Ross Cossins

Ross Cossins is the nom-de-plume of a scientist who was born in Christchurch New Zealand and resides in Brisbane Australia with his wife and four adult children. He is a medical microbiologist and virologist who began his career as a researcher in New Zealand before becoming a microbiologist in public hospitals in New South Wales, Australia, rising to the position of Scientific Director of Virology at a major teaching hospital based pathology service. In 1996 he joined a biotechnology company in Brisbane focused on the development of infectious disease diagnostic products, becoming Vice President for New Technologies and R&D. In 2003 he co-founded and became CEO of a new biotechnology company which developed technologies and products used to diagnose infectious diseases by analysis of the DNA or RNA of bacteria and viruses. More recently he is co-founder and CEO of an agricultural biotechnology company in Brisbane.