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At Best Startup Canada we track over 100,000 Canadian startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top British Columbia based President operating in the Medical Device space. If you think a President is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.ca.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
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Mohammad Qadir
President and Chief Scientific Officer of Fusion Genomics Corporation
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About Fusion Genomics Corporation: Fusion Genomics develops highly sensitive and massively multiplex DNA/RNA sequencing based diagnostics for infectious diseases.
Nicole Ranger
Vice President of Engineering & Product Development of Pyng Medical
A Professional Engineer, Nicole brings over 17 years of experience in managing and developing product lines from concept to market, with over 9 years in the medical device industry. Since joining Pyng Medical, Nicole has led product development and enhancement projects, contributing significantly to Pyng Medical’s first reaching profitability. Prior to joining Pyng Medical, Nicole held R&D, engineering, project and product management roles in the medical device, sports equipment and bioengineer industries. She is responsible for developing over a dozen products now in the marketplace and is named in four patents. Nicole holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Mechanical Engineering) from the University of Toronto as well as a Bachelor of Science (Honours Kinesiology) from the University of Waterloo.
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About Pyng Medical: Pyng Medical develops trauma and resuscitation products for the health care industry.
Iman Mansoor
Vice President of Engineering and Innovation of Microdermics
Iman has been involved in research and development of microneedles for more than 8 years. He received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering (mechatronics option) in 2007 and his master’s and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering in 2009 and 2014, respectively, from the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, BC, Canada. He also received a sub-specialization certificate in Engineering Management and Technology Entrepreneurship in 2013 from UBC. Iman’s graduate research was in the field of Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) and mainly focused on process development and characterization of microneedle devices for intradermal drug delivery and biosensing applications. He currently holds a patent on the microneedle fabrication process developed during his graduate research. Since 2014, Iman has worked as Systems Consultant and Product Development Specialist in major engineering companies and has completed several successfully-commercialized projects. During this period, he has also been active in further development and commercialization of microneedle devices.
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About Microdermics: Unlocking continuous biochemical data for clinically relevant insights.
Sahan Ranamukhaarachchi
Co-founder, Vice President of Research & Development of Microdermics
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About Microdermics: Unlocking continuous biochemical data for clinically relevant insights.
Liren Tang
President & CEO of Welichem Biotech
Dr. Liren Tang has been the President and CEO of the Company since November 2009. From 2007-2009, as the Director of Clinical Development at the Company, Liren led a clinical research team to the successful completion of multiple clinical trials. With the compelling clinical data, the Company reached a successful partnering agreement for it’s lead immunology drug program (WBI-1001) with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) for a total price of up to $230 million dollars in the year 2012. Prior to joining Welichem, Liren was a principal or co-principal investigator at the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute for diverse scientific and clinical research projects addressing various aspects of inflammatory diseases and cancers. He is an author of over 30 peer-reviewed scientific publications. Liren received his PhD in Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of British Columbia.
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About Welichem Biotech: Welichem Biotech is a development stage biotechnology company, engages in the discovery and development of therapeutic drugs.
Michael Lyle
Vice President – Research and Development of Welichem Biotech
Dr. Lyle joined the company in 2006 as a medicinal chemist working on our early stage drug development programs in inflammatory diseases and cancer. From there he became the Head of Chemistry in 2008 and the VP of Research and Development in 2010. Dr. Lyle played an integral role in the development of WBI1001 and these efforts ultimately culminated in the $230M acquisition of WBI1001 by GSK in July 2012. Dr. Lyle holds a PhD in Chemistry from Simon Fraser University (SFU) and has authored numerous peer-reviewed scientific publications and patents.
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About Welichem Biotech: Welichem Biotech is a development stage biotechnology company, engages in the discovery and development of therapeutic drugs.
Bruce Reese
Vice President of Finance of Apteryx Imaging
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About Apteryx Imaging: Apteryx Imaging develops tissue fluorescence visualization technologies.
Michael Checkley
President of QHR Corporation
Michael Checkley has been with QHR since April 2004. Mr. Checkley is an EMR subject matter expert and one of the co-founders and developers of QHR’s flagship Accuro EMR which has grown to be Canada’s leading EMR solution. Prior to his current position, he led the Product Management and Development areas and has been heavily engaged in all aspects of the EMR Division over his 10+ years at QHR. Mr. Checkley also has experience working with and mentoring technology start-ups.
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About QHR Corporation: QHR Corporation (QHR) is a publicly traded Canadian company (TSXV: QHR-V). QHR is proudly based in Kelowna,
Lisa Fraser
Founder, Designer & President of Snug Vest
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About Snug Vest: Snug Vest™is a safe & drug-free solution to ease anxiety, manage stress, and increase focus.
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