Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago

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Hosted by UQ Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Deborah Terry AC and moderated by internationally renowned virology researcher Emeritus Professor Paul Young, this panel discussion took place at Customs House on 14 May 2025.

Panellists:
- Professor Liz Aitken: Professor of Plant Pathology at the UQ School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability.
- Dr Kym Baker: General Manager, Patheon Biologics, by Thermo Fisher Scientific.
- Professor Trent Munro: Industry Professor and Director of Innovation in Biotechnology at UQ.
- Dr Ali Alhomaidan: Senior Scientific Consultant with the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) in Saudi Arabia.

This event was part of '25 in 25' - celebrating 25 years of UQ biotech teaching, research and graduate impact.