Experience

NeuClone

• Australia
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder and CEO

  • Feb 2007 - Present

  Founder, CEO.



ACYTE Biotech

• Australia
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-founder/Scientific Director

  • Dec 2001 - Feb 2007

  As Scientific Director Dr Sunstrom developed gene expression systems for the production of biopharmaceutical products in CHO cells. As Executive Director she was involved in setting strategic direction, developing research initiatives and practices; writing company documents including investment & business plans.



UNSW

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Professor (Adjunct)

  • Jan 2000 - Jan 2007

  School of Biotechnology and Molecular Sciences



Bioengineering Center, UNSW

• Deputy Director

  • Jan 1999 - Jun 2001

  Supervision of University-operated facility for recombinant-protein production; Dr Sunstrom was member of the steering committee for the GMP production of a lead therapeutic monoclonal antibody used in clinical trials involving colon cancer patients in collaboration with the Garvan Institute and St Vincent’s Hospital; project managed the commercial production of proteins using mammalian and bacterial expression systems.



Cooperative Research Center for Biopharmaceutical Research

• Deputy Director

  • Jan 1998 - Jun 2000

  Research undertaken by the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Biopharmaceutical Research included areas such as genetic engineering, biotechnology, physiology., pharmacology, clinical trial, molecular modelling, structural analysis and drug development. Responsibilities included recruitment of scientific staff to individual projects/contracts; Project management of internal alliances for protein production and early stage cell line development;