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Michelle Xu

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Senior Partnerships and Ecosystem Manager at Swinburne Innovation Studio

Greater Melbourne Area

About

Michelle Xu is Senior Partnership and Ecosystem Manager at Swinburne University of Technology, where she supports commercialization initiatives. Her background spans research science, business development, and startup co-founding, with over seven years of project management experience across academic and commercial settings. She has published 11 peer-reviewed papers in food science and material science, and has worked with clients ranging from SMEs to multinational corporations on innovation and technology commercialization.

Experience

  1. Swinburne University of TechnologySenior Partnership and Ecosystem Managercurrent2026 — present
  2. SVG Ventures | THRIVEAPAC Associate2024 — 2026Greater Melbourne Area
  3. Deakin UniversityVentures Analyst2023 — 2024
  4. ACASEProgram Delivery Manager2022 — 2023
  5. Agriculture Victoria Services Pty LtdBusiness Analyst2021 — 2023
  6. ezistreatStartup Project Manager2021 — 2022
  7. Waleta GroupCo-Founder/ Product Manager2020 — 2021Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  8. ContractorProject Manager2020
  9. CSIROProject Leader - Organizational culture change2018 — 2020
  10. CSIROBusiness Development and Commercialisation - Sustainability2019
  11. CSIROBusiness Development Manager - Agricultural System2018Melbourne, Australia
  12. CSIROBusiness Development Manager (Acting) - Dairy2016 — 2018Melbourne
  13. CSIROScientist/Project Leader2011 — 2018Melbourne, Australia
  14. CSIROResearch Project Officer2005 — 2011

Education

  1. Melbourne Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
  2. Duke University - The Fuqua School of BusinessExchange program in Master of Business Administration - MBA
  3. University of MelbourneMaster of Food Science
  4. Jiangnan UniversityBachelor of Engineering - BE, Food Science and Technology

Skills & more

Business OperationsProject ManagementProblem Solving2Entrepreneurship DevelopmentIntercultural CommunicationAnalytical Skills4FacilitationLean Startup1Stakeholder EngagementLeadershipBrand BuildingProduct Management
+12 moreBusiness PlanningTechnology CommercializationSystem ImplementationsTraining Program DesignTraining FacilitationTeam BuildingOperational PlanningBusiness Plan WritingResearch and Development (R&D)ConsultingBusiness StrategyBusiness development

Languages Chinese · English · Japanese

  • PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner Certificate in Agile Project Management — PeopleCert
  • PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner Certified — PeopleCert

From Michelle's professional profile.

Colleagues at Swinburne Innovation Studio

Abhay Seth
Director of Commercial Innovation at Swinburne Innovation Studio
Alex Hadley
Manager, Intellectual Property Commercialisation at Swinburne Innovation Studio
Anu Mavilakandy
Manager, Intellectual Property Commercialisation at Swinburne Innovation Studio
Audrey Jean Baptiste
Head of Commercial Programs and Operations, Swinburne Innovation Studio at Swinburne Innovation Studio
Audrey Jean-Baptiste
Associate Director, Programs and Operations at Swinburne Innovation Studio
Cynthia Bernard
Administration Support Officer at Swinburne Innovation Studio
Ge Li
Marketing and Communications Coordinator at Swinburne Innovation Studio
Heath Evans
Associate Director, Climate Tech Hub at Swinburne Innovation Studio

Frequently asked questions

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Michelle Xu is Senior Partnerships and Ecosystem Manager at Swinburne Innovation Studio.

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