We are excited to announce Dr Tamantha Stutchbury has been appointed as the new Director of iAccelerate.

As the original General Manager of iAccelerate’s proof of concept ‘StartPad’, Tamantha has come full circle and will now take the lead for further developing the strategy for iAccelerate to build on the connection of research, education, and community.

“iAccelerate is backed by a world-class research University, I look forward to increasing the  connections of start-ups to expertise, equipment and workforce from UOW to help unlock greater potential for all members of the Illawarra Innovation Ecosystem”. “Over the past 10 years iAccelerate has positioned itself as a leader in the community and university innovation ecosystem and I look forward to working with such a dynamic team to continue to make positive impacts.” said Tamantha.

Dr Paul Di Pietro (Dean Research Knowledge Exchange and Translation ) “ We are thrilled to appoint Tam to this role. With her extensive experience in commercialisation and 20+ years of corporate knowledge gained at UOW and the networks she has formed, she is perfectly positioned to expand iAccelerate’s offering. Especially supporting entrepreneurial experiences for UOW students and researchers and supporting the translation of university inventions so they have maximum impact on industry, society and the environment. “

Tamantha can be contacted by email: [email protected] or connect with her on LinkedIn