Ross Cossins

@rosscossins

About

RossCossins is the nom-de-plume of a scientist who was born in Christchurch NewZealand and resides in Brisbane Australia with his wife and four adultchildren. He is a medical microbiologist and virologist who began his career asa researcher in New Zealand before becoming a microbiologist in publichospitals in New South Wales, Australia, rising to the position of ScientificDirector of Virology at a major teaching hospital based pathology service. In1996 he joined a biotechnology company in Brisbane focused on the developmentof infectious disease diagnostic products, becoming Vice President for NewTechnologies and R&D. In 2003 he co-founded and became CEO of a newbiotechnology company which developed technologies and products used todiagnose infectious diseases by analysis of the DNA or RNA of bacteria andviruses. More recently he is co-founder and CEO of an agriculturalbiotechnology company in Brisbane.