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Denise Burtenshaw

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Program Manager: HealthTech at Cicada Innovations

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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About

Focuses on bridging research and industry to help deep-tech ventures scale. Brings over eight years of experience in molecular diagnostics and laboratory management, and holds a PhD in Point-of-Care Diagnostics for Cardiovascular Disease.

Experience

  1. Cicada InnovationsProject Manager - Deep Techcurrent2025 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
  2. Cicada InnovationsProgram Manager - Health Tech2024 — 2025Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  3. ELDA biotechBusiness Development & Operations Managercurrent2023 — present
  4. ELDA biotechProject Manager2022 — 2023
  5. Enfer MedicalLaboratory Manager2020 — 2022Naas, County Kildare, Ireland
  6. Enfer MedicalCOVID-19 PCR Laboratory Supervisor2020
  7. Enfer MedicalCOVID-19 PCR Analyst2020
  8. Dublin City UniversityPHD Candidate2016 — 2021Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Laboratory
  9. GlanbiaQA Technician2016 — 2020
  10. GlanbiaChemistry Laboratory Technician2015 — 2016Drogheda, Co.Louth
  11. GlanbiaMicrobiology Laboratory Technician2014 — 2015Drogheda, Co.Louth
  12. Dublin City UniversityFinal Year Research Student2015Vascular Biology & Therapeutics Laboratory

Skills & more

Digital Health1Medical Technology1Startups1Technological InnovationProject ManagementStudent SupervisionAnimal ModelsScientific PapersEmerging TrendsStrategic ThinkingCustomer InteractionExosome characterisation
+12 moreProcess AutomationTeam ManagementStem Cell DifferentiationEmbryonic Stem CellsExosome isolationCardiovascular DiseaseMolecular DiagnosticsTroubleshootingLeadershipOrganization SkillsCommunicationTeamwork

Languages English · Spanish

  • CRM Certification — monday.com
  • GridION Advanced Training Nanopore — Oxford Nanopore Technologies
  • Introduction to Data Analysis — Oxford Nanopore Technologies
  • Seegene Nimbus, CFX96™ System and Troubleshooting Training. — ACCUSCIENCE
  • Instructor Skills for the Food Industry — SQT Training Ltd
  • TACCP & VACCP, Food Defence, Biovigilance & Bioterrorism One Day — SQT Training Ltd
  • Food Standards Auditing — SQT Training Ltd
  • BRC Global Food Safety Standards — SQT Training Ltd
  • From swab to server: Testing, sequencing and sharing during a pandemic — FutureLearn
  • Pathogen Genomics: A new era in global health surveillance and strategy — FutureLearn

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Who is Denise Burtenshaw?
Focuses on bridging research and industry to help deep-tech ventures scale. Brings over eight years of experience in molecular diagnostics and laboratory management, and holds a PhD in Point-of-Care Diagnostics for Cardiovascular Disease.
Where does Denise Burtenshaw work?
Denise Burtenshaw is Program Manager: HealthTech at Cicada Innovations.
Where did Denise Burtenshaw go to school?
Denise Burtenshaw studied at QUT (Queensland University of Technology) (The Bridge Program); Dublin City University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Life sciences); Dublin City University (Bachelor of Science (BSc.), Genetics and Cell Biology).

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