Kiara Bechta-Metti, who previously led commercialisation efforts at Australian government-owned scientific research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), will join Adelaide University this month.
Bechta-Metti will step up to her new position of director at University of Adelaide Enterprise, the institution’s tech transfer office that was formed earlier this year, on April 18.
She worked at CSIRO for approximately a decade between 2005 and 2014, first serving as commercialisation manager before becoming director responsible for licensing and tech transfer of food, nutrition, bioproducts and biosensors research.
Bechta-Metti’s contract at Adelaide Enterprise is for an initial period of five years. Her new job will include responsibilities such as attracting seed funding for spinouts.
Bechta-Metti said: “With innovation being such a key platform for both federal and state government agendas, this is a tremendously exciting time to be joining Adelaide University, which is widely recognised as an Australian leader in research.
“I have a real passion for both science and business, and for finding opportunities to bring the two together. I look forward to generating real impact for the local economy and the University through the knowledge transfer activities of Adelaide Enterprise.”
– Photo of Kiara Bechta-Metti courtesy of LinkedIn
