Nico Voelcker is a world-leading materials scientist at the interface of university research and industry. As Director of the Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication, central facility of ANFF's Victorian Node, he has transformed the ANFF Vic node joint venture, growing users and industry engagement, building the nanotech industry in the Clayton area, and creating a Victoria-wide collaboration of all universities and CSIRO. As a Professor of the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, he leads a team of 50 researchers that is having a major international impact in bionanotechnology, as measured by translating patented research into spinoffs.