Livac Team

Our Team

Our vision is to minimise the invasiveness of surgery requiring liver retraction, and to contribute meaningfully to technical innovations in this field. The LiVac team is a group of highly skilled specialists all bringing to the table vital expertise, including management, commercialization, legal and production knowledge.

Dr Philip Gan

Founding Director and Chief Medical Officer

Dr Philip Gan is the Chief Medical Officer and founding director of Livac Pty Ltd.

Dr Gan gained his medical degree through the University of Melbourne in 1991 and became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2001. Dr Gan is a consultant general surgeon at the St John of God and Southwest Healthcare Hospitals, Warrnambool.

His area of interest is in minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery, including laparoscopic colorectal resections, hernia repairs, cholecystectomy, bariatric surgery, fundoplication and splenectomy (largest 2.6kg).

Dr Gan has been performing single port cholecystectomies since 2012. His aim in reducing the number of incisions required in laparoscopic surgery was a key driver in developing the LiVac Retractor.

Jonathan Gan

Board Member

Jonathan has more than 20 years experience in the finance industry, and is the Founder and Managing Director of Bluehive Financial Services.

He has strong expertise across all financial areas, and is highly recognised in the industry having received numerous accolades and awards from Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA), Australian Finance Group (AFG) and Australian Mortgage Awards (AMA).

Jonathan holds a Bachelor of Business (Accountancy) from RMIT University and a Diploma in Financial Services (Finance/Mortgage Broking). Jonathan also completed his REIV Estate Agents Representative Certificate and is able to assist his clients as a buyer’s advocate.

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Chris Ozga

Commercial Operations Manager

An enthusiast of novel medical technologies, Chris provides the cross-functional expertise in operations, market insights, business development and regulatory affairs essential for commercialisation success.

With a background in medical laboratory science and diagnostic pathology and extensive networks among the medical device and diagnostics community, Chris can draw from a wide range of experience in the Asia Pacific region to bring global opportunities to market.

Chris holds a Bachelor of Science, Graduate Certificates in Management and Applied Finance and a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.

Dr Paul Warden-Hutton

Patent Attorney

Paul holds a B.Biomed.Sc. majoring in Chemistry and Biochemistry. His B.Biomed.Sci.(Hons) year was his introduction to applied research and he continued his research in the completion of a Ph.D. in Biophysics in which he performed spectroscopic, computational and informatic studies of the prion protein.

In 2003, Paul started in the Intellectual Property Profession when he joined a Japanese Patent Attorney Firm in Osaka. Paul provided advice to Japanese & non-Japanese IP Owners in relation to Japanese, US & EP Patent Law. With his physics, computational and biochemistry backgrounds, Paul worked in both the Firm’s Information Technology and Life Sciences and teams.

Paul is a Registered Australian and New Zealand Patent & Trade Mark Attorney with a Masters in Intellectual Property Law.

Paul’s practice includes drafting, prosecution and litigation of Engineering, Spectroscopic, Medical Imaging, Sensor-technologies, Clean Technology, Mechanical, Computer Software, Biophysical and Material Science matters and Plant Breeder Rights before the Australian and New Zealand Patent Offices. With his background in applied research, Paul’s work covers most technology areas including pneumatics, medical devices, chemical processing, anaesthesia/sleep monitoring devices, safety devices, building materials and business methods.

Paul is a Member of the Asian Patent Attorney Association, The Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand, The Royal Australian Chemical Institute and a Fellow of The Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia.