PhD (Microbiology) from The University of Wales

Dr Richard Allman has over 30 years of scientific research leadership and innovation with a clear focus on commercialisation. He has wide experience in research leadership, innovation management, and intellectual property strategy, covering oncology, diagnostics, and product development.

Previously Chief Scientific Officer at Genetic Technologies Limited (ASX: GTG). Recent successes include the strategic design and management of a second generation breast cancer risk assessment test from concept to commercial launch and a similar test for colorectal cancer. These tests have now been NATA accredited and comprise the first commercially available polygenic risk tests in Australia.

More recently he has supervised the underlying R&D, translation, regulatory approval, patent filing and commercial launch of a Covid-19 disease severity test within a 12-month period. This strategy has been utilised to expedite a product development pipeline covering 6 major cancers, cardiovascular disease and type-2 diabetes which were commercially launched in March 2022.

Dr Allman is not considered to be an independent director by virtue of his proposed executive position within the Company.