On Tuesday January 29th the Biomedical Diagnostics Institute (BDI) bid a warm farewell to their Director, Professor Michael Berndt. Professor Berndt is returning to Australia to take up a position as Pro- Vice Chancellor Health Sciences at Curtin University, Perth.

On his departure, Professor Berndt stated “I have greatly enjoyed my time at the BDI and at DCU. My lasting impression is the quality of all the staff and students within the BDI and the strength of the teamwork that has led to so much success.”