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Dr Peter Farrell has spent more than 20 years developing and commercialising medical products in the USA, Europe, Japan and Australia. He is widely recognised as a leader in the fields of engineering, biomedicine and entrepreneurship, and was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2004 for his services to biomedicalresearch and engineering. In 2005, Peter was named the US Entrepreneur of the Year for Health Sciences.
Peter began his commercial career with Baxter Healthcare Inc in Japan as Director and Vice President of Research and Development, then as Managing Director of the Baxter Center for Medical Research. He left Baxter in 1989 to establish ResMed Inc., a company that develops treatments for sleep-disordered breathing and respiratory failure. Peter is currently founding Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ResMed Inc. Since its initial public offering in 1995, ResMed has achieved 40 consecutive quarters of record year-on-year growth in revenue and profits.
Peter also serves on the Executive Councils of Harvard Medical School and the University of California at San Diego, and is visiting Professor at the University of Sydney. Peter has written more than 150 papers covering a broad range of topics from engineering applications in medicine to focussing technology to meet business objectives. | 