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Laura Navone CV

1 / Professional Experience
  • Associate Professor VC Principal Research Fellow | RMIT 2026

  • R&D Director | Eden Brew 2022-2025

  • Group Leader Synthetic Biology & Industrial Biotech | Queensland University of Technology 2019- 2022

  • Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Queensland University of Technology 2016- 2019

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow | The University of Queensland 2014- 2016

2 / Education & Professional Development
  • PhD in Biological Sciences | National University of Rosario Argentina 2014  

  • Graduate Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD)| 2025

  • BSc-MSc in Biotechnology | National University of Rosario Argentina 2009

3 / Awards & Affiliations
  • Superstar of STEM Science & Technology Australia

  • Alumnae Homeward Bound Team HB6 Global Leadership Program

  • Finalist Future Focussed Business Achiever Women in Technology (WiT) Awards| 2025

  • Associate Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology

  • Honorary Industry Fellow, Queensland University of Technology. 

4 / Research Outputs
  • 25+ peer-reviewed high impact publications. See full list of publications at Googe Scholar.

5 / Translation Milestones
  • Translation ouputs include securing international patents, leading technical data strategy for a novel food FSANZ regulatory submission, and experience with the Australian R&D Tax Incentive. 

6 / Public Engagement
  • Invited panellist and speaker at national platforms including Woodford Festival Synthetic biology and World Science Festival, alongside Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, Prof Ian Lowe and Costa Georgiadis. 

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