Anthony Steven Weiss is an Australian university researcher, company founder, and entrepreneur. He holds the

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Chair in

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at the

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and heads the

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Node in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, and is Professor of

and Molecular

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, a position he secured through his former supervisor Prof. Gerry Wake of the same department. His discoveries include human elastic materials that accelerate the healing and repair of

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, skin, and 3D human tissue components. He is a fellow of the

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and serves on the editorial boards of academic journals

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''Biomaterials Science and Engineering'', ''Applied Materials Today'' (

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), ''Biomaterials'', ''Biomedical Materials'', ''BioNanoScience'' (

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) and ''Tissue Engineering'' (

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). He is a biotechnology company founder, promoter of national and international technology development, and has received national and international awards, including the

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Early life and education

Anthony Weiss was born in Sydney, Australia and received his PhD from the

working with a department head Prof Gerry Wake who secured his position. He was elected a Fellow of the

Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences is an academy to promote health and medical sciences in Australia. It was established in June 2014. It cites "The Academy will serve the three purposes identified as of high priority in the 2 ...

in 2024 and was a Fulbright Scholar at

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and NIH Fogarty International Fellow. He is a

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, Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, Fellow of the Royal Society of NSW,

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and

Chartered Chemist Chartered Chemist (CChem) is a chartered status awarded by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in the United Kingdom, the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) in Australia, by the Ministry of Education in Italy, the Institute of Chemistr ...

, Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Fellow of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (FTERM)
and

Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering In April 1992, the constituent biomaterials societies of the World Biomaterials Congress, now the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering (IUSBSE) experienced the need to recognize all their members who had a sta ...

. He was elected a Fellow of the

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in 2025.

Awards

* Eureka Prize for Innovation in Medical Research, * Clunies Ross Award * NSW Premier's Prize for Science & Engineering Leadership in Innovation * Innovator of Influence Applied Research Medal given by the

Royal Australian Chemical Institute The Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) is both the qualifying body in Australia for professional chemists and a learned society promoting the science and practice of chemistry in all its branches. The RACI hosts conferences, seminars and ...

* Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists & Molecular Biologists Entrepreneurship Award, * Australasian Society for Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering Research Excellence Award, and

Fulbright Scholar The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States cultural exchange programs with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the peopl ...

. * 2021 Prime Minister's Prize for Innovation. * 2024 Ian Wark Medal and Lecture from the Australian Academy of Science * 2024

Lemberg Medal The Lemberg Medal, named after Max Rudolf Lemberg, the first president of the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), is awarded annually to a scientist who has been a member for five or more years and who has "demonstr ...

and Oration, Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology He was President of th
Matrix Biology Society of Australia and New Zealand
elected as Chair Asia-Pacific and the Governing Board of

Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society is an international learned society dedicated to tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Background Regenerative medicine involves processes of replacing, engineering or ...

and then elected as global President of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Weiss, Anthony S. Academic staff of the University of Sydney Fellows of the Australian Institute of Company Directors Fellows of the Royal Society of Chemistry Australian academic journal editors Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering Members of the Order of Australia University of Sydney alumni