Alan Trounson, PhD

Alan Trounson is Emeritus Professor Monash University and Distinguished Scientist, Hudson Institute for Medical Research. He is the past President of the Californian Institute for Regenerative Medicine (2007-2014), the Californian state’s $3 billion stem cell agency driving research in stem cell biology and facilitating the translation of stem cell discoveries into clinical therapies. He was a pioneer of human in vitro fertilisation (IVF) (1977-1996), introducing fertility drugs for controlling ovulation, embryo freezing techniques, egg and embryo donation methods, early sperm microinjection methods, initiated embryo biopsy, developing in vitro oocyte maturation methods and the vitrification of eggs and embryos. He is presently the founding CEO/ President of the start-up company Cartherics Pty Ltd. (cartherics.com.au), developing a range of allogeneic (off-the-shelf) immune cell products for the treatment of cancer.