Our team is a diverse group of individuals with unique skills and talents, coming together to achieve a common goal.
Professor Thomas Millar
Original Co-Founder, Director, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Clinical Officer
Tom was originally an academic at Western Sydney University and is an expert in the tear film and dry eye. He has published extensively in this field and built an international reputation.
Dr Burkhardt S. Schuett
Original Co-Founder, Chief Operations Manager, and in charge of Regulatory Affairs
Burkhardt was part of the team at Western Sydney University that discovered TearView. He has ample experience in QM and running clinical trials and has CRA and clinical trial management certificates.
John A Robinson
Director of Beyond 700, and Chief Technical and Product Development Officer
John founded and is the Managing Director of the Australian based company Infratherm Pty Ltd. Infratherm develops and manufactures bespoke surveillance equipment for government agencies, the defence sector, and industry. Infratherm manufactures the TearView product for Beyond 700.
Ross Harricks
Director of Beyond 700, and responsible for Business Development
Ross has >30 years’ experience in international medical device business development and has worked in the medtech industry in Europe, USA and Australia.
He has specialised in taking medtech start-ups with innovative technology through product development, clinical trials, regulatory approvals, and into the major international markets.
Mike Ratne
Director of Beyond 700.
Mike was a co-founder and COO of Infratherm, and managed production & logistics for the product development and prototyping of the TearView system.
Mike has now retired from Infratherm and remains a director of Beyond 700.
Our Board
The Board of Beyond 700 is chaired by Thomas Millar with Burkhardt Schuett,
John Robinson, Mike Ratne and Ross Harricks as executive directors.
Clinical Advisors
Prof Minas Coroneo AO, Ophthalmologist
B.Sc. (Med.), MBBS, M.Sc., MD, MS, FRACS, FRANZCO
Minas is a highly regarded ophthalmologist with more than 200 publications in the field of ophthalmology. He is based in Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Dr Jim Kokkinakis, Optometrist
The Eye Practice, Sydney
Jim is an authority on dry eye disease. At his The Eye Practice, Jim now has one of the best equipped dry eye clinics in the world for the diagnosis and treatment of all kinds of dry eye condition.