Our Team



Ray Dagastine

CEO & Co-founder

Ray has spent 20 years working at the cutting edge of nanoscience and particle technology. He has a long track record of commercialising research. He is also a Professor in Chemical Engineering at the University of Melbourne.

Simon Wilkins

Chief Commercial Officer

Simon is an innovation and commercialisation leader with 25+ years’ experience across venture creation, research translation and academia. He holds a PhD from the University of Queensland in Medicine (Institute for Molecular Bioscience) and is an Associate Professor (Adjunct) at Melbourne Business School.

Tanweepriya Das

Application & Product Developer

Tanweepriya is a chemical engineer with a PhD from the University of Melbourne, specialising in nanofabrication, colloids transport and advanced materials. At Tiny Bright Things, she focuses on application development, experimental design, and technical support.

Sudat Tuladhar

Senior Software Developer

Sudat is a senior software developer and a data scientist with a PhD degree in electrical engineering from the University of Mississippi, specialising in telecommunications (4G/5G). He is experienced in embedded system development, image processing and machine learning applications.