Melissa Ryan

Director – Incubation & Entrepreneurship, Macquarie University

Melissa Ryan is Director of Incubation and Entrepreneurship at Macquarie University, leading two incubators including a DeepTech hub for MedTech and BioTech. With 14+ years in university innovation, she’s supported 500+ startups, scaleups and research lead spinouts. Previously, she helped build UOW’s iAccelerate, securing $16.5M in funding. Melissa brings a strong industry background in strategy and product development, driving impactful commercialisation outcomes. Under her leadership, Macquarie startups have raised $88M+, created 194+ jobs, and filed 87 IP applications.

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