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MiniFAB is a privately owned micro and nano fabrication company based in Melbourne, Australia. Established in 2002, MiniFAB’s business is the design, integration and manufacture of polymer micro-engineered systems for the Biotech, Health, Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Sectors.
Our unique design for manufacture approach enables for the simplified manufacturing of products using batch processing, minimal types of materials and reduced numbers of components. Our rapid turnaround development tools enable us to demonstrate and prove design concepts faster than anybody else in the industry.
MiniFAB’s nanotechnology expertise lies in the packaging and integration of micro and nano technologies into applications, such as applying nano-bio-films to a microfluidic chip and then incorporating it into a complete system for applications such as diagnostics. MiniFAB also has implemented nano-imprint lithography for the fabrication of nano-scaled structures. The company has developed numerous devices and components, including micro-chemical reactors, biosensor cartridges, bio-fluidic handling systems and connectors, and integrated active components such as valves, pumps and optical elements.
MiniFAB is located in Melbourne, Australia in a 45,000 sq.ft. facility that includes customized GMP production cleanrooms.
Our mission is to create business success for our company, our clients and our partners by developing and manufacturing real world solutions and products using micro, nano, and bio technologies.
The Board
MiniFAB has assembled an impressive Board to provide strategic direction and leadership. Coming from industry, business and academia, the MiniFAB Board draws on a depth of experience and provides a “hands-on approach” in daily operation of the company.
Mr Michael Wilkinson |
Dr Bruce Whan |
Prof Ron Lawes |
Dr Erol Harvey |
Mr Rod Spooner |
|
Manager to support the
company’s growth phase.
More Information & how to apply
at COMS 2010
Albuquerque, New Mexico
August 20 - September 2
MiniFAB (AUST) Pty Ltd
1 Dalmore Drive
Caribbean Business Park
Scoresby, Victoria 3179
Australia
Tel +61 39764 2241
Fax +61 39763 9867
Executive Team
MiniFAB's executive team is focussed on pursuing excellent results in all areas of business operations. Providing the environment and processes that allow our staff to give innovative and outstanding value to our customers.Erol Harvey, PHD
CEO Erol Erol Harvey, PhD, FTSE, CEO. Erol successfully
combined a distinguished academic career and entrepreneurial spirit. With a PhD in Plasma and Laser Physics from Monash University he spent time in Oxford, UK before returning to Australia in 1999 to become Professor of Microtechnology at Swinburne University. His team was the seed for the subsequently formed CRC for MicroTechnology, a Au$75M vehicle that brought together Australian academia and industry, attracting such names as Cochlear Ltd, Robert Bosch Australia, Cook Medical, Motorola, MasterFoods, Alcatel and the Australian Institute of Sports. In 2003 together with Michael Wilkinson, he founded MiniFAB. A founding Director of the Australian Nano Business Forum (ANBF), in 2006 Erol was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE).
Jason Hayes, PHD
Operations ManagerJason Hayes, PhD, QC and Operations Manager. Jason is formally trained as an
applied physicist at Hull University, UK. Upon completing his PhD, he started his industrial career at Exitech Ltd in the UK where his primary responsibility was customization of laser micromachining systems, working closely with clients to create integrated research and production systems. In 1999 he moved to Australia, where he continued his work in microtechnology at the Industrial Research Institute Swinburne, within Swinburne University of Technology. He was instrumental in growing the microtechnology team from 3 people and 1 research tool to over 30 people and a dedicated clean room R+D facility with a full suite of development and low volume production tools. In 2003, an offer to become employee No. 1 at MiniFAB was irresistible. Here, as well as being directly involved in technology development, he has been instrumental in building the operational infrastructure of MiniFAB and establishing an ISO13485:2003-certified quality system.Andrew Campitelli, PHD
Manager DiagnosticsAndrew Campitelli, PhD, Manager; Diagnostics. Andrew completed his
undergraduate and PhD studies in Electronic Engineering at RMIT in Melbourne specializing in biosensors and worked as a post-doctoral fellow at CNRS in Besançon, France later establishing and managing the biosensor group at IMEC, Belgium. He authored the NEXUS Association Technology Roadmap for Point-of-Care Diagnostics and in 2004 returned to Australia to join MiniFAB after a short time with the Victorian State Government. At MiniFAB Andrew uses his extensive expertise in biotechnology and microfluidic diagnostics to assist clients in creating structured product development plans and product roadmaps. A well-known expert in diagnostics, Andrew is a frequent invited speaker at international conferences and serves on a number of review boards in industry and academia as well as on the steering committee of the SmartHEALTH project within the European Research Framework VI. Bas Garst, MEng
Production Manager Bas Garst, MEng, Production Manager. At MiniFAB Bas has responsibility for the
ISO13485:2003 certified manufacturing of medical devices and components. Trained in The Netherlands in mechanical engineering with a product design focus, his Masters of Engineering research was with the CRC for MicroTechnology at Swinburne University of Technology in Australia. His research focused on manufacturing and integration technologies for polymer microengineered devices, a knowledge and skill base that he uses extensively at MiniFAB. Our cleanrooms contain manufacturing facilities that Bas has established and manages and incorporate technologies such as laser ablation, micro-injection moulding, gold deposition, assembly and packaging. As Production Manager, Bas works with clients to develop and implement strategies for the transfer of Proof-of-Principle devices to pilot production level suitable for clinical trials and then through to volume manufacture.