Mr Luke Deacon

Senior Facilitator - Regional University Industry Collaboration (RUIC) Program

https://people.csiro.au/d/l/luke-deacon

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Biography

Luke is a Senior Facilitator in the Regional University Industry Collaboration (RUIC) program, funded by the Queensland Government and delivered by CSIRO. He works with Queensland SMEs and universities to foster collaborative projects that deliver mutual benefits.

Luke is also Co-Founder of Infinite Bioworks, an early-stage cellular agriculture startup. He has extensive experience leading startups, scaleup and innovation programs, as well as managing early-stage investment & commercialisation funds at UNSW & JCU.

Previously, Luke also served as a Non-Executive Director at Cicada Innovations, a deep tech incubator, and he actively coaches agtech scaleup companies through the Farmers2Founders Scaleup Programs.

Other Interests

Luke resides in Far North Queensland and is passionate about adventure, the outdoors and nature and is a keen traveller, bike rider, hiker, skier & camper.