Person

Weiss, Anthony Steven

AM FTSE FRACI

Occupation
Biochemist

Summary

Tony Weiss is a biochemist recognised as a world leader in research on tropoelastin and elastin. His research led to the invention of a polymer biomaterial used as synthetic skin in the treatment of arterial and other wounds. Weiss founded the company Elastagen which was highly successful in the commercialisation of this material. His laboratory also works on the development of 3D human tissue components. He holds numerous patents and founded other companies for the commercialisation of discoveries made in the course of his research. Since 2015 Weiss has held the McCaughey Chair in Biochemistry at the University of Sydney.

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Chronology

1991 - 1994
Career position - Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering New South Wales Representative, Australian Society for Biochemical and Molecular Biology
1999
Award - David Syme Research Prize, University of Melbourne
2001 - 2003
Career position - Chair and Founder, International S-Star Bioinformatics Teaching Alliance
2002 -
Career position - Chair, Institutional Biosaftey Committee, University of Sydney
2002 - 2015
Career position - Professor of Molecular Biotechnology, University of Sydney
2005 - 2008
Career position - Member, Australian Biotechnology Advisory Council
2007 -
Career position - Professor, Bosch Institute, University of Sydney
2007 - 2008
Career position - Member, OECD Steering Group on the Bioeconomy to 2030
2008 -
Career position - Scientific Founder and Advisor, Elastagen Pty Ltd
2009
Career position - Chair, Gordon Research Conference on Elastin and the Elastic Fiber, U.S.A.
2010 -
Career position - Chair, College of Experts on Biological Sciences, Australian Research Council
2010 - 2012
Career position - Member, National Enabling Technologies Strategy Stakeholder Advisory Council
2010 - 2015
Career position - Honorary Professor, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
2013 -
Career event - Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
2013 -
Career position - Member, Royal Society of Chemistry
2013 -
Career position - Member, Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
2013
Award - Barry Preston Award, Matrix Biology Society of Australia and New Zealand
2013 - 2017
Career position - President Matrix Biology Society of Australia and New Zealand
2014
Award - Research Excellence Award, Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
2014
Award - Entrepreneurship Award, Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists
2014
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
2015 -
Career position - Leader, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Node, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney
2015 -
Career position - McCaughey Chair in Biochemistry and Molecular Technology, University of Sydney
2015
Award - Applied Research Award, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
2015
Award - Innovator of Influence Award, Australian Science and Innovation Forum
2015
Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI)
2016 -
Career position - Governing Board Member, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society
2016 -
Award - Fellow, International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering
2017 -
Award - Fellow, Royal Society of New South Wales
2017
Career position - Member, Assigners Academy, National Health and Medical Research Council
2018
Award - Eureka Prize for innovation in medical research, Australian Museum
2018
Award - Prize for Leadership in Innovation, New South Wales Premier's Prizes in Science
2018
Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - For significant service to science in the field of biotechnology, as an academic, researcher, author and mentor, and through executive roles in scientific institutions
2019 -
Career position - President, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society
2019
Award - Clunies Ross Knowledge Commercialisation Award, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
2021
Award - Prime Minister's Prize for Innovation
2021
Award - Weickhardt Medal for Distinguished Contribution to Economic Advancement, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
2024
Award - Lemberg Medal and Oration, Australian Society for Biochemical and Molecular Biology
2024
Award - Ian Wark Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science

Published resources

Journal Articles

  • Anon, 'Prime Minister's Prize for Innovation [awarded toTony Weiss]', Australian biochemist, 52 (3) (2021), 14. Details
  • Anon, 'ASBMB medallist and awardee profiles', Australian biochemist, 55 (1) (2024), 32-7. Details
  • Glanz, David, 'Skin in the game [interview with Tony Weiss]', Impact: magazine of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, 209 (2019), 24-5, 27. https://www.atse.org.au/what-we-do/strategic-advice/impact-209/. Details

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Created: 1 February 2022, Last modified: 15 June 2022

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