INNOVATION
ALI ARDAKANI FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR NOVATEUR VENTURES
Ali Ardakani is a visionary biotech leader with over two decades in life sciences. Founder of Novateur Ventures and CEO of Optigo Biotherapeutics, he spearheaded groundbreaking global partnerships and excelled in M&A and fundraising. Past chair of Life Sciences BC and an associate at Creative Destruction Lab, he continues to inspire as an incoming board member of the BC Cancer Foundation.
LYNDA BROWNGANZERT CEO RXPX
Lynda Brown Ganzert is the global CEO of RxPx an award winning, digital health platform that makes safety and adherence easier for patients and physicians, and used by most major pharma around the world. Her passion is using technology to connect people. She has developed more than 100 digital products and services and is internationally recognized as a pioneer in digital health.
EDWARD CHIANG CO-FOUNDER AND CEO MOMENT ENERGY
Edward Chiang is a 2020 Next 36 alumnus and the co-founder of Moment Energy. Moment’s mission is to help diesel-dependent remote communities wean off of fossil fuels by repurposing electric vehicle batteries. Chiang has a bachelor of mechatronics systems engineering from SFU and Moment is a Global Cleantech 100 company.
MANUFACTURING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
TECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES
TECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES
TECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES
PIETER CULLIS
RYAN D'ARCY
NATALIE DAKERS
PROFESSOR UBC
CO-FOUNDER AND CSO HEALTHTECH CONNEX INC.
CEO A2O ADVANCED MATERIALS
Dr. Pieter R. Cullis, Ph.D. FRS, OC, is a professor at the University of British Columbia. Cullis has co-founded 11 biotechnology companies that now employ over 500 people in Vancouver. His work has led to five approved drugs including Comirnaty, the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
Dr. Ryan D’Arcy is a neuroscientist and entrepreneur specializing in neurotechnology, neuroimaging and brain health innovation. He is the cofounder of B.C.’s Health and Technology District and HealthTech Connex, and creator of the NeuroCatch Platform — a globally deployed portable brain scanner. D’Arcy holds professorship appointments at SFU and UBC, where he serves as a BC leadership chair in health-tech innovation.
Natalie Dakers is a leading figure in the Canadian innovation sector. She is serial entrepreneur, having co-founded several technology-based companies and high-impact organizations that have contributed to the growth of the health sciences ecosystem. She is active on several private technology company boards, including Augurex, Sonic Incytes and Stemcell Technologies, and has received numerous awards for her contributions.
TECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES
TECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES
TECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES
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