Dr. Ilse Treurnicht

CEO · MaRS

This extraordinary CEO and Rhodes Scholar leads an organization dedicated to developing the next generation of Canadian growth companies

Venture Capital Management Advanced Technologies Emerging Technologies Entrepreneurship & Innovation Innovation & Economic Development

Rick Pierce

CEO and Co-founder · SanaRx Biotherapeutics

Rick Pierce is a senior level executive and advisor, with expertise in attracting capital, forging transformative strategic alliances .

Strategic Planning Medical Devices Technology Transfer Lifesciences Pharmaceutical Industry

Colin Brenan

CEO and Founder · 1CellBiO Inc.

Colin Brenan is a serial entrepreneur with expertise in research, project management, and financing of early-stage life science companies.

Business Development Commercialization of Life Science Technologies Product Development Lifesciences Start-Ups

Paulina Hill

Principal · Omega Funds

Paulina Hill is a healthcare investor who has expertise in biotechnology, molecular biology, cell culture and entrepreneurship.

Venture Capital Chemistry Technology Transfer Biochemistry Lifesciences

Robert Rovetti

Associate Professor of Mathematics · Loyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Stochastic Processes Nonlinear Dynamics Statistics Molecular Biology Bioinformatics

Kam Dahlquist

Professor of Biology · Loyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Molecular Biology Science Bioinformatics Genomics Computational Biology

Adam Buckley

Vice President, Operations · VBI Vaccines

Adam Buckley is an expert in the biotechnology industry, specializing in the areas vaccines, technology transfer and drug development.

Lifesciences Drug Development Vaccines Biotechnology Technology Transfer

Alex Hodgson

Managing Director / Co-Founder · 1DegreeBio Inc.

Managing Director / Founder @ 1DegreeBio

Biotechnology Lifesciences Start-Ups Science Academia

Professor Mark Fielder

Professor of Medical Microbiology · Kingston University

His work explores the nature of viruses, antimicrobial resistance, and public perceptions of vaccines and antibiotics.

Animal-Human Disease Transfer Vaccines Viruses Microbiology Antibiotics