Dr. Erol Harvey, MiniFAB CEO and Professor of MicroTechnology at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne Australia with a PhD in Plasma and Laser Physics, has successfully combined a distinguished academic career with an entrepreneurial flare. In 2003 he co-founded MiniFAB Pty Ltd. in Moresby, Australia. MiniFAB, a privately held company based in Moresby Australia, specializes in micro- and nano-fabrication, designs. MiniFAB integrates and manufactures polymer microfluidic and micro-engineered system solutions for the biomedical and diagnostics sectors, and offers contract product development, prototyping, micromolding, and manufacturing throughout the biotechnology market. MiniFAB has a carefully structured staged and gated product development process, which it uses from concept to full scale manufacturing that reduces risk and increases value.