Halcyon Bioconsulting
Halcyon Bioconsulting is based in Auckland, New Zealand, and has an extensive network of contacts and clients in the Australasian Biotechnology Industry. The company provides services around New Zealand and Australia, and has a global network of contacts in the biotechnology industry.
Services
Business strategy development
Review and assess a companies science and technical capabilities
Scientific advice and planning
Company change management
Intellectual property management
Due diligence
Project management
Strategic management
Management of company operations
Project and organisation reviewing
Industry Expertise
Plant biotechnology: In particular the forage plant and forestry biotechnology industries. Halcyon Bioconsulting staff have key industry knowledge and are inventors on numerous patent applications in these indutries.
Animal biotechnology: In particular ruminant livestock production, lactation and reproduction. Staff have extensive experience in ruminant farm systems.
Industrial biotechnolgy: In particular recombinant enzyme production and commercialisation, and large scale protein purification.
Biomedical research: In particular cytokine hormone signalling, transcription regulation, and cell signalling.
Scientific and Technical Expertise
- Molecular Biology and Recombinant DNA technology
- Bioinformatics
- Recombinant protein expression
- Protein purification
- Biochemistry
Background
Dr Demmer has a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Otago and an agricultural science (B.Ag.Sci.(hons)) degree from Lincoln College, University of Canterbury.
Dr Demmer has worked with New Zealand, Australian, US and European based biotechnology companies, and has a vast network of contacts in academia and the biotechnology industry throughout Australasia. He has published over 20 scientific papers and is an inventor on more than 20 patent applications.