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Karen Hapgood

Karen Hapgood is publicly named by the Bionics Institute as board director. Professor Karen Hapgood is the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Research at Swinburne University of Technology, where leads Swinburne’s Research strategy and advances Swinburne’s innovative and tech-focused R&D community. Her career has combined industry experience in the USA and Australia, including 4 years of pharmaceutical R&D and manufacturing experience with Merck & Co USA,  followed by 15 years of leadership roles in the higher education sector, all based around a common thread of manufacturing and STEM and leadership. She is an experienced leader in higher education, with expertise in research, education and industry engagement.