As a keen advocate for science and technology in Australia, Mark's work as a partner of Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick Intellectual Property focuses on the identification and capture of intellectual property.

Prior to working in intellectual property, Mark was a scientist; he completed his PhD at Walter and Eliza Hall studying malaria, and his post-doctoral work in Canada examined virulence in bacteria.

Mark is a keen advocate for science and technology in Australia, and is a guest lecturer in the commercialisation of science at the University of Melbourne, and a mentor at Industry Mentoring Network in Stem