Technology >> CEO Interviews >> April 15, 2005

Stephen Kirby – Maxamine

DR. STEPHEN KIRKBY, has served as CEO of MAXAMINE since its inception, extending the company office and client base from Asia Pacific to North America. He has also successfully established working relationships with leading companies such as Sun, EDS and Intel. Prior to MAXAMINE he had extensive global experience - working as a research leader in the study of geospatial information systems at the University of Adelaide and conducting research in Japan (GSI Japan) and the USA (University of Texas). During these extensive travels he has constantly assessed international technologies and their markets. He is a noted expert in the field of visualization and information dissemination using Internet technologies. He has published over 40 research papers on the topic and has received one international award (Japanese Government) plus six national and three state scientific awards. He was awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Technology, Communications, and E-Commerce Life Sciences in 2003. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of the company and

a picture of things you are doing at the present time?

Dr. Kirkby: Maxamine was started as an idea back in 1997. I was