Chair: Sequencing: Next Generation Business Models

Mr Barker is the founding Chief Executive Officer of the Queensland Facility for Advanced Bioinformatics which he joined full time in June 2007.  He is responsible for the overall management of the Facility which provides advanced bioinformatics solutions to enable the global efforts of biotechnology, research biology, drug discovery and translational medicine.  He was awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 2007 to undertake an international study on “Management Best Practice in the Delivery of Bioinformatics to Researchers.”

Mr Barker has postgraduate qualifications in science, commerce and governance.  He brings to QFAB 21 years of experience in the management of life science organisations including a number of Board positions for biotechnology companies. 

He is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a past Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and Associate Member of Chartered Secretaries Australia.  He has been actively involved as member and Chair of the Queensland Branch of Ausbiotech Ltd and has been on the organising committee for a number of specialist conferences.