).

Dr Michelle Carr holds a Bachelor of Arts, Cork Ireland; a Masters of International Business, Australia and a doctorate in International Marketing from the University of Western Australia. Described as a ‘nomad’ of international marketing, her career in strategy and marketing has harnessed her passion for getting to commercial heart of business to drive growth.

About Trajan Scientific and Medical

Trajan collaborates with academic and industry partners to develop and deliver innovative products. Together we will deliver breakthrough solutions to improve human wellbeing through biological, environmental or food related measurements.

Our focus is on developing and commercializing technologies that enable analytical systems to be more selective, sensitive and specific – especially those that can lead to portability, miniaturization and affordability.

A 17,000 m2 Ringwood site in Melbourne, Victoria, is home to Trajan’s corporate headquarters and ISO accredited manufacturing operations. With over 300 staff worldwide across Australia, Europe, USA and Asia, Trajan serves customers in over 100 countries with highly specialized consumables and components used in scientific analysis and clinical applications.