Who we are
Principals and Associates
Judith Mercure, Director and CEO of Calibre Communications
Judith is an experienced market analyst, marketing strategist, corporate
communicator, project manager, trainer, and innovation workshop
facilitator.
An award-winning science and technology marketer, Judith has a Master's degree in research and technology marketing, as well as a Master's degree in the history and philosophy of science.
She has developed successful and well-received integrated corporate identity and new market development campaigns. She has also offered training programs for US, European, and Australian associations of innovation management, business incubation, and technology transfer professionals.
She has worked extensively with scientists, engineers, policy makers, technical and business managers to provide high-impact marketing strategies and campaigns for R&D and other knowledge-based organizations and technology-based companies.
Judith combines a sound grasp of operational practices and innovation tools with the latest innovation theory and practices. She is founding editor of R&D Enterprise: Asia Pacific, now Innovation: Management, Policy and Practice, a prestigious international journal on innovation and technology management (www.e-contentmanagement.com ). She is co-author, with Bruce Davies of Lawrence Berkeley National Research Laboratory and Varian Medical Systems, of the best-selling manual, Marketing scientific results and services: a toolkit.
Judith works with a network of associates based in Europe, the USA, and Australasia who can offer end-to-end innovation support, from business planning, technology assessments, intellectual asset identification, management and exploitation, and innovation management best practice theory and practice.
Region: International
Specialization: Strategic marketing, training, communications
and brand management, creativity workshops
Contact: calibre.consulting@bigpond.com
David
Muller has been in private practice for over
20 years. He was a Senior Manager in KPMG Corporate Finance prior
to becoming
a Director of his own consulting businesses since 1995 including
BDO Consulting (SA) Pty Ltd. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants and a Member of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.
David has worked with a broad range of industries including: manufacturing, information technology, food, primary production, Indigenous Communities, water, tourism, services and the arts.
David offers the following specialist services:
- Strategic and business planning
- Financial, operational and viability reviews
- Corporate Finance; Debt, Equity and Government Grants (eg COMET and AusIndustry Commercial Ready)
- Training and consulting in interpreting management accounting information for small- to medium-size enterprises
- Business profit improvement
Region: Australasia
Specialization: Financial management and corporate
finance
Contact: calibre.consulting@bigpond.com
Brett Cornwell is a Faculty member at IC2 Institute at the University
of Texas at Austin and is an instructor for three classes in the Master
of Science in Science and Technolo9gy Commercialization Program. His
courses focus on technology screening and evaluation, venture planning
and evaluation. He has led a number of international technology commercialization
benchmarking and training projects in the USA and Europe. Brett was
a program coordinators for the NASA Mid-Continent Technology Transfer
Center for ten years as served as the Deputy Director for three.
Region: North America
Specialization: Technology value assessments, Market
research
Contact: calibre.consulting@bigpond.com.
A mentor, consultant and respected business professional for knowledge
and technology based enterprises, Stephan Wellink provides business
advice covering areas such as strategic and business planning, intellectual
property management, technology transfer and corporate governance.
He has held senior positions in the public and private sector including:
- Research scientist with Unilever Australia;
- Director of Anvil Chemicals Pty Ltd, a scientific services business;
- General Manager of Bioglan, a health care / pharmaceutical company that was listed on the ASX in 1986 as part of Auspharm Pty Ltd;
- General Manager of TUNRA Ltd, the commercial arm at the University of Newcastle;
- Principal Commercial Adviser, Agribusiness at CSIRO Australia;
- Director, Research and Innovation at the University
of Technology, Sydney
(September 2001 – January 2006); - He was a foundation Director of AusBiotech Ltd (2001 – 2005), a Director of AIMedics (2001 - 2005), a medical device company focusing on Type 1 diabetes.
Region: Australasia
Specialization: Corporate government, business negotiation,
IP management and technology transfer
Contact: calibre.consulting@bigpond.com
Peter Peine is Director for International Sales
of Calibre Communication’s
publications, job tools and training courses. He has been a senior
sales and marketing executive for a range of industries in the EU
and Australasia. With an outstanding track record in account and
relationship management for knowledge- and service-based organizations,
his clients have included IBM Europe, Vulcan/Chef Australasia, and
Accoustica Systems. Peter also has extensive experience in coaching
programs to ensure the successful implementation by staff of turnkey
technology solutions.
Region: International
Specialization: Sales, Factory process implementation
Contact: calibre.consulting@bigpond.com
Karen Huebel is Liaison Manager, Calibre Communications Berlin.
She has many years experience as Chief Operating Officer of scientific
publishing companies and other knowledge organizations in Berlin,
Germany and the Hague, the Netherlands.
Region: EU
Specialization: Business adminstration
Contact: calibre.consulting@bigpond.com
