Xinova is formerly known as ‘Intellectual Ventures Invention Development Fund’, Xinova helps companies innovate & partners with them to define and solve problems and make better products or help them to disrupt. They work with companies regardless of where they are on the innovation pathway. They may be a large company looking for an incremental change or a small company with a big future. We invent new solutions across a broad range of industry sectors including food, packaging, IT, materials and many more, harvesting those inventions from a handpicked global network of inventors of 10000. Xinova is an innovation specialist company that helps businesses overcome problems by connecting them with innovators and specialists. In Australia, they have developed innovation solutions for Meat and Livestock Australia, Dairy Australia and Horticulture Innovation Australia.

Paul's extensive career roles include: Chief of Staff in the federal health portfolio – where he increased the budget by $2bn. Chief of Staff at Sydney Water – where he managed the Sydney water crisis of 1999. Chief of Staff in the federal planning portfolio – where he worked on the first major agreement to contain land clearing across NSW.