{"id":1621,"date":"2024-12-17T10:43:28","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T23:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/oncore\/?p=1621"},"modified":"2024-12-17T10:43:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T23:43:29","slug":"alastair-hick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/alastair-hick\/","title":{"rendered":"Alastair Hick"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1028\" height=\"976\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Alastair-Hick.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Alastair-Hick.jpg 1028w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Alastair-Hick-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Alastair-Hick-1024x972.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Alastair-Hick-768x729.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Alastair-Hick-600x570.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Alastair-Hick-250x237.jpg 250w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Alastair-Hick-450x427.jpg 450w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Alastair-Hick-750x712.jpg 750w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Alastair-Hick-270x256.jpg 270w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Alastair-Hick-404x384.jpg 404w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Alastair-Hick-539x512.jpg 539w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Alastair-Hick-809x768.jpg 809w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Alastair-Hick-105x100.jpg 105w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Alastair-Hick-150x142.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Alastair-Hick-350x332.jpg 350w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Alastair-Hick-316x300.jpg 316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1028px) 100vw, 1028px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr Alastair Hick is the inaugural Chief Commercialisation Officer at Monash University, leading IP commercialisation and innovation programs. 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