Starting his career at the bedside in clinical pharmacy, Adam has worked across vast aspects of the health landscape through his career, ranging from discovery and product development through to commercialisation and product life-cycle management, with a wide array of Business Development & Licensing experience, including acquisition as well as integration projects.

A ‘system approach’ has provided an appreciation for the different paths patients may take through sickness, as well as the large number of other people involved in influencing this journey, with a special interest in applying the trajectory of ‘mega-trends’ and emergent technologies to the lives of patients and their families & carers alike. With a passion for empowering convergence, Adam drives capability transformation by identifying emerging trends & collaborating with thought leaders to put local innovation on the global stage (in healthcare, technology and beyond). A key contributor to ANDHealth (Australia’s only evidence-based digital health accelerator) and Business Council of Australia’s “Innovation Nation” initiative, Adam is also guiding ex-industry partners on their impact on life quality, as well as mentoring start-ups on how to succeed in healthcare.

Adam is Head of Innovation & Strategy at Novartis Australia, responsible for shaping future innovative growth opportunities, both from internal product development pipeline and diverse fields of novel research with external partners globally.