Professor Anthony Weiss is an outstanding multifaceted biomedical scientist, mentor and translational leader. He is the McCaughey Chair in Biochemistry and NHMRC Leadership Fellow at the University of Sydney, and the world leader in molecular studies of human tropoelastin and its assembly to make three-dimensional elastin protein biomaterials. His many international patents drove commercial success in one of Australia’s largest healthcare transactions. Professor Weiss’s many innovation awards include the Prime Minister’s Prize, NSW Premier’s Prize, Eureka Prize, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering’s Clunies Ross Award, and Australian Academy of Science’s Ian Wark Medal.