CEO, Uniseed
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| CEO (former) | Uniseed | Startup Daily (29 Oct 2025), Startup Daily (20 May 2025), kinoxistherapeutics.com, Startup Daily (15 Nov 2023), Startup Daily (25 Mar 2022), GBS Ventures, SmartCompany |
| Chairman (former) | Kinoxis Therapeutics | kinoxistherapeutics.com |
Stories naming Dr Peter Devine. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Uniseed chief executive Peter Devine departs after two decades; Monash's Alistair Hick takes over in 2026. The piece recounts Uniseed's fund history and recent stakes in ENA Respiratory and Morse Micro rounds.
UniSuper adds a further $25 million to its backing of Uniseed, reaching $100 million in total support for the university research commercialisation fund; past cheques to quantum and biotech startups are recapped.
Australian biotech Kinoxis Therapeutics raised $14.5 million in Series B backing from Uniseed, UniSuper and others to fund Phase 2 trials of KNX100 for dementia-related agitation, including a new Australian study.
Uniseed adds Monash and a four-university NSW collaboration, lifting its third fund by $6.75 million to $56.75 million; the article recalls past portfolio sales to Novartis, Shire and Schneider Electric.
UniSuper commits $75 million to Uniseed, the research commercialisation fund owned by four universities and CSIRO, its first venture investment; past portfolio sales to Schneider Electric, RTP Co and Novartis are recalled.
GBS Ventures reports Novartis has agreed to acquire chronic-pain drug developer Spinifex Pharmaceuticals for US$200 million upfront plus milestones, recalling the company's 2005, 2008 and 2014 venture rounds and its Australian investors.
Also GBS Ventures·novartis.com·clinicalleader.com·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·anthillonline.com·@AuManufacturing·materresearch.org.au·Business News Australia
University of Queensland spin-out Q-Sera has banked $900,000 from MRCF and Uniseed to develop snake venom-based blood collection tubes; the piece also recalls Vaxxas's $15 million round.