Peter Andrews (scientist)

Peter Ronald Andrews is an Australian research scientist, biotechnology entrepreneur and was the first appointed Queensland Chief Scientist.^[1] He held the position from 2003 to 2010.^[2]

In 2004, Andrews was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) "for service to scientific research, particularly drug design, and to the development of an Australian research-based pharmaceutical industry".^[3] He is a member of the governing council of the RiAus (Royal Institution of Australia),^[2] and was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) in 1995.^[4]

Andrews was named as a Queensland Great in 2024.^[5]